Scottish civils workloads rebound ‘significantly’ in Q3
CECA Scotland's latest Workload Trends Survey has found that workloads and order books rebounded 'significantly' in Q3 of 2020.
This is in sharp contrast to...
Outlook improves for industrial sector but office and retail woes continue
DEMAND for office and retail property in Scotland continued to fall in the third quarter of the year but there are signs that the...
Derbyshire firm opens first Scottish premises
A UK building and plumbing supply firm has opened its first Scottish base in North Lanarkshire.
M Markovitz Ltd, headquartered in Derbyshire, opened the new...
HMRC seeks to gain understanding of Covid-19 impact on mid-sized construction firms
HMRC is seeking to gain a better understanding of how Covid-19 is impacting mid-sized construction firms.
The UK Government department defines a mid-sized firm as...
Electrical regulation tipped to bring safety and economic benefits
TRADE association SELECT has told a parliamentary consultation that regulating the electrical industry in Scotland would bring safety and economic benefits.
The organisation revealed it...
Latest Build Lanarkshire programme set to begin
BUILD Lanarkshire, a programme that guides local construction businesses on how to win new work from both the public sector and Scotland’s Tier One...
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...
Thousands of construction workers potentially missing out on tax refunds
A tax consultant has claimed thousands of UK construction workers could potentially not realise they could be owed a tax refund this year due...
Pitched roofing manufacturer highlights merchant growth
PITCHED roofing specialist Russell Roof Tiles has revealed the business is experiencing a 15% rise in customer growth in the builders’ merchants sector.
This includes new...
Aggregate Industries appoints new Spadeoak MD
CONSTRUCTION materials supplier Aggregate Industries has appointed a new MD for Spadeoak, its specialist contracting business.
Victoria Smith, who has been with Aggregate Industries for...
Shepherd launches online commercial property auction platform
SHEPHERD Chartered Surveyors has launched a new platform for online commercial property auctions.
The feature offers both ‘Live Broadcast’ virtual auction room sales and a...
Employment experts to advise on redundancies and job support scheme
THE Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum is hosting two new webinars to advise and answer questions on redundancy, restructuring and other other urgent employment...
Lockerbie-based concrete specialists CWP add a new offering to their portfolio
Lockerbie-based concrete product specialists CWP have hit the ground running following the industry-wide COVID-19 shutdown.
Construction firms had highest uptake of Scotland’s £2.9 billion Covid-19 support
CONSTRUCTION firms had one of the highest uptakes of the £2.9 billion UK Government funding made available to businesses in Scotland amidst the Covid-19...
Hopes raised for swift rise in apprentices
The CITB’s partnerships director in Scotland is confident that, working with employers, the organisation can help the construction sector get apprentice numbers back up...
Stronger together: sector must embrace teamwork
A number of leading members of Scotland’s Construction Industry Coronavirus Forum (CICV) have told Project Scotland about the power of collaboration as the industry...
ITW creates senior role to target timber frame sector
BARRY Meacher has been appointed timber frame development manager at ITW Construction Products Offsite Business Unit.
The newly created role will help the business focus...
Soben launches new MEP division with senior appointment
QUANTITY surveying and commercial management consultancy, Soben, has launched a mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) division.
The division will be led by newly appointed operations...
Construction jobs to be ‘rapidly’ created through PM’s green energy vision
BORIS Johnson has announced that £160 million will be made available to upgrade offshore wind ports and infrastructure in a bid to make the...
SELECT offers members new professional indemnity insurance scheme
SELECT has revealed it has teamed up with one of the UK’s largest independent professional indemnity (PI) insurance brokers to offer its members business...
