Scottish market pivotal to Saint-Gobain story
SAINT-GOBAIN has opened a new Scottish Hub to showcase new products and brand innovation, hold key client meetings and give them a facility to...
Steady growth leaves family business in great health
“THIS is not just a job. There is a bit of us that goes into each project.”
Those are the words of Ronnie Burrows, director...
TSL retains family feel amid expansion plans
WITH an influx of new recruits and securement of major contracts, multi-disciplined Oban-based firm TSL Contractors has stressed the importance of continuing to operate...
North east firm goes walkabout
An Aberdeen quantity surveyor has extended its reach half way round the world after securing a contract with one of Australia’s biggest retailers.
McLeod +...
“We deliver what we say we’ll deliver”
Gary Moug meets Paul Kelly, managing director of AS Homes (Scotland) Ltd, to discuss the Glasgow firm’s move into the flourishing social housing sector
THE...
Glasgow factory where jobs come before profits
A Glasgow factory where more than half of its 240 employees have a disability is celebrating a special milestone this year. Royal Strathclyde Blindcraft...
Success is no accident for GMG Contractors
PROMOTIONAL FEATURE
A Glasgow contracting firm that has put youth at the forefront of its business model for a quarter of a century is celebrating...
Major growth at GEZE UK
LEADING manufacturer of door and window control systems GEZE UK is responding to a changing market place with a strategic restructuring and expansion plan.
The...
Housing Association project makes history
SCOTLAND’S largest ever single housing association grant-funded project was recently unveiled.
The completion of the £24 million housing development of 201 homes by New Gorbals...
Regeneration game is no Urban myth
Regeneration company Urban Union is currently delivering award-winning housing projects in Scotland including Laurieston in Glasgow and Edinburgh’s Pennywell development. Project Scotland’s Fraser Rummens...
Industry must unite with ‘single voice’ to maximise opportunities
ALLAN Callaghan is an extremely busy man. Since 2005 he’s been Managing Director of Cruden Building & Renewals, a construction firm with operations across...
“Health and safety should be part of a holistic process”
The Association for Project Safety (APS) celebrates its 21st birthday this year. Edinburgh-based Technical and Standards Manager, Andrew Leslie, recently met with Project Scotland’s Fraser...
National strength and regional flexibility
PROMOTIONAL FEATURE
MORRISON Construction’s central Scotland business has experienced substantial growth in the past four years, increasing turnover from around £20 million to a massive...
Built to last: Hardies outlines succession planning strategy
In an exclusive interview with Project Scotland, Hardies, the property and construction consultants, outline their succession planning strategy.
HARDIES, one of the Scotland’s longest running...
Designed to prosper
As the construction industry continues to toil under the strain of a weak economy the need to ensure the final product lives up to...
Gourock firm takes a Leap of faith
A new Inverclyde-based consultancy is making inroads into some major sectors after securing contracts, including one with a Scandinavian consortium who plan to connect...
‘Minimum intervention’ approach at the heart of GLM success story
“WE do more with less.”
That’s what Ian McKee describes as GLM’s Unique Selling Point.
Ian is Managing Director of the Edinburgh-based firm, home to an...
Ready to go Anywhere
It is easy to take Internet access for granted today. Only when it is suddenly unavailable do we realise how integral it is in...
Variety the spice of life for Jim
JIM Harley, Operations Manager at Bison Manufacturing, is celebrating 25 years with the manufacturers of precast concrete products this year.
In that time he’s...
Marshall’s Law: non-aggressive policy pays off for Alloa firm
ROBERT Marshall left school at the age of 16 without so much as an O-level to his name.
Today he’s Managing Director of Marshall Construction,...
