Catnic welcomes new Scottish Area Sales Manager
BUILDING products manufacturer, Catnic has welcomed a new member to its team. Karen Campbell has joined the company as Area Sales Manager for Scotland.
Prior to...
City Legacy boosts Glasgow hospice
THE ‘Brick by Brick Appeal’, which aims to raise funds to build a new purpose-built facility for Glasgow’s Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice...
Gap in the market for medium-sized firms
THE recent demise of Muirfield Contracts felt like a throwback to the darkest days of the recession when reports of contractors going out of...
Next Thrive property event takes shape
The next Thrive for Property Club meeting takes place on Wednesday 15th April at The Corinthian Club, Glasgow from 12 – 2pm.
The VIP speakers are Iain Marley, Programme Director,...
GAP Group apprentice scheme lands top recruitment award
GAP Group is celebrating being awarded the Apprenticeship Award at the s1 Recruitment Awards – confirming its commitment to apprentices and as an industry leader...
‘Election uncertainty to hinder growth prospects’
CONSTRUCTION output is forecast to increase 5.5% in 2015 according to the latest forecasts from the Construction Products Association; however, growth is expected to slow...
Laurieston makes the cut for Homes for Scotland Awards 2015
LAURIESTON has been shortlisted in two categories for Scotland’s premier home building industry awards, scooping nominations for Best Partnership in Affordable Housing Delivery and Best...
Fit-out specialists transform Edinburgh’s newest venue
ONE of Scotland’s best known fit-out experts has landed a £1.5 million contract to regenerate a drab and dated building, turning it into one...
Nationwide campaign shines a light on civil engineering
CIVIL engineering projects from across the UK are taking part in a special campaign over the next fortnight, to show the public the positive impact...
Industry recognition for Robertson’s considerate construction
ROBERTSON, the integrated infrastructure, support services and construction group, has had eight projects nominated for the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) prestigious industry awards.
The winners...
Construction industry remains ‘buoyant’ despite dip in output
NEW statistics show that output in the construction industry dipped slightly in February - but industry experts remain optimistic the sector is on the right...
Work starts at £107m Marischal Square development
Morgan Sindall has started building work on the mixed-use Marischal Square development in Aberdeen city centre, creating 300 construction jobs.
Appointed by developer and urban regeneration...
New Technical Director at Campbell & Kennedy
Electrical contracting servicing company Campbell & Kennedy (C&K) have promoted Tom Carnie to Technical Director.
Tom, who has been with the company for five years, has...
Record entries for Celebrating Construction Awards
WITH over 100 companies submitting awards, the Celebrating Construction Awards 2015 has received a record number of entries according to organisers.
The awards was launched...
CITB steps in to redeploy Muirfield apprentices
A partnership between the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and the local construction industry in Tayside has helped 21 apprentices who were made redundant following the...
Shortlist announced for Homes for Scotland Awards 2015
THE shortlist for Scotland’s premier home building industry awards has been announced as trade body Homes for Scotland gears up for its largest ever ceremony...
Three quarters of construction workers would welcome on-site drug testing
THE team at business insurance website www.constructaquote.com has investigated random drug testing on construction sites.
Their research follows a recent legal case won by a bus...
Barr Construction toast BrewDog appointment
BARR CONSTRUCTION has secured the contract to build a 4500 sq. ft. expansion at Scottish craft beer company BrewDog’s brewery headquarters in Ellon, Aberdeenshire.
One of...
Miller Homes Scotland raises £10k for CCLASP
A fundraising effort by kind-hearted employees at Miller Homes in Scotland has seen them raise £10K in just one evening for Children with Cancer...
New Key Accounts Director appointed at Toppesfield
TOPPESFIELD, one of the UK’s fastest growing road construction companies, has appointed Mark Butler as Key Accounts Director.
With specific responsibility for business development and...
