Facade specialist invests in new technology and upgraded facilities
CUMBERNAULD-based architectural facades manufacturer MSP has announced a £250,000 investment in new technology and improved facilities.
The new acquisitions include a CNC-controlled Mayer beam saw...
Employee ownership ‘ticks all the boxes’ for Dundee building firm
A Dundee building engineering services firm has announced it has become Scotland’s latest employee-owned business.
56 members of staff have become owners of Scan Building Services,...
BiFab yards purchased for £650,000
HARLAND & Wolf's parent company, InfraStrata, has purchased the assets of Burntisland Fabrication Limited (BiFab).
The £650,000 deal, which could rise to £800,000 based on...
BAM Construct UK hails “stable” financial figures
BAM Construct UK has reported what it called a "solid, stable performance" in 2017 despite a dip in revenue and pre-tax profit.
Profit before tax...
DM Hall appoints new residential property director
DM Hall has appointed experienced property professional, Kirsten Nicolson, as residential property director.
To be based at the firm's Edinburgh office, Kirsten joins with 16...
SES lands Airdrie education project
SES Engineering Services (SES) has secured a full design and build M&E package at a new £17.9 million campus and community project in North...
UK construction output at its highest level since September 2019
NEW figures released by the ONS have revealed that monthly output in the UK construction sector is at its highest level since September 2019.
Output rose...
Scots consultancy launches new service to help reduce embodied carbon in construction
CONSTRUCTION consultancy Soben is urging industry-wide improvements to how carbon is calculated and reduced, as the firm launches a new carbon cost management service.
The...
Bellendaine and Caledonia Contracts merge to create £8m UK fit-out specialist
BELLENDAINE and Caledonia Contracts have announced a merger that will create an £8 million turnover fit-out and refurbishment contractor operating across the UK.
The merged...
Spill containment specialist announces raft of new appointments
SPILL containment business Empteezy has announced a number of new appointments to cope with increased demand and company growth.
Nick Freeman has been appointed regional sales...
Ground investigation work to inform next phase of A83 plans
SOIL Engineering Geoservices has secured a £1.6 million contract for A83 ground investigation work.
As the first phase of the medium-term works to improve the...
Veitchi Group reports “another steady year of growth”
CONSTRUCTION subcontractor Veitchi Group has reported “another steady year of growth” with a 10% rise in profits.
The Cambuslang-headquartered firm revealed its financial results following...
Shepherd launches online commercial property auction platform
SHEPHERD Chartered Surveyors has launched a new platform for online commercial property auctions.
The feature offers both ‘Live Broadcast’ virtual auction room sales and a...
Fire engineering consultancy switches to Employee-Ownership Trust model
OFR Consultants, a fire engineering consultancy with offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow, has made the transition to an Employee-Ownership Trust (EOT) model.
An employee-owned trust...
Report shows mixed bag for fortunes of builders’ merchants
THE latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report shows builders’ merchants’ value sales were down 3.3% in August compared to the same month in...
‘Modest’ Scottish office uptake in Q1 but promising signs for the future
CBRE has released its latest figures on the office markets in Edinburgh and Glasgow, which highlighted 'modest' uptake during the first quarter of 2021.
Take-up...
Work begins on 40,000 sq ft Livingston development
PROPERTY developer and asset manager Chancerygate has started work on its first ever speculative development in Scotland.
Livingston Trade Park will comprise eight leasehold units...
Scottish properties going up for sale increases at strongest rate in three-and-a-half years
The number of properties coming onto the market for sale in Scotland increased at its strongest rate in three-and-a-half years in March, according to...
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...
Bancon Group appoints new chief executive
ABERDEENSHIRE-headquartered construction group, Bancon, has confirmed the appointment of Kevin McColgan as its new chief executive.
He takes the reins of the group, which comprises...
