Mactaggart & Mickel CEO earns top director accolade
MACTAGGART & Mickel CEO Ed Monaghan has been named director of the year by the Institute of Directors at its Scottish awards.
Monaghan triumphed in...
Financial expert joins project bank accounts webinar panel
FINANCIAL expert David Rennie has been added to the panel of specialists set to deliver advice on project bank accounts (PBAs) at the first...
Ashwood celebrates quartet of new contract wins
ASHWOOD Scotland has revealed the business has been awarded four new contracts totalling £1.27 million since the construction industry was allowed to start returning...
JR Group launches timber kit division
THE JR Group has announced the launch of a new timber kit division.
DC Timber Systems has been incorporated into the group, which already includes...
Local businesses join Building for Growth Programme
HUB South West's eleventh Building for Growth programme is underway.
The six-week online-only business development initiative, which runs until September 23, is open to companies...
Overseas funding helps business expand luxury care home division
GLASGOW-based developer Simply UK has secured a further 40 million euro investment funding package from a European investor to develop its recently launched care...
Non-domestic rates appeals backlog could push businesses ‘over the edge’
PROPERTY specialists have warned that the Scottish Government's decision to postpone non-domestic rates revaluation by a year to April 2023 will push more businesses...
New SELECT president elected at online AGM
DONALD W Orr has been elected as the new president of SELECT, the trade association for Scotland's electrotechnical industry.
He succeeds Kevin Griffin, who has...
Housebuilder secures £13m funding package to accelerate delivery of new homes
STEWART Milne Homes has revealed the business has secured an additional £13 million from Homes England to accelerate delivery of new properties across its...
CICV Forum secures new funding to identify investment areas
THE Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum has announced it has secured grant funding to help it explore the investment areas which will benefit the wider economy.
The...
Fall protection specialist merges four Scottish-based businesses into one
KEE Safety, a global supplier of fall protection solutions and safety railing systems, has announced a new venture that sees four of its Scottish-based...
CICV Forum to host free webinars to improve construction project awareness
THE Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum is launching a series of free advice webinars to help industry professionals improve their contractual and commercial awareness on...
CMA raises ‘concerns’ over Breedon and Cemex deal
THE Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) announced it has found that Breedon’s purchase of certain Cemex assets 'raises competition concerns' in the supply of...
Commercial property sector faces ‘perfect storm’ in wake of pandemic
THE Covid-19 pandemic resulted in Scotland's worst quarter for commercial property sales in a decade.
Research from the Scottish Property Federation (SPF) revealed that at £285 million,...
HALO launches marketing campaign for Grade A office building
The HALO Urban Regeneration Company has launched its marketing campaign for the HALO Enterprise and Innovation Centre (HEIC) in Kilmarnock, in partnership with CBRE and...
SJIB and Unite back consultation over regulation of electricians
THE Scottish Joint Industry Board (SJIB) and Unite the Union have welcomed the launch of a consultation exercise which could lead to the introduction of...
Research shows ‘significant’ increase in UK construction activity
ALL construction sectors in the UK showed signs of increased activity in July, according to the latest research from industry analyst Barbour ABI.
The total...
Edinburgh office market in ‘strong’ position to weather latest financial storm
COMMERCIAL property specialist Knight Frank has revealed that Edinburgh's office market is in a 'strong' position to weather the UK’s first recession in 11 years.
The...
New sales manager appointed at Cruden Homes (West)
THE Cruden Group has appointed Shonagh Morgan as sales manager for Cruden Homes (West).
She brings over 20 years of experience from the housebuilding and property industry...
Amey welcomes 250 new recruits as Scottish south west contract gets underway
AMEY has recruited 250 new employees as its contract to inspect, maintain and improve the motorways and trunk roads across the south west of...
