Countdown begins to 4th Annual Scottish Property Awards
THREE new judges and a "refreshed" list of categories have been confirmed as the 4th annual Scottish Property Awards launched its 2017 programme.
The awards...
Inverness welcomes new “first-rate” student digs
NEW student residences have opened in Inverness despite "extremely challenging" weather during the construction process.
150 new bedrooms have been completed for the University of the...
Weightmans adds new Glasgow property partner
Weightmans LLP has appointed Cassandra Auld as Partner in the real estate team in Glasgow.
A former senior associate at Pinsent Masons,Weightmans said she has...
BAM trainees tackle the great outdoors
TWELVE trainees from BAM Construction in Scotland were recently put through their paces during a tough week of challenges at the Outward Bound Trust’s Centre at Eskdale as...
New initiative aims to boost construction sector productivity
CONSTRUCTION Scotland is to launch a new initiative to help firms boost profits by improving productivity and efficiency.
A collaboration between Construction Scotland Innovation Centre...
Fears over impact of LBTT “burden” on house buyers
SCOTLAND'S housebuilding sector has expressed concern over the impact the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) is having on the wider housing market.
Responding to a...
Construction firm backs local entrepreneurs
A Scots construction firm has played a key role in awarding two West Dunbartonshire entrepreneurs with funds for budding businesses following a a Dragons’ Den-style competition.
Robertson Central...
Mactaggart & Mickel employees make a splash for charity
EMPLOYEES from Mactaggart & Mickel Group recently took part in a gruelling outdoor charity swimming challenge.
Nine members of staff, including chief executive Ed Monaghan and...
Balfour Beatty bags £35m Perth roads contract
Balfour Beatty will deliver the first phase of the Perth Transport Futures project after securing the £35 million contract.
The firm will create a new junction on the...
63 jobs go as East Kilbride windows supplier ceases trading
AN East Kilbride-based supplier of double glazing windows to trade and the housebuilding sector has ceased trading with the loss of 63 jobs.
Donald McNaught,...
Double deal sees SRA Ventures expand property portfolio
AN Edinburgh property investment firm is to regenerate two industrial estates after snapping both up in a multi-million pound deal.
SRA Ventures – founded and owned by...
On the same page: boost for Glasgow’s east end
THE regeneration of Glasgow's east end continues to gather pace after one of Scotland's leading independent publishers set up home in the area.
Peebles Media - which counts...
Housebuilder signs ten-year Glasgow HQ lease
HOUSEBUILDER Mactaggart & Mickel Group has agreed a new ten-year lease on its Glasgow headquarters at 1 Atlantic Quay.
The company said the move signals its...
Robertson named main contractor for AECC project
Henry Boot Developments and Aberdeen City Council have appointed Robertson Group as main contractor to deliver the new Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre (AECC).
The contract...
Edinburgh hospital delayed after Dunne Group folds
EDINBURGH'S new £150 million Royal Hospital for Sick Children and Department of Clinical Neurosciences looks set to be delayed following the collapse of two construction...
Apprentice intake helps CCG build for the future
OVER 10% of CCG's workforce is now made up of apprentices following the latest intake of young recruits.
16 new modern apprentices takes the total...
Community counts its blessings thanks to pole restoration
AN iconic community landmark in Aberdeen has received a makeover for its tenth anniversary.
Seaton’s Totem Pole, a wild-west themed structure, was restored following concerns...
Innovation Centre backs graduates to help address skills shortfall
Construction Scotland Innovation Centre’s (CSIC) postgraduate programme is set to double its intake of students this year.
30 Scottish and EU students will be supported...
MP encouraged by Kier’s Highland plans
LOCAL MP Drew Hendry recently visited Kier Construction’s Inverness base to hear about the various projects the firm is delivering and discuss the construction sector's role in boosting...
Tennis ace nets Speirs Gumley sponsorship
SPEIRS Gumley is sponsoring Britain’s top wheelchair tennis player as he goes for Gold at next month's Paralympics in Rio.
Wimbledon champion Gordon Reid, from Alexandria...
