Aberdeen entrepreneur expands business portfolio
AN Aberdeen businessman has expanded his painting and decorating portfolio with the acquisition of a north east organisation.
Artur Levickis, who owns A&B Property Services,...
Green light for National Manufacturing Institute Scotland facility
PLANNING permission has been obtained for the construction of the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) facility near Glasgow Airport.
Situated on Netherton Campus at the...
Building products firm appoints new Scottish sales manager
SPECIALIST building products firm AG (Acheson + Glover) has appointed David McCandlish as its new regional sales manager in Scotland.
Having worked in the printing...
Landmark passivhaus nursery to be built in West Lothian
SCOTLAND'S first public passivhaus nursery has moved a step closer after contract close on the project was achieved.
The facility will be built in Blackridge, West...
Women in Property event boosts charity coffers
£5,000 was raised for charity at the Women in Property Central Scotland branch annual dinner, held at the Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh.
The cash will go...
Scottish organisations hail apprenticeship opportunities
STEWART Milne Group has marked Apprenticeship Week by reporting that apprentices now account for almost 5% of its workforce.
The housebuilder and timber systems manufacturer...
£25m Ayr school officially opened
SCOTLAND'S deputy First Minister John Swinney has officially opened the new Queen Margaret Academy in Ayr.
Designed by BDP's Glasgow studio, the facility has been...
Galashiels event sponsors are all Hart
HART Builders has been confirmed as one of the major sponsors for Maroon’d at Gala, a sports and music festival taking place at Netherdale,...
Paisley contractor’s careers evening attracts over 100 attendees
MORE than 100 people attended a careers evening held by Clark Contracts at its head office in Paisley.
The event, held during Scottish Apprenticeship Week, gave...
Modular specialist earns Investors in Young People Gold status
A Scottish modular building supplier has achieved Investors in Young People Gold accreditation.
Elliott, which has branches in Falkirk, Livingston, and Inverurie, earned the accolade...
Preferred bidders named for lucrative road contracts
TRANSPORT Scotland has revealed the preferred bidders for two improved road maintenance contracts in the south of Scotland worth more than £1.4 billion in...
CSIC appoints director of operations and future skills
DOUGLAS Morrison has been appointed director of operations and future skills at Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC).
The moves comes as CSIC progresses with phase...
New College Lanarkshire scoops top BIM training award
NEW College Lanarkshire has been named the best training provider of Building Information Modelling (BIM) at an industry awards ceremony.
The college won Best BIM...
City Building launches 2020 apprentice recruitment drive
CITY Building has launched its 2020 recruitment drive for new apprentices with a visit from MSP Ivan McKee, the Scottish Government's minister for trade,...
Retail giants deliver boost to Fife town
COWDENBEATH has been boosted by the opening of Lidl and B&M stores on a new £9 million retail development in the town centre by...
Luxury development announced for Powmill
BESPOKE housebuilder Webster Homes has launched a new luxury development at Powmill in Perth & Kinross, five miles from Dollar.
To be named The Paddocks,...
‘Buoyant’ Glasgow hotel sector primed for growth
A new report has highlighted the impact of the hotel sector as a driver for economic growth in Glasgow.
The study by global real estate...
Commercial property specialists launch real estate investment and development advisory firm
FOUR Scottish commercial property advisors have launched a new real estate investment and development advisory firm called Lismore.
The business will be jointly owned by directors...
Trade body responds to housing consultation
TRADE body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has outlined its response to the Scottish Government’s 'Housing to 2040' consultation, in which it cited political leadership, resourcing...
Fleming Buildings appointed to four early years projects in Renfrewshire
RENFREWSHIRE Council has appointed Lenzie-based Fleming Buildings to deliver design and build contracts for four early learning and childcare centres.
The four centres will provide...