IME brokers strategic joint venture with Cornerstone
Edinburgh-based IME Property Ltd and Cornerstone Business Agents have agreed a strategic joint venture which they say will help them strengthen their grip on...
Hadden Construction heading for growth
Hadden Construction has completed work on a £650,000 investment to extend its Perthshire base.
With support from a £300k funding package from Bank of Scotland,...
‘Decoupling’ of construction jobs and output intensifies
LATEST figures from the Office of National Statistics show that every £1 million of Scottish industry output now supports 13 construction jobs. This has...
Hub programme goes from strength to strength
The value of projects under construction delivered through the Scotland-wide hub programme has leapt 78% in the past six months.
Latest figures by the Scottish Futures...
Scottish Water secures a global first
SCOTTISH Water has achieved a world first with a top procurement award.
As well as becoming the first company in Scotland to attain Platinum accreditation status, they are...
Construction output dips but new orders point to future growth
The latest construction output from the ONS indicates that overall activity in the industry fell 0.8% in April compared to March. New construction work...
Barton Willmore appoints new planning director
PLANNING and design consultancy Barton Willmore has named Colin Lavety as planning director in Scotland.
Joining from TNEI Services Ltd in Glasgow (part of the Petrofac Group), Colin...
Atmos expands Inverness team
Atmos Consulting has continued its expansion in the north of Scotland with the addition to three new team members.
This comes less than six...
Savills adds to Aberdeen team
Savills Energy has announced that Scott Copland has joined the property advisers’ multi-discipline office in Aberdeen.
A Civil Engineer, Scott has built up a broad range...
Marley names new MD
Billy Baird has been named the next managing director of Marley Contract Services.
Having spent 15 years as projects director for the roofing and cladding...
Balfour Beatty names another new director
STEPHEN Billingham has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director at Balfour Beatty.
Stephen has over three decades of business and management experience, including 11 years...
Financial results delight Muir Group
Muir Group Chairman, John Muir, has declared himself "delighted" with the Inverkeithing-based group's latest financial results.
Turnover for the year ended January 2015 rose to £114,676,000, a...
New faces at UKFPA
MEMBERS of the UK Forest Products Association (UKFPA) gathered for their Annual General Meeting at Nairn Golf Club recently.
At the AGM, Phil Higginbotham, (James Callander...
SDS officially recognised amongst the SME elite
SDS Limited has been selected by the London Stock Exchange as one of this year’s ‘1000 Companies to Inspire Britain’.
SDS has been identified, from...
UCATT seeks urgent talks over future of Hewlett Construction
Construction union UCATT are seeking urgent talks with administrators, after Leeds-based Hewlett Construction fell into administration.
It is the second time a civil engineering company...
CHAP Group looks to the future with key appointments
CHAP Group has appointed two key members of staff as the company continues to target strategic growth.
The Westhill based group, which operates divisions in...
RLF Scotland on course for bumper year
2015 is shaping up to be a year of growth for RLF Scotland, with over £400 million of Cost and Project Management Consultancy projects...
Maxi turnover significantly increased
Livingston-based Maxi Construction Ltd. has continued its business plan of steady profitable growth and has seen turnover increase to over £11m (up from £8.55...
Falls in ONS construction output ‘not reflected in industry surveys’
THE Office of National Statistics (ONS) today reported falls in construction output for Q4 of 2014 and Q1 of 2015, suggesting that the construction industry...
Exova acquires BM TRADA
Exova Group plc, the global testing, calibration and advisory services provider, has acquired BM TRADA, the international provider of certification schemes and building products testing services, for a...
