First Minister welcomes Inverness City Deal bid
FIRST Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said everyone in the Inverness region should have a say in the shaping of the City Deal bid.
Ms Sturgeon said...
GAP Group primed for growth with major refinancing
Glasgow-based GAP Group, the UK’s largest independent equipment hire business, has successfully completed an up to £220million refinancing exercise to support the future growth...
Scottish building apprentice numbers rise
The number of building apprentices registered in Scotland in 2014 rose by 7% to 1,553.
The new figures have been released by the Scottish Building...
Grove Cranes lift Ayrshire steel firm to new heights
IMPRESSED by the performance of the Grove GMK4100L and Grove GMK3055, which it purchased in 2013, J & D Pierce – Scotland’s leading structural steelwork...
CDM 2015: are you ready?
Claire Mills at bto solicitors outlines the changes coming into effect with the new Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015.
CDM 2015 will replace CDM...
Double success for Story Homes
STORY Homes has won a top industry award for customer satisfaction and in the same week scored an ‘Outstanding’ rating from independent customer satisfaction...
City Building wins European award for excellence
SCOTTISH construction company, City Building, has secured a prestigious European award for its commitment to delivering excellence throughout its firm.
Quality Scotland, national partner of the...
Inspiring young professionals receive industry awards
AN awards evening recently honoured exceptional young professionals who have overcome great personal difficulties to establish promising careers.
Now in its fourth year, the Young...
Athletes’ Village developers donate £5,000 to help victims of Vanuatu
THIS weekend sees the first residents of the 300 private homes at the Athletes’ Village pick up their keys and begin a new life in...
February sees boom in commercial and retail construction
Commercial and retail construction contracts increased by almost 70 per cent in February according to new figures.
The value of projects awarded topped £1.1bn in...
Mixed response to budget
THERE was a mixed response from the construction industry to George Osborne’s final budget of this Parliament.
Dr Diana Montgomery, Chief Executive of the Construction...
Scottish construction employment still slow to recover
THE Scottish Building Federation has highlighted that latest official labour market figures still show rates of employment within the Scottish construction industry are proving slow...
Third of construction workers say childhood characters inspired their career choices
A new study conducted by a business insurance website specialising in construction has revealed that a third of construction workers in the UK were...
Chancellor urged to use budget to drive infrastructure
GOVERNMENT should step up and utilise the final Budget before the General Election to show its commitment to infrastructure, the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)...
Masterton administrators invite interest
THE administrators of Grangemouth demolition specialists Masterton have invited interest in the company’s business or assets “as soon as possible”.
Alan Brown and Bruce Cartwright of...
Urban Union appoint first Finance Director
CRAIG Kidd has been appointed to the newly created role of Finance Director for the growing specialist regeneration company Urban Union.
Taking up his post this...
Jordanhill Campus up for sale
GLASGOW'S historic Jordanhill Campus has gone on sale, in what is the largest and most eagerly anticipated development opportunity in Scotland this year.
Set in a...
Thrive for Property event takes shape
THE next Thrive for Property Club meeting takes place this Wednesday at the Corinthian Club, Glasgow at 12pm.
The VIP speakers are Gareth Hoskins, Director...
Muirfield Contracts to be wound down
CAMPBELL Dallas LLP, the administrators of Muirfield (Contracts) Ltd, have announced that following a thorough review of the company’s affairs they have begun an orderly...
Online planning applications to save £71 million
OVER 100,000 people and businesses have saved an average of £241 by submitting online planning applications to the ePlanning Scotland website, since its launch in...
