New initiative helps firms prepare for BIM deadline
A free training and awareness programme is to be launched in a bid to help Scottish construction firms prepare for BIM Level 2.
Delivered by...
Housebuilder adds new sales and marketing director
BANCON Homes has appointed a new sales and marketing director.
Joanne (Jo) Skinner has joined the Aberdeenshire housebuilder from Barratt Homes, where she held the post of sales...
63 jobs go as East Kilbride windows supplier ceases trading
AN East Kilbride-based supplier of double glazing windows to trade and the housebuilding sector has ceased trading with the loss of 63 jobs.
Donald McNaught,...
Double deal sees SRA Ventures expand property portfolio
AN Edinburgh property investment firm is to regenerate two industrial estates after snapping both up in a multi-million pound deal.
SRA Ventures – founded and owned by...
On the same page: boost for Glasgow’s east end
THE regeneration of Glasgow's east end continues to gather pace after one of Scotland's leading independent publishers set up home in the area.
Peebles Media - which counts...
Housebuilder signs ten-year Glasgow HQ lease
HOUSEBUILDER Mactaggart & Mickel Group has agreed a new ten-year lease on its Glasgow headquarters at 1 Atlantic Quay.
The company said the move signals its...
Bancon’s construction division lands major projects
Bancon Group has revealed it has secured new contracts totalling £20.5 million on several major projects across Scotland.
The construction division of the Aberdeenshire-based group has...
Balfour Beatty accounts show solid progress
BALFOUR Beatty has reported an underlying pre-tax profit of £7 million for the half-year ended July 1 - a dramatic improvement on the £130 million...
Law firm expands construction team
Anderson Strathern has appointed Coral Riddell as a consultant in its expanding construction team.
The law firm said Ms Riddell’s arrival follows on from the...
New Glasgow base gives KPMG room to grow
SENIOR management at KPMG have been given a preview of the firm's new Glasgow offices, which are being built to aid expansion plans.
Around 350 Glasgow based...
Keltbray snaps up Dunne assets
Keltbray Group has confirmed it has acquired some of the assets of Dunne Group, which went into administration last month with the loss of...
Interserve finances hit by Glasgow energy project
INTERSERVE has reported a pre-tax loss of £33.8 million for the first six months of 2016.
The construction giant said it was exiting the energy from waste...
CSIC names new senior business relationship manager
LUCY Black has been named senior business relationship manager at Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC).
The former senior technology transfer executive at the Enterprise Europe Network will...
BAM confirms senior appointments
BRUCE Dickson has been named the new regional director for BAM Construction in Scotland.
He replaces Doug Keillor who has taken up the board position of executive director of...
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...
Select and Unite the Union agree four-year wage deal
SELECT, the campaigning trade body for Scotland's electrotechnical industry, and trade union Unite the Union have agreed an "unprecedented" four-year wage settlement deal.
The agreed measures include wage rises of...
Breedon gets green light to complete Hope acquisition
THE Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared Breedon Aggregates' £336 million acquisition of Hope Construction Materials.
The takeover had been delayed after the CMA...
EDI Group relocates to Capital’s Old Town
THE EDI Group has moved to new "modern and dynamic" office space in Edinburgh's historic Old Town.
The Edinburgh focused property development and investment firm has leased space within the...
Record turnover for Turner & Townsend
TURNER & Townsend increased turnover by 8% to a record £409 million in the year ended 30 April 2016 despite "volatile" market conditions.
The professional services consultancy...
JLL confirms ten promotions
JLL has promoted ten members of staff in Scotland as part of the property consultancy's bid to "develop and retain" the firm's best people. The...
