Glasgow building consultancy confirms new director appointment

ALASTAIR McCoan, a partner with Knight Frank, has joined Glasgow building consultancy Perspective as a director. With more than 16 years industry experience, Alastair is...

EBC steps up renewables focus with senior appointment

THE Edinburgh Boiler Company (EBC) has appointed Rick Bull as renewables technical sales manager. Most recently with electrical wholesaler Edmundson Electrical as manager of the...
Nick Rowan

Balfour Beatty appoints new MD for Scotland

BALFOUR Beatty has announced that Nick Rowan will become MD of its construction services business in Scotland from August 4, 2025. He will succeed the...
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CICV Forum members call for spirit of cooperation and collaboration to continue in 2022

MEMBERS of the Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum have revealed their Christmas wish-list for the coming year. The continuation of cooperation and collaboration within the...
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Recruitment days will highlight opportunities to work on Scotland’s highways

AMEY has announced details of two upcoming recruitment days as the firm searches for people to join its highways team to work on trunk...

Aberdeen firm moves into construction market with new Warwickshire base

AN Aberdeen-based fluid temperature control and separation solutions provider has announced its strategic expansion into the construction market. OSSO marked the move following the opening...
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CITB hails success of Employer Networks initiative

THE Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has released its year-end figures for its Employer Networks initiative, which revealed a significant increase in learners being...
St Andrews’ Christine Crawford, assistant branch manager at Livingston, with Mohamed Abotaleb of HSS

St Andrews expands offering with HSS partnership

ST Andrews Timber & Building Supplies has announced it is expanding its offering after partnering with HSS Hire Group (HSS) to supply tool and...

Global firm launches dedicated UK construction group

BURNS & McDonnell is expanding its construction presence in the UK through the creation of a dedicated construction group. The Missouri-headquartered engineering and construction firm,...

Renew to buy Scots rail contractor QTS for £80m

ENGINEERING services group Renew Holdings has announced the proposed acquisition of Scottish rail contractor QTS Group in a deal worth £80 million. The group said the...

Robertson appoints new director of safety, health and environment

ROBERTSON has announced the appointment of Joe Guilfoyle as group director of safety, health and environment (SHE). Currently responsible for SHE within Robertson’s construction Group,...

BNP Paribas Real Estate boosts Scotland team with occupier solutions specialist

BNP Paribas Real Estate has strengthened its team in Scotland by appointing Allan Matthews as director of agency & occupier solutions. Previously a director at...
Paul Napper

NASC strengthens senior team with double appointment

NATIONAL Access & Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) has strengthened its senior team with two new appointments. Paul Napper has been named head of training and education,...

Interserve reports “mixed” trading for 2017 so far

INTERSERVE has announced its outlook for the year remains unchanged following the release of the firm's half-year financial results. Turnover for the first six months...

Balfour Beatty “transformation” gathers pace

Balfour Beatty has announced a return to profit following two years of losses. The contractor posted an underlying pre-tax profit of £60 million for 2016,...
Philip Hoare, Balfour Beatty

New Balfour Beatty group chief executive gets to work

PHILIP Hoare has started his new role as group chief executive at Balfour Beatty, succeeding Leo Quinn. A civil engineer, Philip Hoare brings over 30...

Clark Contracts reappointed to NHS Framework

CLARK Contracts has announced it has been reappointed to the NHS National Services Scotland’s Scottish Minor Building Works framework, which will run for the...

M-Pact Group adds to senior management team

CRAIG Scott has been appointed senior FM manager at Midlothian-based building service specialist M-Pact Group. A qualified electrician, M-Pact said Craig already knows the team...
Montrose Port CEO, Tom Hutchison, and Equipco Investments owner, Mark Stephen

Montrose Port Authority confirms multi-million-pound expansion

MONTROSE Port Authority (MPA) has announced it is embarking on a major expansion with the acquisition of Montrose Commercial Park and the adjacent former...
St Andrews Timber & Building Supplies machine shop

St Andrews Timber & Building Supplies adds machine shop to Livingston base

ST Andrews Timber & Building Supplies has announced an extension to its Livingston branch with the addition of a new machine shop. The facility features...