Steadmans’ growth prompts new managerial role
BUILDING products manufacturer Steadmans has promoted Darren Hall to the new post of sales and operations manager for Scotland and Ireland.
Darren, who has been with...
Edinburgh’s Old Royal Infirmary building reopens following transformation
THE doors to Edinburgh's transformed and revitalised Old Royal Infirmary building have officially opened.
Built in 1879, the city landmark housed the capital's main hospital...
Breedon poised for £455m Lagan Group acquisition
BREEDON has confirmed it has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire Belfast-based Lagan Group (Holdings) for £455 million.
The business said the move will...
Contractor looks to raise menopause awareness in the workplace
AHEAD of World Menopause Day, East Kilbride-based contractor akp has revealed it has engaged a menopause resilience expert to deliver a workshop to help...
Maxi Construction awarded £3.7m refurbishment contract in Edinburgh
MAXI Construction has secured a £3.7 million contract from The City of Edinburgh Council for refurbishment works to May & Gunnet Court in the...
Robertson to convert iconic rugby ground
Robertson has been appointed to lead the redevelopment of Edinburgh sports ground, Raeburn Place.
The iconic site, which played host to the world’s first international...
Labour market pressures set to continue in Scotland’s construction industry
LABOUR market pressure in the Scottish construction industry looks set to continue, according to new research.
The latest Local Skills Scotland report by the Construction...
RTPI to play key role in digital planning transformation programme
THE Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Scotland has been announced as an early delivery partner for the Scottish Government's Digital Planning transformation programme.
The launch of...
Clark Contracts awarded international health and safety accreditation
PAISLEY-headquartered Clark Contracts has been awarded the first international standard dealing with health and safety at work.
The contractor was awarded the International Organisation for...
Scotland’s top plumbing and heating apprentices crowned
SCOTLAND'S top plumbing and heating apprentices have been honoured at the 50th anniversary Scottish Plumbing Apprentice of the Year (SPAY 50) competition.
Held at South...
‘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 -...
Barratt Developments Scotland makes £50,000 donation to homeless charities
BARRATT Developments Scotland has donated £50,000 to charities fighting homelessness in Scotland.
Five charities spanning the length and breadth of the country have received a...
Home sales in Scotland rise at fastest rate in several years
ENQUIRIES from prospective homebuyers and newly agreed home sales in Scotland have risen at their fastest rate in several years, according to the latest...
Contractors hailed for build of £20m Prestwick North Education Campus
AN official opening ceremony has taken place at Prestwick North Education Campus, some ten months after Morgan Sindall completed works on the £20 million...
Balfour Beatty confident of delivering ‘ongoing profitable managed growth’
BALFOUR Beatty has reported a 42% increase in underlying profit from operations to £279 million in its 2022 full-year financial results.
The group has seen...
Funding challenges remain, but there may be light at the end of the tunnel
By Alasdair Rankin, managing director, Aitken Turnbull Architects
It’s well known that we are in the middle of a housing crisis; high prices and funding...
New East Kilbride commercial park tenant brews up a storm
KNIGHT Property Group has confirmed it has secured a further tenant at Phase 1 of Langlands Commercial Park in East Kilbride.
Mobile catering franchise company,...
Passivhaus Trust welcomes ‘important step’ towards implementing Scottish equivalent
THE Passivhaus Trust has hailed 'encouraging signs' after the Scottish Government laid amendments to the Building (Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations to enable the implementation of the...
Aberdeen’s legacy buildings: the key to meeting modern sustainability demands
By Roddy Morrison, senior director, UK project management & building consultancy, at CBRE Scotland
AS companies sharpen their focus on meeting net zero targets, the...
CCG names new construction division MD
DAVID Wylie has been appointed managing director at CCG (Scotland) Ltd's construction division.
Cambuslang-based CCG – which specialises in offsite methods – said David will...
