Cruden Group shows sustainable credentials with new green energy deal
THE Cruden Group has agreed a three-year enhanced green energy supply contract with ScottishPower, which means the firm will buy electricity that comes from...
UK construction output dips but businesses continue to invest for a bright future
UK construction output fell by 1.8% in October 2021 - the largest monthly decline since April 2020 following the pandemic-related lockdown.
Figures released by the...
Balfour Beatty appointed to £500m Scottish civil engineering framework
BALFOUR Beatty has been appointed to a four-year £500 million civil engineering framework for Scotland.
Scape Group, the public sector procurement specialist, said the framework will provide...
Landlords urged to ensure compliance ahead of new Repairing Standard guidance
TRADE body SELECT is urging Scotland’s private landlords to ensure their electrical installations are compliant with the new Repairing Standard guidance which comes into...
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...
Bancon Group ‘paves way’ for growth with four new director appointments
BANCON Group has announced the appointment of four new directors.
Senga Buntrock has joined from the energy sector, while Derek Wann, Ray Turner and Peter...
Scottish Government’s EPC ratings plan ‘practically impossible’
PROPERTY marketing specialist ESPC says it fears the Scottish Government’s plans for new Environmental Performance Certificates (EPCs), whilst well intentioned, may in some types...
Employee ownership helps drive growth of Tayport textiles firm
A Fife-based technical textiles company, celebrating its 160th anniversary, is announcing ‘impressive’ profits despite a challenging year.
Scott and Fyfe, an employee-owned company based in...
Green light for £33.8m Perthshire leisure-led development
PLANS for a £33.8 million leisure-led development at West Kinfauns, Perthshire, have been approved by Perth and Kinross Council.
Plant hire specialist Morris Leslie, which...
SFT to outline net zero infrastructure goals in business plan
THE Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) is today (April 11) publishing its Business Plan for 2022/23, which the organisation revealed focuses on improving the economic,...
CLF launches plan to help drive a more diverse construction industry in Scotland
THE Construction Leadership Forum (CLF) has launched a National Equity and Inclusion Plan (NEIP) for Scotland's construction industry designed to encourage the development of a 'more...
Glasgow-based construction and property maintenance firm acquired by Cardo Group
CARDIFF-based building maintenance specialists Cardo Group has acquired Glasgow-headquartered Trident Maintenance Services.
With branches across the UK, Trident Maintenance Services is a construction and property...
Contractor appointed for 498-apartment Glasgow BTR development
GRAHAM has secured a contract to deliver a major Glasgow residential build to rent (BTR) project on the banks of the Clyde on behalf...
Sustained cost escalation ‘putting pressure on viability of new projects’
CONSTRUCTION tender prices are set to rise by up to 5% this year, threatening costs for key programmes and challenging project viability, according to...
Laying the foundations for new energy centre on outskirts of Glasgow
THE South Clyde Energy Centre on the outskirts of Glasgow is an energy-from-waste facility which will divert up to 350,000 tonnes of residual, non-recyclable...
BAM to deliver multi-million pound Perth Museum and Art Gallery revamp
BAM Construction has been chosen to deliver a £10 million revamp of Perth Museum and Art Gallery in a project tipped to attract more visitors...
Work begins on £150m Edinburgh hospital
Two young patients marked the start of construction at a major new hospital development in Edinburgh earlier this week.
Brother and sister, Beau (11) and...
Perth conference highlights importance of innovation in town centre regeneration
INCREASED innovation is required to unlock the investment needed to revive empty and neglected buildings in Scotland’s towns, a conference in Perth has heard.
The...
Approval granted for £18m Glasgow hotel
MOSAIC Architecture + Design has announced it has secured planning approval to build an £18 million Holiday Inn Pacific Quay hotel on the site...
City gets £250m boost in the run-up to Games
East End regeneration has only just begun says Gateway boss
THE company behind Scotland’s biggest regeneration project has mapped out the £250m worth of construction...
