Robertson Timber celebrates “record” Q3 contracts haul
ROBERTSON Timber Engineering has secured over £13 million worth of work in Q3 of 2017 following the expansion of the firm’s sales team, the...
Advantage Advance – Construction firm secure growth award
Outift recognised at Scottish Business Awards as success story continues
Starting out in 1983 with only £27 in his back pocket Seamus Shields has overseen...
Entrepreneur relaunches investment company and appoints new McGill MD
ENTREPRENEUR Graeme Carling, who acquired Forfar-based Alliance Electrical in December and also bought Dundee-based building services specialist McGill last year, has announced the re-launch of...
New association aims to make demolition sector’s voice heard
A new association has been launched to represent Scotland's demolition sector.
The first meeting of the Demolition Contractors’ Association took place in Cumbernauld and featured...
Three contractors in the frame for fifth section of the A9 Dualling Programme
THREE contractors have been shortlisted for construction of the fifth section of the A9 Dualling Programme from Pitlochry to Killiecrankie.
Balfour Beatty, Kier Transportation, and...
Scottish Government proposes new tax aimed at boosting use of recycled materials
DETAILS of a proposed Scottish tax aiming to encourage the use of recycled materials in construction and other industries has been published.
The proposals form...
Bancon Group hails ‘positive’ momentum and forward sales position
ABERDEENSHIRE-based Bancon Group has reported 'positive' trading and a 'strong' recovery from the pandemic restrictions after posting its financial results for the year ending...
Interserve takes “major step” to securing firm financial platform
INTERSERVE has announced that an agreement in principle has been reached on commercial terms for a financing deal following discussions with lenders and other...
Cruden reports ‘robust’ financial results despite challenging conditions
THE Cruden Group has reported a 'robust' set of financial results, including a 21st consecutive year of profitable trading.
Turnover for the year to 31...
MAPP appointed to manage Scotland’s largest trading estate
FRASERS Property UK has appointed MAPP to handle all facilities and property management services at Hillington Park trading estate.
The move, which consolidates property management...
DM Hall launches in-house drone surveying service
DM Hall has announced it is rolling out an in-house drone surveying service across its nationwide building surveying teams.
The firm has been running a...
Tilbury Douglas strengthens board with double appointment
TILBURY Douglas Construction has appointed two new board members.
Sarah McCallion, HR director at Tilbury Douglas, and Suzannah Harris, general counsel at Tilbury Douglas, have...
Build Lanarkshire recruiting local construction businesses for 2022 programme
Build Lanarkshire, the free programme which helps guide local construction businesses on how to build the skills and capacity needed to win work from...
East Kilbride fire testing firm acquired by SOCOTEC UK & Ireland
SOCOTEC UK & Ireland has announced the acquisition of East Kilbride-based United Kingdom Testing and Certification (UKTC).
The firm - which specialises in testing, inspection,...
Glasgow property management firm adds to senior head
GLASGOW-based Park Property Management has appointed Scott Cochrane as head of property management.
He joins from James Gibb who acquired Life Property Management. Prior to...
Ocean Kinetics appoints commercial manager to drive growth in key sectors
OCEAN Kinetics has appointed chartered civil engineer Shane Jamieson as the company’s new commercial manager.
The move is designed to help drive growth in the...
Hamilton’s Regent Shopping Centre sold for undisclosed sum
TAHIR Ali of property development and asset management group Evergold has acquired Hamilton’s Regent Shopping Centre for an undisclosed sum.
The site has been identified...
Robertson hails year of ‘positive progress’ as financial results released
ROBERTSON Group has reported a £588 million turnover for the year ending 30 June 2021 and a pre-tax profit of £16. 9 million.
Turnover in...
Increased investment ‘vital’ to tackle climate impact on Scotland’s water services
SUSTAINED increased investment is 'vital' if Scottish Water is to tackle the impact climate change is having on the services it provides to customers,...
Evelyn Scott appointed new chair at SBCC AGM
THE Scottish Building Contract Committee (SBCC) Ltd has announced the appointment of Evelyn Scott as chair of the SBCC board.
Evelyn represents the Royal Institution...
