Fife contractor moves to employee-owned model
FIFE-based contractor T&N Gilmartin (Contractors) has become the latest Scottish firm to transfer its entire shareholding to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT), meaning that...
GRAHAM re-elected to University of Glasgow framework
GRAHAM has been re-elected to the University of Glasgow framework to deliver projects valued in excess of £7 million over the next six years.
Appointed...
Business Gateway support helps modernise Lanarkshire electrician business
A family-owned electrician business in Lanarkshire has been modernised after the new owners accessed specialist advice from Business Gateway.
T.R. Aitchison is a contractor with...
St Andrews Timber & Building Supplies to launch revamped HQ
St Andrews Timber & Building Supplies will unveil its revamped Edinburgh HQ with a family fun day on Monday.
The firm’s flagship Prestonfield branch has...
Sector body welcomes housing emergency declaration and calls for regulatory reform
HOMES for Scotland (HFS) has welcomed the declaration of a national housing emergency.
The sector body is now calling for political leadership to demonstrate a...
Leith transformation plans gather pace with Ocean Point approval
PROPOSALS for a mixed-use development at Ocean Point in Leith have been granted planning consent, subject to conditions, by councillors on Edinburgh’s development management...
Aberdeen-based panel manufacturer expands into Europe
PANEL manufacturer Perform Panel, part of the Donaldson Group, is expanding into Europe with its wet wall laminated shower panels.
Perform Panel has over 35...
Housebuilder installs new Breathing Space bench during Mental Health Awareness Week
CALA Homes (West) has unveiled a new Breathing Space bench at its development in Jackton during Mental Health Awareness Week.
The housebuilder has installed the...
Stirling insulation specialist helps local school to flourish
BRAEHEAD Primary's grounds are flourishing after volunteers from local insulation manufacturer, Superglass, helped pupils and the local community upgrade the Stirling school’s green spaces...
Architecture firm extends paid maternity and adoption leave to tackle sector gender ‘disparity’
GLASGOW-based firm Threesixty Architecture has announced it has introduced six months full pay maternity and adoption leave, in a bid to tackle ‘systemic’ gender...
‘Mission critical’ Morgan Stanley Glasgow premises up for sale
GLASGOW'S 122 Waterloo Street has been put up for sale in what could be one of the biggest deals in the city’s office market...
Built environment sector bodies urge Scottish Government action on retrofitting
14 built environment sector bodies have joined forces to encourage the Scottish Government to take 'urgent action' to strategically tackle the country’s draughty homes...
Milestone for plans to create new Moray manufacturing innovation centre
PLANS to create a manufacturing innovation centre in Moray have secured up to £5.6 million capital investment.
The facility is expected to support up to...
Glasgow student development is a work of art
ROBERTSON Construction Central West has marked the topping out of Clyde Court student residency at Jocelyn Square, Glasgow, with a secret art show by...
Scottish ministers get new powers to tackle ‘unsafe’ cladding
THE Scottish Parliament has unanimously approved legislation giving Scottish ministers powers to assess and remediate buildings which have unsafe cladding, where consent of the...
Knauf Insulation to invest in low-carbon rock mineral wool factory
KNAUF Insulation has announced plans to invest circa €200 million in a new rock mineral wool factory to serve the UK market.
The facility, with...
Recycled aggregates volumes reach ‘record high’
NEW research has found that the amount of construction aggregates from recycled and secondary sources in Britain has reached an all-time high, as producers...
Harley Haddow announces raft of new hires and promotions
HARLEY Haddow has announced a raft of new hires and promotions across its UK business.
The multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy's office in Manchester has added four...
1,387 home buyers register interest in new Cambuslang development
DAWN Homes has announced the final phase of its Cambuslang development, which is already sparking interest from nearly 1,400 home buyers.
1,387 people have registered...
First phase of expansion underway at Oregon Timber Frame site in Selkirk
THE first phase of expansion at Selkirk-based Oregon Timber Frame is underway, as part of a wider £24 million investment by Barratt Developments following...
