Clugston Group chief set to depart

STEPHEN Martin is leaving his role as chief executive of the Clugston Group after ten years at the helm. Mr Martin, who will take over...

DM Hall merges Livingston family firm into its operations

DM Hall has announced it has reached agreement with Livingston-based JA Pollock Property Consultants to merge its business into DM Hall’s Scottish operations. Established in...
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Trade body calls for 0% VAT on repair, maintenance and improvement work

AHEAD of this week's ‘mini-budget’, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has urged the new UK chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng to remove VAT on repair,...

Research highlights ‘first signs of change’ in Scottish occupier strategy

NEW research by real estate advisor Avison Young has revealed Scotland is seeing the first signs of a change in occupier strategy. The firm released...

Construction Industry Council signs Conflict Avoidance Pledge

THE Conflict Avoidance Coalition (CAC) has announced that the Construction Industry Council (CIC) has signed up to the Conflict Avoidance Pledge. The Pledge signals a...

Modular housing specialist lands role on Hub South East’s supply chain

MODULAR construction and affordable housing specialist Connect Modular has announced it has been named as a contractor on Hub South East’s Tier 1B supply...
65 Craigton Road, Govan

‘Rare’ six-acre Glasgow industrial site marketed for sale

COLLIERS’ industrial & logistics team has been instructed to bring a six-acre Glasgow industrial facility for sale. 65 Craigton Road, Govan, boasts 65,489 sq ft...

Exova acquires BM TRADA

Exova Group plc, the global testing, calibration and advisory services provider, has acquired BM TRADA, the international provider of certification schemes and building products testing services, for a...
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SELECT calls to guard against retentions reappearing ‘under a different guise’

SCOTLAND'S largest construction trade body, SELECT, has welcomed the outcome of the UK Government’s consultation on retentions, which proposes to ban the withholding of...

AG appoints new specification consultant for Scotland

SPECIALIST paving and building products company, AG, has announced the appointment of Martyn Fleming as specification consultant for Scotland. Martyn has worked within the construction industry...

Preferred operator announced for multi-million pound Aberdeen Market development

A local hospitality group has been announced as the preferred operator of the multi-million pound Aberdeen market development. Aberdeen City Council has agreed terms with...

Caledonia Housing Association appoints procurement lead

CALEDONIA Housing Association has welcomed Samuel Zachariah as its new procurement lead. Samuel joins Caledonia from the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust in...

Faithful+Gould appointed to project manage Aberdeen institute’s Just Transition Hub

Faithful+Gould has been selected by The James Hutton Institute as the project manager for its new Just Transition Hub in Aberdeen. The move follows the...
Leo Quinn

Balfour Beatty confident of ‘profitable growth’ this year

BALFOUR Beatty has provided a trading update ahead of the firm's AGM, stating that overall trading so far in 2022 has been in line...
122 Waterloo Street

‘Mission critical’ Morgan Stanley Glasgow premises up for sale

GLASGOW'S 122 Waterloo Street has been put up for sale in what could be one of the biggest deals in the city’s office market...
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Bancon Group delivers ‘robust’ financial results and reveals optimistic outlook

ABERDEENSHIRE-based housebuilding and construction specialist Bancon Group has hailed a 'significant upturn' in trading performance in the current financial year as it lodges accounts...

CR Smith and Fife College team up to launch fast-track joinery programme

CR Smith and Fife College have teamed up to launch a fast-track training scheme for joiners to help address demand for trade skills. The programme...

Housebuilder launches “unprecedented” recruitment drive

MACTAGGART & Mickel Group is creating 40 new jobs to support the firm’s growth plans. The Glasgow-headquartered housebuilder and property developer said employee numbers will...

Council delays project after only attracting one bid

MORAY Council has confirmed that repairs to a road near Keith wont be fixed this year, after the project only attracted one bid. The A95...
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Underlying demand for construction ‘remains steady’ despite sector challenges

THE latest analysis from Barbour ABI has found that rising interest rates, political uncertainty and continued price inflation has left UK construction spending 'significantly...