Allied Surveyors Scotland adds to senior team in Inverness

ALLIED Surveyors Scotland has appointed Carla Walker as a building surveyor and director in the firm's Inverness office. Carla has over 20 years’ experience as...

‘Promising signs of improvement’ for Scottish investment market

LISMORE Real Estate Advisors has revealed there are 'promising signs of improvement' for the Scottish investment market despite 2023 year-end volumes being down on...

INSUREPAIR Glasgow expansion set to deliver jobs boost

INSUREPAIR, the Edinburgh-based fire and flood restoration specialist, has announced it is expanding into Glasgow in a move set to create up to 15...

Nicola Barclay appointed new board chair at BE-ST

FORMER Homes for Scotland chief executive Nicola Barclay has been appointed the new board chair at Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST). She will succeed...

Studio LBA announces four senior level promotions

EDINBURGH and Kinross-based architectural practice, Studio LBA, has announced four senior level promotions within its team. Claire Metivier, who joined the practice in 2023, has...

Wood awarded topside modifications contract with bp in North Sea

WOOD, a specialist in consulting and engineering, has secured a contract to deliver topside modifications supporting bp’s latest subsea tieback in the North Sea. The...

Glasgow housebuilder appoints provisional liquidators

MERCHANT Homes Partnerships has appointed provisional liquidators following 'particularly challenging' trading conditions. The Glasgow-based housebuilder specialised in private and social residential housing and at its...

‘Landmark’ acquisition of Aberdeen Energy and Innovation Parks complete

MANCHESTER-based AM Sci Tech – a subsidiary of Hurstwood Holdings – has completed the acquisition of what has been described as 'one of the...

Tilbury Douglas appoints new MD – building north

TILBURY Douglas has promoted Phil Shaw to the role of managing director – building north. With more than 25 years' experience within the business, most...
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217 jobs go as Stewart Milne Group enters administration

STEWART Milne Group has entered administration with over 200 employees being made redundant. Insolvency practitioners from Teneo Financial Advisory Limited have been appointed as joint...

‘Cautious optimism’ for Scottish commercial property market

NEW research has revealed that £1.5 billion of commercial property assets changed hands in Scotland during 2023. Knight Frank's analysis of Real Capital Analytics (RCA) figures...

Edwin James Group completes strategic acquisition to boost growth plans

ENGINEERING services provider Edwin James Group has completed the acquisition of Automated Control Solutions Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries Automated Control Solutions Limited and...

Beard appoints new non-executive director

CONTRACTOR Beard has appointed Alison Cox as a non-executive director. Alison brings more than two decades of experience from across the construction sector and is...

CBRE forecasts Scottish house prices to ‘fall marginally’ in 2024

CBRE is predicting a 'relatively soft landing' for house prices in Scotland this year with a fall of just 0.8% in 2024 - slightly...

Rettie predicts Scottish house prices will rise 1.5% this year

PROPERTY firm Rettie & Co is forecasting that Scottish house prices will rise by around 1.5% this year, with overall residential property transaction activity...

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland confirms two senior appointments

TAYLOR Wimpey East Scotland has made two senior appointments to its board of directors. Philip Cooper takes over the reins as land and planning director,...

Tulloch MD announces plans to retire in May

TULLOCH Homes MD Sandy Grant has announced plans to retire at the end of May 2024 after 21 years with the business. Sandy joined the...
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Scottish budget: builders react to ‘shocking’ cuts to housing and planning

TRADE body Homes for Scotland has described the level of cuts seen across the Affordable Housing Supply Programme and the planning system as 'quite...
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Scottish budget: £358m to help deliver clean heating systems

THE Scottish Government is to invest £358 million in the coming year to help more people install clean heating systems and increase the energy...

Pagabo announces lead providers for professional services UK and Scotland frameworks

MULTI-disciplinary construction consultancies AtkinsRéalis and Turner & Townsend have been named as the lead providers for two upcoming professional services frameworks from Pagabo. The frameworks...