Alasdair Steele

Scottish commercial property investment ‘in line with five-year average’

NEW analysis has revealed Scotland’s commercial property market attracted nearly £1.5 billion of investment in the first three quarters of 2025. This is in line with...

Elgin housebuilder reports surge in profits

ELGIN-headquartered housebuilder Springfield Properties has announced a 10.5% rise in turnover and 16.9% increase in operating profit in its interim results for the six-month...

Edwin James Group strengthens senior team

EDWIN James Group has appointed a new operations director at group company, Parker Technical Services. Simon Varo will take up the role which has been...

University of Glasgow hailed for multi-million pound Govan plans

THE University of Glasgow has been praised for plans to bring a multi-million pound health innovation hub to the Govan area of the city. Community...
Association for Project Safety new board appointees

Experienced construction professionals join APS board

THE Association for Project Safety (APS), a membership body dedicated to tackling ill-health and managing risks in the built environment sector, has appointed two...

Freyssinet lands tunnel lining contract for Glasgow Subway

FREYSSINET has been awarded a five-year contract to carry out tunnel lining improvement works as part of the modernisation of Glasgow Subway. The contract, awarded...
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21.2% rise in UK construction contract awards in August

THE total value of UK construction contract awards in August was £4.4 billion, based on a three-month rolling average, according to the latest edition...
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Balfour Beatty exceeds net cash targets in 2020 full year results

BALFOUR Beatty has reported revenue of £8.593 million for the year ending 31 December 2020 - a rise on 2019's £8.411 million total. Pre-tax profits,...

ScotPlant postponed to April 2022

THE next ScotPlant exhibition has reluctantly been postponed to April 22 & 23 2022 due to the continued disruption and uncertainty caused by the...

Savills adds to Scottish investment team

SAVILLS has added to its Scottish-based investment team with the appointment of associate Alister Gibson, who will be based at the firm’s Glasgow office. He...
L-R: Steven McColl (MD, Torishima Services Solutions); James Hughes (founder, KRG); and Gerry Hughes (MD, KRG)

Coatbridge-based engineering firm KRG acquired by Torishima

COATBRIDGE-based KRG Specialist Engineering has been acquired by Torishima, an engineering group headquartered in Japan. The move brings new foreign direct investment into Scotland’s engineering...

Specialist electrical engineers open new Glasgow office

ELECTRICAL Specialist Solutions (ESS), a business founded in 2020 and operated by two experienced Scottish electrical engineers, has opened its first office in Glasgow...

Building services contractor appoints new commercial director

BUILDINGS services contractor Arc-Tech (Scotland) has appointed Andrew Halliday as commercial director. The Glasgow-based business, which was founded in 2016 and specialises in mechanical, electrical...

Rearo on track to return to pre-pandemic performance

BATHROOM and kitchen surface manufacturer Rearo has announced that it expects to return to its pre-Covid performance level next year, despite seeing costs doubling,...

Scottish commercial property market conditions expected to improve

SURVEYORS anticipate that commercial property market conditions in Scotland will improve, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) commercial property monitor. A...

UK Government introduces new trade measures to benefit steel producers

THE UK Government has announced that steel producers across the UK will benefit from stronger trade safeguards that better protect against surges in cheap...
Mark Kirkwood and Stuart Gardner

Quattro Group confirms sale of AB2K in management buyout

EQUIPMENT specialist Quattro Group has announced the sale of its Scottish-based subsidiary, AB2K, in a management buyout that forms part of a sector-led separation. The...
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Clark hits treble – Repeat business on high street

THREE high street retailers have awarded maintenance contracts to Clark Contracts. The awards are from Scotmid, McDonalds and JD Sports and Gordon Cunningham, Clark’s managing...

Construction businesses invited to join 12th Building for Growth programme

HUB South West is calling on construction industry-related businesses to participate in its 12th Building for Growth programme. The online programme, which will run over...
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Funding boost for trio of SSEN innovation projects

THREE Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution innovation projects have been successful in their application for funding from the latest round of Ofgem’s...