Hollis names new head of environmental consultancy

VIKKI Aitkenhead has been promoted to the role of head of environmental consultancy at Hollis. The senior associate joined the real estate consultancy in 2016 and...

Sunshine Enterprises buys Turner’s OCTO system scaffolding production and sales arm

SUNSHINE Enterprises has bought the production and sales arm of OCTO system scaffolding from Turner Access and is now trading OCTO in the UK via StepUp...

SEC Group Scotland makes senior appointments

SEC Group Scotland has announced the appointment of two industry stalwarts to senior roles within the organisation. Gordon Matheson, former president of the Scottish and...

Hub South East on the lookout for additional Tier 1 construction contractor

HUB South East has announced it is seeking to strengthen its supply chain with an additional Tier 1 construction contractor. In its 10 years of...
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Union Technical secures key role on national retrofit and decarbonisation framework

GLASGOW-based Union Technical has been selected as an approved supplier to a major new public sector retrofit and decarbonisation framework. Developed by the LHC Procurement...

JR Group appoints three new directors

PAISLEY-based construction business, The JR Group, has appointed three new directors to the board, which will include a shareholding in the business for the...

Faithful+Gould appointed to project manage Aberdeen institute’s Just Transition Hub

Faithful+Gould has been selected by The James Hutton Institute as the project manager for its new Just Transition Hub in Aberdeen. The move follows the...

Housing developer appoints new land manager

LOVELL Homes has appointed Clark Crosbie as its new land manager. Clark began his career in architecture before becoming land manager at Taylor Wimpey. He...

Sector gives ‘cautious welcome’ to construction output stats

NEW Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures have revealed that UK construction output increased by 1.4% in the three months to January 2020, compared...
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Boost for trainees in Western Isles

WESTERN Isles Council has again been able to allocate funding to support apprenticeship training in the construction industry. The amount of funding support paid will...

Growth strategist launches new programme for construction business owners

GROWTH strategist Craig Alexander Rattray is launching a new initiative to help construction business owners build for the future. The Glasgow-based cash flow specialist will...
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Balfour Beatty reports ‘strong’ half-year financial figures

Balfour Beatty has reported the business is 'on track' to deliver a full-year financial performance in line with market expectations.

Savills strengthens teams with senior appointments

SAVILLS has announced that Jamie Kelman has joined the business as an associate in its earth and infrastructure teams. Based in Savills Edinburgh office, he...
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Scottish Water confirms partners for £8 billion investment programme

SCOTTISH Water has confirmed the partner companies which will deliver its largest ever programme of investment. The initial six-year delivery period of the joint-enterprise is...

DM Hall expands into England for first time with new acquisition

DM Hall has announced plans to expand into the wider UK for the first time with the acquisition of Cumbria-based chartered surveyors Hyde Harrington. The...

Stronger together: sector must embrace teamwork

A number of leading members of Scotland’s Construction Industry Coronavirus Forum (CICV) have told Project Scotland about the power of collaboration as the industry...
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Precision manufacturer empowers long-standing employees with new share scheme

CUMBERNAULD-based glass and aluminium specialist Cube Glass has announced that eleven of its long-standing team members have been allotted up to one fifth of...
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Galliford Try ‘pleased’ with performance in first half of financial year

GALLIFORD Try Holdings has revealed the group is 'performing well' and trading in line with the board expectations. The announcement was made in a trading...

UK ‘in the vanguard’ as construction markets across Europe tipped to recover this year

CONSTRUCTION markets across Europe are poised for a gradual recovery in activity beginning this year, following a two-year slump, Bain & Company has forecast...

Cushman & Wakefield confirms Garment Factory office move

CUSHMAN & Wakefield has announced its new Glasgow office will be at the Garment Factory in the city's Merchant City area. The Garment Factory takes...