Strong half-year results for Kier Group
KIER Group plc, the parent company of Kier Construction in Scotland, announced strong half-year results for the six months to 31 December 2014.
Revenue was...
Green light for £390m Buchanan Galleries expansion
Glasgow City Council's Planning Applications Committee has approved applications for the £390million expansion of Buchanan Galleries.
This approval gives planning permission for the erection of a...
Walkers withdraws “offensive” crisp advert
Walkers have withdrawn a crisp advert deemed "insensitive and offensive" by construction union UCATT.
The ad, which was aired on Monday night during the final...
Scottish public infrastructure projects to hit £1.5 billion
SCHOOLS, colleges, hospitals, transport and other public infrastructure projects worth around £1.5 billion are set to be completed this year.
Thousands of full-time Scottish jobs...
Balfour Beatty reaches deal on £85m pension deficit payment
BALFOUR Beatty has agreed heads of terms with the Trustee of the Balfour Beatty Pension Fund to re-profile the £85 million pension deficit payment, agreed...
Construction union blasts World Cup decision
CONSTRUCTION union UCATT have criticised FIFA for once again "ignoring the plight of migrant workers, enduring slave like conditions", in Qatar.
A FIFA task force has...
Golden ticket to renewables market
SCOTLAND'S growing renewable energy industry will open its doors to professional services firms at a conference to be held in Edinburgh in March.
Lawyers, accountants, chartered...
Construction employers report increase in women entering the industry
A new poll conducted by a leading business insurance website has discovered that over three quarters of employers within the construction sector have witnessed...
Mactaggart & Mickel hit the slopes
MACTAGGART & Mickel Group are to sponsor the Scottish Ski & Boarder Cross Championships (SSBX) at Glenshee Ski Resort as the firm looks to expand...
HSE names new chief inspector of construction
THE Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has appointed its new chief inspector of construction.
Peter Baker, who is currently Head of HSE’s Chemicals, Explosives and Microbiological...
Year’s biggest office deals for CityPark
TWO major deals involving more than 100,000 sq. ft. of office space to house over 2,000 employees have been secured for landmark CityPark building in...
New slates for Auldhouse
SOUTH Lanarkshire Council has specified Hardrow Slates from Forticrete for the £3 million refurbishment of Auldhouse Primary School in East Kilbride.
Part of South Lanarkshire Council’s...
Aberdeenshire firm fined after roof fatality
AN Aberdeenshire business has been fined for serious safety failings after a man died when he fell more than five metres through a fragile...
Stirling businesses given school opportunity
BUSINESSES in Stirling and the surrounding areas are being given the opportunity to win new contracts as part of the construction of St Margaret’s Primary...
Opportunity for Tayside businesses to connect with buyers
BUSINESSES in Dundee and the surrounding area will have the chance to hear about contracts available for bidding from Robertson at a special Meet the...
Industrial construction hits the £500 million mark
NEW figures that the industrial construction sector in January increased its total value of contracts by over 38 per cent compared to December, with...
Funding Boost for Festival of Architecture
THE Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has announced a significant award of £50,000 from Creative Scotland towards the cost of developing The Festival of Architecture...
“Disappointing” year end results for Morgan Sindall
MORGAN Sindall Group plc has announced "disappointing" preliminary results the year ended 31 December 2014.
While trading conditions remained challenging, the construction and regeneration group delivered...
Morrison tackles Wester Hailes underpass project
MORRISON Construction is building a new underpass to provide a safe and wheelchair-friendly path to a state of the art health centre in the...
Knight Property Group pursues Central Belt expansion
COMMERCIAL property developers and investors, Knight Property Group has purchased buildings on two of Edinburgh’s most iconic streets, totalling a £9 million investment.
One and Two...
