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Turnover and profit rise for Mactaggart & Mickel

MACTAGGART & Mickel Group has reported an 11% rise in both turnover and pre-tax profit. The results for the year to 30 April 2018 represent...

‘First of its kind’ report calls for further research around timber cascading

Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST), Scottish Forestry and Zero Waste Scotland have published a new report exploring timber cascading in Scotland. The report -...
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Construction Scotland’s inaugural conference to focus on innovation to drive growth

CONSTRUCTION Scotland is to host its inaugural conference on Tuesday 7 October at the Grand Central Hotel in Glasgow, bringing together hundreds of the industry’s...

Muir Homes appoints new MD

PETER Shepherd has been appointed as the new MD of Muir Homes, succeeding Paul McKay. He joins the Fife-based housebuilder following over 30 years’ experience...

Stewart Milne Group predicts improved profits following ‘transitional’ financial year

STEWART Milne Group has revealed its 'strongest ever' level of forward sales and predicted 'greatly improved' trading and profits for the year ahead. The housebuilder...

Designs unveiled for mixed-use Merchant City project

ARTISAN Real Estate has unveiled designs for a mixed-use development on Glasgow's Ingram Street in the Merchant City area. The development will feature four 'distinct'...

Entries sought for Scottish Civil Engineering Awards 2020

THE 2020 Scottish Civil Engineering Awards have been officially launched. The awards, organised jointly by CECA Scotland and ICE Scotland, celebrate the nation's top civil...
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Scottish ministers seek ‘urgent solutions’ to construction sector’s UKCA mark fears

THE Scottish Government has told Project Scotland that it ‘shares the concerns’ of construction businesses over the introduction of the new UK Conformity Assessed...
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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...

Refurbishment project leads to new chapter for Paisley library

PAISLEY'S new £7 million home of library services has opened its doors following a project to bring a formerly vacant unit in the town's...

Fresh calls to reverse rates relief changes on empty properties

MAJOR industry bodies have called for changes to rates relief on empty properties to be reversed, following a slump in Scottish industrial construction output. New...

Developer eyes new lease of life for corner Princes Street site

A site on the corner of Edinburgh's Havover Street and Princes Street is set for a potential new lease of life following the launch...

Roofing and cladding contractors report strong workloads as labour and cost challenges intensify

NEW research has revealed that more than half of roofing and cladding contractors found it tougher to recruit suitable labour in the third quarter...
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Turner & Townsend to lead business case for Borders Railway extension

TURNER & Townsend has secured another significant Borders Railway project. Building on the success of the Borders Railway to Tweedbank, the firm has been appointed...

Report highlights how improved public investment in construction could support Scotland’s green recovery

SCOTLAND'S Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum has published a new report intended to help public bodies make decisions on where funding in construction gives the highest...

First minister hints further restrictions may be necessary for non-essential work

NICOLA Sturgeon has noted the Republic of Ireland's shutdown of non-essential construction in today's (January 7) daily Covid-19 briefing and indicated this is the...
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HLM to lead National Manufacturing Institute Scotland design team

GLASGOW-based HLM Architects has been appointed to lead the design of the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland, bringing the nation’s international centre of manufacturing one...

CITB to suspend industry levy collection

THE Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has announced it will suspend the issue of its levy bills, due for payment in 2020, for at...

New Prestwick campus delivered to ‘highest quality standards’

HUB South West Scotland has announced it has handed over the new Prestwick Educational Campus project to South Ayrshire Council early and on budget. Based...

New study highlights safety benefits of panelised MMC for new homes

A new report has revealed how health and safety hazard exposure on construction sites could be reduced by 20% when using crane-erected panelised modern...