Pandemic results in ‘steep fall’ in Q2 civils workloads

35% of Scottish firms have reported a fall in workloads compared with a year ago in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The latest CECA...

Gaps in support for construction ‘need addressing’

NEW research has revealed that confidence in the outlook for Scotland's construction sector has fallen since the strict Covid-19 lockdown measures came into force. The Q1...

Lead consultant appointed on Aberdeenshire retail park build

HARDIES Property & Construction Consultants has been appointed as lead consultant on the construction of a new retail park on the outskirts of Banchory. Aberdeenshire...
Wayne Earnshaw, Lanes Group

Lanes Group poised for next chapter as CEO steps down

DRAINAGE and wastewater specialist Lanes Group has announced that CEO Wayne Earnshaw is to step back from the day-to-day management of the business and take...

Savills adds new Scottish director to rural property team

SAVILLS has announced the appointment of a new Scottish director to its rural property division. George Hipwell joins the company’s Perth office from Davidson &...

Kudos for council

Perth & Kinross Council’s architectural services organisation has been commended by the Dundee Institute of Architects for its design of an affordable housing scheme...
Glasgow from above

CBRE research reveals office market performance in Glasgow and Edinburgh

REAL estate advisor CBRE has released its latest figures on the office markets in Glasgow and Edinburgh during the third quarter of 2023. Take-up for the...
Carnbroe House

DM Hall oversees sale of Strathclyde Business Park’s Carnbroe House

DM Hall has secured the sale to investors of the heritable interest in Carnbroe House, a 26,003 sq. ft two-storey office building at Strathclyde...

Strachan and Kemp ramp up expansion plans with new HQ

KNIGHT Property Group has secured a further tenant for phase one of Langlands Commercial Park in East Kilbride. Strachan and Kemp Commercial Services has agreed...
Artist impression of the units. Colin Armstrong Architects

HIE opens doors to new business units at Enterprise Park Forres

BUSINESSES are being invited to take a closer look at two newly-completed industrial units at Enterprise Park Forres. Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has invested...

Sustainable Edinburgh office development secures first pre-letting tenant

30 Semple Street, which has been described as one of Edinburgh’s newest and greenest office developments, has secured its first pre-letting. Six months prior to...

XBuro UK opens new Edinburgh office following ‘incredible’ growth

MECHANICAL and electrical engineering consultant, XBuro UK, has opened an Edinburgh office to develop its projects and client base in the country's east coast. The...

Building consultancy targets further growth with opening of Scottish home

PARAGON, a building and project consultancy, has opened an office in Edinburgh as part of the firm's "controlled growth strategy". The London-founded business has moved into...
Artist's impression of warehouse

Knight Property Group completes third phase of £20m East Kilbride development

KNIGHT Property Group has completed the third phase of its £20 million speculative development in East Kilbride. The new industrial warehouse at Langlands Commercial Park...

Manufacturer brings in new recruits to boost growth plans

RUSSELL Roof Tiles has announced a raft of recent appointments to support growth plans. The manufacturer revealed that, over the past six months, eight new...
Pathways Pledge Cohort

BTO joins Pathways Pledge to widen access to entrepreneurship

BTO Solicitors LLP has announced it has joined the Pathways Pledge as part of its seventh cohort, supporting a network of organisations working to...
Oban Airport at sunset

Project team appointed for Oban Airport Business Park build

HUB North Scotland and Robertson Construction have been appointed to deliver a business park at Oban Airport on behalf of Argyll and Bute Council. The...
Handshake over construction documents

Glasgow-based business agrees deal for Jex Engineering

GLASGOW-headquartered Edwin James Group has rescued 70 jobs after buying Jex Engineering out of administration. Chris Petts and Sarah O’Toole of Grant Thornton UK LLP were...
Alan Wilson, SELECT

UK immigration proposals could leave Scottish construction sector ‘bereft of skills’

THE UK Government’s proposals to raise the qualification standards for foreign workers have been described as a 'ticking time bomb' for the Scottish construction...

Scottish cities in UK’s top five most valuable new build home markets

LONDON is the only UK city to have a more valuable new-build home market in 2022 than Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Aberdeen respectively, new research...