Maxi announces 2019 financial results
MAXI Caledonian, the ultimate holding company of Maxi Group, Maxi Haulage, Maxi Warehousing and Maxi Construction, has reported a group turnover of £80.5 million...
Scottish Water opens new £5m facility following video call commissioning
A new £5 million 'state of the art' water treatment works is serving Scottish Water customers in Lairg, after an 'innovative' approach to commissioning...
Bellway site manager earns award recognition
BELLWAY Homes (Scotland East) senior site manager David Banks has been recognised for his work at the Charlotte Gate development in Perth.
He is one...
Perthshire developer invests in new timber kit manufacturing site
PERTHSHIRE property developer, The Good House Company, has announced the launch of a new facility and workshop near Dunning to build bespoke timber kits...
CICV Forum suggests ‘practical proposals’ to help schools safely reopen
THE Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum has proposed a series of measures to help safely reopen schools across the country.
The body has written to Kevin...
ScotPlant postponed to April 2021
Due to the ongoing uncertainty caused by the Covid-19 situation, ScotPlant 2020 has reluctantly been rescheduled to Friday April 23 and Saturday April 24,...
Work underway on £1.2m Lochcarron electricity network upgrade
WORK on a £1.2 million project to upgrade the electricity network in Lochcarron is underway, Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has confirmed.
The works...
Planning regulations temporarily relaxed to support hospitality industry
PUBS, restaurants and cafes in Scotland are to have greater flexibility to make use of outside space, the Scottish Government has confirmed.
Regulations on planning...
Morgan Sindall welcomes University of Glasgow framework success
MORGAN Sindall Construction has expressed its delight at winning a place on the University of Glasgow’s new £250 million capital projects framework.
The main contractor...
FMB sets out four key steps to support sector’s recovery
THE Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has urged UK chancellor Rishi Sunak to produce an economic package of measures that increases demand for building...
CICV Forum welcomes new member and creates consultant sub-group
THE Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum now has 25 full member bodies from across Scotland after welcoming trade association DHF to its ranks.
DHF represents companies...
Housebuilder takes pride in site manager award success
FOUR Taylor Wimpey site managers in the east of Scotland have won a national housebuilding award in the 40th year of the NHBC Pride...
Builder reports ‘positive’ start to second half of 2020
MCTAGGART Construction has announced it has started the second half of the year positively with a number of new contract wins, site starts and...
CALA site manager earns NHBC recognition
JOHN O’Brien, site manager for CALA Homes' Gilchrist Gardens development in Erskine, has been honoured with a National Home Building Council (NHBC) Pride in the...
‘More needs to be done’ to prevent construction accidents
THE construction industry has been urged to 'work much harder' in the light of new Health & Safety Executive (HSE) figures, which revealed 40...
Airdrie primary schools set for extension
HUB south West has signed a design and build project with Linear Design & Construct (LDC) to undertake an extension of the All Saints...
New bill would ‘significantly widen’ culpability for large firms
A Scots lawyer says a new Holyrood bill designed to make it easier to hold large companies and their senior managers liable for workplace...
Glasgow man beats 1,400 entrants to trade apprentice award
A joinery and carpentry apprentice from Glasgow has been named as the winner of the Screwfix Trade Apprentice 2020 competition.
Christopher Keel, who works for...
Contract for £1.6m Aberdeen harbour completion works awarded
A £1.6 million contract for completion works at the Aberdeen Harbour expansion project has been awarded to Ashleigh Contracts.
The firm had previously worked on...
Fair returns to Stewart Milne Homes as central Scotland MD
JONATHAN Fair has returned to Stewart Milne Homes as MD in central Scotland.
The move follows James Crawford’s decision to retire after 24 years with...
