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Housebuilder posts increased revenue as interim financial results revealed

SPRINGFIELD Properties has reported an 85% increase in revenue to £161.9 million for the six-months ending November 2022, compared with the same period 12...

Barratt Developments Scotland announces largest ever apprentice recruitment drive

BARRATT Developments has pledged to recruit 23 new apprentices in Scotland this year as it doubles down on investing new talent in response to...

Scotframe launches dedicated self-build division

TIMBER frame specialist Scotframe has announced the creation of a dedicated self-build division. Olga Luengo-Gonzalez has been appointed as senior director of the new division....

Glasgow engineering consultancy with Caribbean contracts becomes employee-owned

A Scottish engineering consultancy, whose current operations include supporting the build of major new hotels in the Caribbean, has completed a deal to become...

Homes for Good secures £2.4 million loan from Glasgow Credit Union

HOMES for Good and Glasgow Credit Union have entered a partnership aimed at providing high-quality housing for low-income individuals and families in Glasgow and...

McCarthy & Stone to ‘wind down’ Scottish operations

RETIREMENT housebuilder McCarthy & Stone is to wind down its Scottish operations over the next twelve months. The news comes with the announcement of its...

Aberdeen industrial take-up surges to highest level since 2014

NEW research has revealed take-up of industrial property in Aberdeen reached its highest level in almost a decade last year. Knight Frank said the high...
Alan Little and Malcolm Thomson, Kirkwood Timber Frame

Timber frame specialist appoints new factory operations manager

KIRKWOOD Timber Frame has bolstered its senior team with the appointment of a factory operations manager. Alan Little, from just outside Kintore, Aberdeenshire, replaces the...

Laurence McIntosh appoints new MD

EDINBURGH-based Laurence McIntosh has announced the appointment of Graeme Bisset as MD. Graeme brings more than 25 years' experience in the construction sector, with expertise...

Construction business appoints national education director

TILBURY Douglas has appointed Ben Hull as national education director. He has more than 20 years' experience within Tilbury Douglas, most recently as regional design...

Relocation set to kick-start new chapter for Servelec Controls

SERVELEC Controls has announced it is to expand and relocate its Aberdeen operations to a facility at Moorfield Group’s Innovation Park in Bridge of...

Clark Contracts shortlisted for major accolade at 2026 British Business Awards

CLARK Contracts has been shortlisted for Large Business of the Year at the 2026 British Business Awards. The Paisley-based main contractor was founded in 1978,...
L-R: Andrew Tweedie - chief financial officer, Jamie Tosh – managing director of Bancon Homes and Bancon Construction, Bob McAlpine - chairman and David Crawford – managing director of Deeside Timberframe

Bancon Group delivers ‘robust’ financial results and reveals optimistic outlook

ABERDEENSHIRE-based housebuilding and construction specialist Bancon Group has hailed a 'significant upturn' in trading performance in the current financial year as it lodges accounts...

CICV Forum secures new funding to identify investment areas

THE Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum has announced it has secured grant funding to help it explore the investment areas which will benefit the wider economy. The...

East Kilbride-based business hails raft of new contract wins

AKP has announced several new contract wins with a combined value of around £6 million in the early part of 2022. Recent awards include the...

Housebuilder makes second senior appointment in quick succession

MUIR Homes has appointed Gordon Cunningham as technical director. He joins from a technical director role at Springfield Properties, which acquired Walker Group in 2019....

New engineering services alliance tipped to help drive positive change

THE UK engineering services sector is launching a new industry alliance designed to be an 'agent for positive change' and support the delivery of...

RSK makes senior appointment to boost rail sector growth

ADRIAN Calder has been appointed business development director for the rail sector at RSK Group. The environmental, engineering and technical services business said rail is a...

CPD module highlights impact of natural light in design of the built environment

THE role of natural daylight in promoting health, wellbeing and productivity when designing the built environment is the subject of a new professional learning...
Juergen Maier CBE, chair of Great British Energy and Stuart Black, chief executive of HIE

HIE and Great British Energy sign partnership agreement

HIGHLANDS and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and Great British Energy (GBE) have signed a partnership agreement to work together to accelerate the UK's transition to...