Engineering services group appoints procurement director

ENGINEERING services provider Edwin James Group has appointed Alison Bettany to the new role of procurement director. She will be responsible for leading the...
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SELECT launches online jobs board to help employers find skilled professionals

SELECT has launched a new online employment resource to help companies source key personnel. The trade body for the electrical contracting industry in Scotland revealed...
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NSMP announced as new tenant at Aberdeen’s Marischal Square

NORTH Sea Midstream Partners (NSMP) has moved into the 'most environmentally-friendly' office building in Aberdeen. The Marischal Square building comprises 122,000 sq ft over six...
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Budget offers ‘mixed news’ for UK construction sector

THE UK construction sector has offered a mixed response to chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first budget since Labour’s General Election victory earlier this year. The rate...

Thomas & Adamson confirms double regional director promotions

THOMAS & Adamson has announced the appointment of two regional director promotions. Graham Findlay joined the business in 2006 as a trainee M&E surveyor. He...

Interserve sale complete after administrators appointed

INTERSERVE PLC has announced completion of the sale of the group after administrators were appointed. The contractor said this “alternative deleveraging transaction” will restore the...
Ian McMillan, Rhona Donnelly, Michael Cameron Capstone Construction

Capstone Construction bolsters senior team with two new directors

INVERNESS-based Capstone Construction has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of two director-level promotions. Ian McMillan, formerly operations manager, has been promoted to...

Tillicoultry Quarries completes purchase of four new sites from CEMEX

TILLICOULTRY Quarries has confirmed it has finalised the purchase of four new concrete plant site locations from CEMEX, located at Perth, Dundee, Cardenden and...

Marshall contracts division secures raft of new project wins

MARSHALL Construction has announced its contracts division has secured a raft of new contracts worth over £50 million so far this year. The Alloa-headquartered business...

Consultants add to senior project management and building surveying team

THOMAS and Adamson’s has announced that its newest partner, Zander Muego, has relocated to its UK operation to spearhead the firm's project management and...

Shepherd appoints new partners following merger

Shepherd Chartered Surveyors has named nine new partners across Scotland and added an office in Dalkeith following the firm's recent merger with Hardies Property &...

SPF fears rent freeze could make housing challenges ‘much worse’

THE Scottish Property Federation (SPF) has highlighted 'concerns' around the recently published Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Bill. SPF Director David Melhuish said that...
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Aberdeen housing developments back on track as price pressures ease

TWO Aberdeen City Council housing developments are back on track after high construction costs put them on hold. A value engineering review identified project savings...

Burness Paull adds to real estate team with new partner appointment

BURNESS Paull has appointed real estate lawyer David Stewart as a partner. Stewart, who is ranked by the Chambers legal directory, joins from Morton Fraser....

Scottish commercial property investment hits pre-pandemic levels

SCOTTISH commercial property has had its best half year for investment volumes since 2018, according to new analysis from Knight Frank. The commercial property consultancy...

Naylor Drainage makes significant investment in Scotland

NAYLOR Drainage has announced it will be investing a further £2 million in its Scottish manufacturing business over the next three years in a...

New data shows value of Scottish public sector construction projects is soaring

NEWLY released data has revealed that the value of planned public sector construction projects in Scotland has risen by £600 million to £12.2 billion. The...
Susan Wilson, Senior Architectural Coordinator and Nicola McGuiness, Head of Technical at Cruden

Cruden strengthens technical design team with double appointment

HOUSEBUILDER Cruden has announced the appointment of two senior hires within its design and technical team. Nicola McGuiness has been named head of technical, while...

Forum hopes new campaign will encourage support for local tradespeople

THE Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum is urging support for local tradespeople by backing the new Scotland Loves Local gift card campaign. Designed to help...

Coronavirus to impact construction supply chain

BUILD UK and CECA have warned of the potential impact on the construction supply chain amidst the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) global pandemic. The organisations have produced...