Housebuilder makes senior hire as part of plans to ‘redefine’ home buying process
A Livingston-based housebuilder has revealed how it is putting customer experience and sustainability 'at the forefront' of its business after creating a new role...
Winchburgh Developments appoints new engineering manager
WINCHBURGH Developments Ltd (WDL), which is leading the expansion of the West Lothian mining village, has appointed Drew McAllister as engineering manager.
When complete, the...
Barratt on course to complete over 18,000 homes during financial year
BARRATT Developments has hailed a 'strong build performance' after releasing its half-year results for the period ending 31 December 2021.
The housebuilder revealed 341 construction...
Scottish firms ‘missing out’ on R&D tax relief due to lack of awareness
SCOTTISH businesses could be missing out on tens of thousands of pounds worth of tax relief, it has been claimed.
RDS, a firm which specialises...
University to calculate true cost of Scottish construction site waste
THE 'true cost' of waste on construction sites in Scotland is to be calculated in a bid to get contractors to change their working...
Scottish Water to put 1,000 apprentices at forefront of transformation plans
APPRENTICES will be 'essential' in making Scottish Water greener and fit for future generations, the utility firm has said.
Over 1,000 new starts are set...
Knight Frank adds new associate to Scottish building consultancy division
KNIGHT Frank has appointed experienced surveyor Gordon Hamilton to its building consultancy division in Scotland.
Based in Edinburgh with a Scotland-wide remit, Gordon has been...
Ogilvie strengthens estimating team with new appointment
OGILVIE Construction has strengthened its estimating team with the appointment of Philip Scott.
Philip brings over 15 years' subcontracting and estimating experience to the role,...
Thomas & Adamson appoints new associate director
THOMAS & Adamson has announced it has strengthened its project management team with the promotion of Andrew Thornton to associate director.
Andrew joined the construction...
hub South East seeks Tier 1B construction contractor supply chain
HUB South East is to launch a new tier 1B construction contractor supply chain, which will predominately focus on residential builds.
The organisation acts as...
Eight construction-related businesses sign-up for latest Build Ayrshire programme
THE second online Build Ayrshire programme, which helps local construction businesses win new work from Tier 1 contractors, is underway.
Eight companies will take part...
Ex-Navy engineer launches boiler repair business
A former Royal Navy helicopter engineer has launched a new boiler repair business in Edinburgh.
Andrew Lamond, who spent four years based at Royal Naval...
Optimism for UK construction activity levels despite materials and labour shortages
NEW research has revealed positive news for the UK construction industry over the next year, with 'strong' levels of activity expected despite concerns around...
New report claims majority of tradespeople forced to delay projects
NINE in 10 (87%) tradespeople are being forced to delay projects due to the ongoing supplies shortage, a new report has revealed.
The findings come...
Trade body highlights role of small, local builders in meeting ‘levelling up’ ambitions
THE Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has highlighted the role local builders will play in helping to 'level up' Britain, in response to the...
New appointment for Burnhouse Engineering to boost recent expansion
BURNHOUSE Engineering has announced it has expanded its team to manage new contracts following its relocation to new premises.
The Beith-based firm has appointed Thomas...
CBRE expands building consultancy team with new appointment
REAL estate advisor CBRE has announced it has made another key appointment to its project management and building consultancy department.
Emily Hughes has joined the...
Westminster targets Silicon Valley-inspired innovation accelerator in Glasgow
THE Glasgow City Region has been earmarked as becoming an innovation accelerator in the UK Government's levelling up white paper.
Alongside Greater Manchester and the...
Union pushes for construction worker pay rise to meet ‘galloping’ cost of living
A pay claim has been submitted to the Construction Industry Joint Council (CIJC) seeking a 10% pay increase.
Led by construction union, Unite, it comes...
Highland firms back build of new school playground
TWO Highland construction firms have joined forces to back the build of a new playground at Milton of Leys Primary School in Inverness.
Morrison Construction...
