Playing Fair: firm’s new Scottish MD plots growth
RETIREMENT housebuilder McCarthy & Stone is committed to doubling the size of its business in Scotland in the coming years, according to its new...
Success is no accident for GMG Contractors
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A Glasgow contracting firm that has put youth at the forefront of its business model for a quarter of a century is celebrating...
Allied Surveyors Scotland names new land and development director
CATHERINE Clarke has become Allied Surveyors Scotland's first female director, having returned from Dubai to take up the role of director of land and development.
The...
Interserve posts £94m loss following Energy from Waste exit
Support services and construction group Interserve has reported losses of £94.1 million for 2016.
The group has attributed the loss to its exited Energy from...
Scots commercial property levels “resilient” despite uncertainty
INVESTMENT levels in Scottish commercial property remained resilient in 2016 despite an "unpredictable" year, according to new figures released by property consultancy Knight Frank.
Investors...
Retirement housebuilder makes key Scottish appointments
RETIREMENT housebuilding specialist McCarthy & Stone has boosted its Scottish office with two key appointments.
Jonathan Fair has been named managing director while Lorraine Paterson has been...
New Barratt sites to provide jobs boost
Barratt Developments is to open 14 new sites across Scotland this year, creating 2480 new homes and over 200 extra jobs. The firm said the sites will...
McKay named Urban Union managing director
Neil McKay (47) has been named managing director at regeneration firm Urban Union.
The company is currently delivering large-scale regeneration projects across Scotland, including housing developments at Laurieston...
Shepherd appoints new partners following merger
Shepherd Chartered Surveyors has named nine new partners across Scotland and added an office in Dalkeith following the firm's recent merger with Hardies Property &...
Kay checks in at EJOT
BRYAN Kay has been named sales engineer for Scotland at EJOT UK.
He has been tasked with developing the firm’s customer base north of the...
Scots JLL graduates qualify as chartered surveyors
Four graduates from professional services and investment management company JLL have qualified as chartered surveyors with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
Edinburgh-based surveyors...
Colin’s flying solo at Eagle Plant
COLIN Inglis has become the sole owner of Eagle Plant after buying his brother Alan’s 50% share of the plant and equipment hire firm.
Eagle has experienced a...
Balfour Beatty transformation plan on target
BALFOUR Beatty group chief executive Leo Quinn has said the actions taken by the business over the past two years have been necessary to "lay...
Contractor launches new recruitment drive
GLASGOW-headquartered Morris & Spottiswood has announced it is launching a recruitment drive in the north of England after unveiling a £600,000 office buy-out and refurb...
Shepherd and Hardies announce merger
Shepherd Chartered Surveyors has announced a merger with Hardies, one of Scotland’s largest multi-discipline property and construction consultants, to offer a "fully comprehensive service" to...
Breedon to acquire Sherburn Minerals for £15.7m
BREEDON has agreed to acquire the Sherburn Minerals Group for £15.7 million.
Sherburn, an independent heavyside building materials business based in County Durham, employs around 110 people....
Formwork firm targets “buoyant” Scots market
FORMWORK company Doka UK has opened a new office in Glasgow to service its growing Scottish market.
The firm is currently involved in the Aberdeen...
LLED a good fit for Morris & Spottiswood
GLASGOW-based fit-out contractor Morris & Spottiswood has acquired Cumbrian maintenance specialist LLED Construction.
The £88 million turnover firm has completed a buy-out of the Carlisle business,...
Ashwood Scotland appoints new construction director
Ashwood Scotland has named Graeme Hadden (51) as its new construction director.
He will succeed Brian Mackay (54), who has decided to take semi-retirement at the...
Office move gives Livingston-based firm room to grow
ESH Border Construction has unveiled its new Livingston base.
The firm, part of Esh Group, described the larger premises in Fairways Business Park as a "key strategic...
