Edinburgh-based executive search companies set to merge
TWO Edinburgh-headquartered executive search companies are merging in a move tipped to deliver significant growth in fee income over the next 12-18 months.
Real estate...
Housebuilder expands people team with five new recruits
CALA Homes has added five new recruits to its people team.
Jenyth Macdonald joins as early talent manager, a newly created role which includes the...
Easing of supply chain issues leads to rise in UK construction output
UK monthly construction output increased 3.5% in volume terms in November 2021 to £14,676 million - the highest level since September 2019.
The figures released...
Shetland’s £566m wind farm build sees more than £70m spent on supply chain
THE Viking wind farm project has seen more than £70 million spent on suppliers since construction began on 2020 on the £566 million wind...
Controversial IR35 tax reform delayed
THE controversial IR35 tax reform has been deferred for a year in a bid to ease pressure from businesses amidst the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.
Previously...
Rosyth flooring contractor ramps up growth plans with software investment
ROSYTH-based specialist flooring contractor Advanced Traditional Screeding (ATS) has announced the business is targeting 'accelerated' growth after investing in a new software solution.
An overhaul...
Beware tax pitfalls of building or buying a garden pod for use as home...
By Ian McMonagle, taxation director at Russell & Russell
AMONGST millions of people throughout the UK, WFH, or 'working from home' has set off an...
Exova acquires BM TRADA
Exova Group plc, the global testing, calibration and advisory services provider, has acquired BM TRADA, the international provider of certification schemes and building products testing services, for a...
Construction firms warned over ‘catastrophic’ changes to insurance policies
CONSTRUCTION firms could face 'catastrophic' changes to their insurance policy conditions this year that will threaten their abilities to do business.
That's the view of...
Clark Contracts appointed to £300m property maintenance and refurbishment framework
CLARK Contracts has been appointed to Scotland Excel's £300 million property maintenance and refurbishment framework.
The contractor has been appointed to the multi-trade lot of...
‘Cautious optimism’ for Scottish commercial property market
NEW research has revealed that £1.5 billion of commercial property assets changed hands in Scotland during 2023.
Knight Frank's analysis of Real Capital Analytics (RCA) figures...
Research highlights extent of migrant worker exodus from UK construction industry
A new CITB report has revealed the number of migrant workers in the UK construction industry fell by 8.3% in 2020.
The Migration in UK Construction...
Ardgowan Distillery makes key appointment as construction continues
ARDGOWAN Distillery has appointed a sales and marketing director as construction continues to progress on its £20 million 'cathedral of whisky' in Inverclyde.
Muir Construction...
CDL administrators aim to ‘secure the site and finalise current construction’
COUNTESSWELLS Development Limited (CDL), the company overseeing the development of land at the new 3,000-home community to the west of Aberdeen, has gone into...
Prospect 13 upsizes at Moorfield’s Aberdeen Energy Park
MOORFIELD Group, the owner of Aberdeen Energy and Innovation Parks, has completed a relocation and upsizing lease with Prospect 13, the virtual marketing consultancy...
Scotland sees huge rise in industrial property investment
THE industrial property market in Scotland thrived last year, according to newly released figures.
Stats from property consultancy Knight Frank showed total investment rose dramatically...
Employee ownership helps drive growth of Tayport textiles firm
A Fife-based technical textiles company, celebrating its 160th anniversary, is announcing ‘impressive’ profits despite a challenging year.
Scott and Fyfe, an employee-owned company based in...
Aberdeen industrial site fully occupied following extensive refurbishment
A terrace of refurbished industrial units near Aberdeen Airport at Woodlands Road is now fully occupied.
The landmark comes just 15 months on from the...
Anderson Bell Christie hails KTP success with University of Strathclyde
EMPLOYEE-owned architectural practice Anderson Bell Christie (ABC) has completed a two-year Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with the University of Strathclyde, funded by Innovate UK.
The...
Trade body hails ‘very heartening’ response from plumbing employers to apprentice grant scheme
PLUMBING employers have 'exceeded all expectations' regarding apprentice intake according to SNIPEF, the sector’s trade association, in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
By the...
