Alliance backs Scottish cash retentions reform recommendations
ACTUATE UK, the engineering services sector body, has welcomed recommendations made to the Scottish Government to reform cash retentions practices and protect sub-contractors from...
Savills completes move to refurbished Aberdeen base
REAL estate adviser Savills has announced completion of its Aberdeen move to 37 Albyn Place, where the offices have been refurbished to provide 'modern,...
Hydrogen fuel specialist confirms plans for Scottish site
HYDROGEN fuel specialist Element 2 has announced plans to invest up to £2 million in opening its first refuelling station in Scotland.
The company is...
Soben retains top consultancy accolade at national awards ceremony
SCOTTISH-headquartered quantity surveying and commercial management consultancy Soben has been named Consultancy of the Year at the National Building and Construction Awards for the...
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...
Online Meet the Contractor event to discuss Perth & Kinross opportunities
HUB East Central Scotland and Perth & Kinross Council, in partnership with the Supplier Development Programme (SDP), will host a free online event on...
Scottish construction plant sales more than double in first half of 2021
SALES of construction equipment in Scotland for the first half of 2021 were more than double the figures recorded over the same period 12...
Balfour Beatty chief to use university post to tackle skills shortages
BALFOUR Beatty Group chief executive Leo Quinn has been appointed visiting professor at the College of Business and Social Science at Aston University, Birmingham.
He...
Trade body slams ‘unacceptable’ average decision time for major housing applications
TRADE body Homes for Scotland has branded the latest annual planning performance statistics for 2020/21 - showing a 17-week increase in the average decision...
Encouraging growth in Scottish commercial property investment
INVESTMENT in Scottish commercial property rose by 35% compared to the same period last year during the first six months of 2021, new research...
CBRE chooses new Glasgow office as home for Scottish team
CBRE has announced plans to relocate its teams based in three separate offices into a new 'prime' base in Glasgow city centre.
The real estate...
Robertson and SEPA form landmark partnership to support green recovery
THE Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and Robertson have agreed a three-year partnership to support the green recovery and help transform construction projects across...
Electrical sector expands remit of Local Authority Forum
SELECT has announced that Scotland's electrical industry is expanding the remit and membership of its Local Authority Forum.
Run by SELECT, the 'recalibration' to include...
Industry body urges Scottish Government to reopen First Home Fund
TRADE body Homes for Scotland has urged the Scottish Government to reopen the First Home Fund to help meet consumer demand.
The organisation said the...
Scotland could be set for £10 billion investment through offshore wind bid
BP and German firm, EnBW, have unveiled plans for a potential £10 billion investment in Scotland that they say would make the country the...
Linear hails first-year success of English operations
LINEAR Design & Construct (LDC) has hailed the first full year of trading from its England operation, with a turnover of over £10 million,...
Organisation warns of ‘twin perils’ facing UK construction industry
ACTUATE UK has warned of a potential 'winter of discontent' for the construction industry later this year due to a combination of skills shortages...
Unbranded Finance completes £36m shopping centre loan
UNBRANDED Finance, a non-bank lender set up in 2020 with offices in Edinburgh and London, has announced completion of its 'largest and most complex'...
Scottish Government to spend over £3.2 billion on affordable housing builds
COUNCIL areas across Scotland are to share more than £3.2 billion in grant funding over five years to deliver more affordable homes, the Scottish...
Firm behind Silverstone motor sport museum appointed to Inverness Castle project
MATHER & Co has been announced as the exhibition designers for the project to transform Inverness Castle into a 'world class' visitor attraction.
The firm...
