Barratt targets more Scottish development sites

BARRATT Developments Scotland has confirmed the business is poised for further growth after acquiring ten new development sites with space for 1,400 new homes. The...

Cost of refurbishment of Glasgow’s Govanhill Baths rises to £11.9m

THE refurbishment of Govanhill Baths is to receive a further £500,000 worth of funding from Glasgow City Council following project costs rising. Difficulties linked to...

Helensburgh construction firm expands with Inverclyde base

HELENSBURGH-based construction firm Stewart & Shields has taken over 4,500 square feet premises at Kelburn Business Park in Port Glasgow. Riverside Inverclyde (Ri), the organisation delivering...

Breedon in “excellent shape” as firm reveals turnover and profits rise

BREEDON has reported a rise in both turnover and pre-tax profits for the year ended 31 December 2018. Group revenue is up 32% to £862.7...

SNIPEF reappointed to run Approved Certifier of Construction Scheme

THE Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers’ Federation (SNIPEF) has announced it has been advised by the Scottish Government that it has been re-appointed to...
Paul Mitchell, Scottish Building Federation

Scottish Building Federation restructures membership subscription rates

THE Scottish Building Federation (SBF) has announced a restructuring of its membership subscription rates in a bid to simplify the fee process and provide...
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,...

MBO completed at Edinburgh property developer Quartermile

TWO directors of Edinburgh-based property developer Quartermile Developments have created a new firm following a management buyout (MBO). Chief executive officer Paul Curran and finance...
Andrew Dobbie, Danny Campbell and Amir Noori

HOKO adds new board members to help accelerate growth plans

HOKO, the Glasgow-headquartered architecture firm founded by architect and BBC Scotland’s Home of the Year judge Danny Campbell, has announced two senior appointments. The company...
Tracy Keenan, City Building

City Building director appointed to Glasgow Employment and Skills Board

CITY Building’s director of people services, Tracy Keenan, has been appointed to Glasgow’s Employment and Skills Board. The move follows City Building’s growing work to...

Robertson appoints new frameworks director

ROBERT Ogg has been appointed nationwide director of frameworks at Robertson. The former Morgan Sindall area director, whose previous roles include framework director at Balfour...
Jenn Foster

AM Sci Tech confirms senior appointment at Aberdeen Energy & Innovation Parks

AM Sci Tech, a subsidiary of Hurstwood Holdings, has expanded its lettings and management team at Aberdeen Energy & Innovation Parks with the appointment...

Life sciences boom tipped to provide ‘surge’ in demand for office space

PROPERTY specialist Knight Frank has said the changing nature of health research could drive a 'surge' in demand for high quality office space in...

Amey secures £49 million North Lanarkshire highways contract extension

AMEY has announced that North Lanarkshire Council has extended its highways maintenance and management contract for a further three years until June 2024. The firm...

Barrhead Housing’s smart homes programme to be expanded

BARRHEAD Housing is to expand its innovative smart homes programme thanks to new funding awarded through Glasgow City Region's 5G Innovation Region (Smart and...
Joanna Vezey, Balfour Beatty

Balfour Beatty appoints new MD of UK Highways business

BALFOUR Beatty has appointed Joanna Vezey as MD of its UK Highways business. Joanna, who will join the group in December, has over 25 years’...

Preservation firm announces new Hawick office

BUILDING preservation firm Richardson & Starling has announced the opening of a new office in Hawick. The new premises in Lochpark Industrial Estate will service...

Aberdeenshire firm increases turnover and pre-tax profits

BANCON Group has reported a rise in both turnover and pre-tax profit for the year ending 31 March 2019. The Aberdeenshire housebuilder and construction group...

Unite craft workers accept improved COSLA pay offer

UNITE the union has confirmed that its local government craft membership have voted to accept an improved pay offer from COSLA (Convention of Scottish...

Livingston contractor lands place on property maintenance and refurbishment framework

LIVINGSTON-based contractor Maxi Construction has announced it has secured a place on Scotland Excel’s property maintenance and refurbishment framework. Appointed to Lot 15 Multi Trades,...