£125 funding needed to achieve sustainable housing
IN light of John Swinney’s recent Budget speech, which focused largely on the social inequality caused by fuel poverty, Philip Hogg, Chief Executive of trade...
Taking in the Trish
Patricia (Trish) Murphy has joined BAM Construction’s Scottish business in a newly created Senior Buyer role.
After starting off as an office junior with a...
Construction to grow but election may hinder prospects
CONSTRUCTION output is forecast to increase 5.3% in 2015 and 17.8% by 2018 according to the latest forecasts from the Construction Products Association.
However, growth is...
Taylor Wimpey to build over 600 Cambuslang homes
TAYLOR Wimpey West Scotland has confirmed detailed planning consent has been secured from South Lanarkshire Council to deliver 612 homes as part of the master plan...
Callum Walker Interiors prepare to move premises
AWARD-WINNING Scottish home interiors firm, Callum Walker Interiors, is set to relocate its Perth showroom to newly built premises on Inveralmond Industrial Estate.
The new premises...
Roddy Morrison joins CBRE
PROPERTY consultant CBRE has announced the appointment of Roddy Morrison as Director and new Head of Building Consultancy in Aberdeen.
Joining CBRE from an associate position...
New women’s prison plans scrapped
PLANS for a new female prison in Inverclyde have been scrapped.
New Justice Secretary Michael Matheson has been scrutinising proposals for a purpose-built facility at...
CHAP Group builds on the foundation of strong profits
CHAP Group has reported pre-tax profits of more than £1.3million as the north-east company continues to target opportunities for growth.
The Westhill-based group operates divisions...
Ecobuild secures partnership with BRE
BRE, the independent research, knowledge and advice organisation for the built environment sector and beyond, is the lead research and innovation partner for this...
Funding boost for Dumfriesshire schools
THREE Dumfries and Galloway secondary schools will either be rebuilt or refurbished by 2018 thanks to Scottish Government funding.
Dalbeattie High School and Maxwelltown High School...
Profits pain for Balfour Beatty
FOLLOWING a review by KPMG, Balfour Beatty has announced an expected £70 million drop in forecasted profits for 2014.
A proposed £200 million share buyback has...
Catax Solutions records almost 40% increase in turnover
CAPITAL allowances specialist, Catax Solutions, has seen turnover increase by nearly 40% on last year, with the figure now standing at over £4 million for...
City Building gives big to good causes
CITY Building has presented two charities with £10,000 each following successful fundraising activities.
The cheques were awarded to Kidney Research UK and Beatson Cancer Charity at...
Portakabin Group achieves top financial stability rating
THE Portakabin Group has again achieved the highest possible rating from Dun & Bradstreet – the global specialist in business information and financial risk analysis.
The...
Construction sector growth shows sign of cooling
GROWTH in the construction sector is showing signs of a slowdown according to a new report.
While 2014 saw an increase, with the sector expanding by...
Nothing fishy about WMA’s success!
SOUTH Queensferry-based civil and structural engineers WMA chose a suitably seaside “fish and chips” theme to celebrate a successful 10 years in business, serving “poisson...
Health Secretary cuts first ground at £48m Royal Edinburgh Campus
HEALTH Secretary Shona Robison MSP has cut the first ground on the £48 million first phase of redevelopments at the Royal Edinburgh Campus.The vast programme of...
Hardies hit the road with dispute resolution service
HAVING recently launched a new Dispute Resolution Support Service, Hardies Property & Construction Consultants have hit the road to publicise it!.
Scotland’s largest multi-discipline surveying firm...
New Managing Director for growing regeneration firm
URBAN Union has appointed Graeme Nicol to the newly created role of Managing Director.
Graeme moves to the Scottish-based regeneration specialist from CALA Homes where he...
Hat-trick for Glasgow office building
BAM Properties and Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management (Deutsche AWM) have announced more good news for their successful Glasgow office development, CONNECT110NS, with a...
