Interserve, the international support services and construction group, has secured a £6 million facilities services account with furniture and flooring retailer, ScS (Sofa Carpet Specialist). The UK-wide account, which runs for an initial period of three years, covers waste services, planned and re
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A development of 115 new homes in the Leith area of Edinburgh has been granted planning permission. The approval of Barratt Homes’ planning application will result in a mix of one, two and three bedroom apartments and colony homes to the north of the city, an area sought after by both families and
Scotland's home building industry is warning ministers of a drop in future housing market activity unless the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) band is extended. Homes for Scotland (HFS) repeated its call for the extension of the current 5% band in order to address the 'considerable drop' in
Bob Holt Lakehouse has won a £44 million contract to carry out housing energy efficiency upgrades for Aberdeenshire Council.
Aberdeen Football Club's planning application for proposed community and sports facilities, football academy, stadium and ancillary works at Kingsford will not now go before Councillors for determination next week.
Ian Livingstone While Dundee’s proposed new Local Development Plan (LDP) provides continuity, Ian Livingstone says more flexibility is required to attract investment and meet current demands.
CMS Window Systems has made a substantial investment at its main Castlecary factory near Glasgow to increase its operational capacity and create a solid platform to service its growing trade and domestic windows and doors market. The company, which is one of Scotland’s largest window, door and cur
Host comedian Fred MacAulay with HLM’s Amy Barrett and category sponsor Simon Driscoll of Simon Driscoll Consultancy at the awards ceremony Design and architecture company HLM has won the coveted People Development category at the prestigious Glasgow Business Awards 2017.
Up to £557 million of support will be available for future Contracts for Difference auctions with wind projects on the remote islands of Scotland able to apply for the first time, the UK government has confirmed. Energy minister Richard Harrington revealed yesterday that the funding will be made av
Metframe installation at Haddington Place in Edinburgh Cambuslang-based sub-contractor Veitchi Group is reporting an upsurge in business for three of its key divisions.
Interserve CEO Debbie White Fears over the financial position at Interserve were confirmed this morning as the Board admitted to “a realistic prospect” of the group breaching its financial covenants with lending banks.
Stuart Bishop, head of Barton Willmore’s Architecture team in Scotland with the new recruits Edinburgh planning and design consultancy Barton Willmore has bolstered its architecture team with nine new recruits as it continues with ambitious growth plans in Scotland.
Court of Session A homeowner involved in a legal dispute with Glasgow City Council has won his appeal after arguing that the local authority acted beyond its powers in imposing a condition attached to the award of grant assistance, which required property owners to pay their share of the cost of rep
(from left) Michael Cooke, ex MP for Leicester and previously chief executive of the Chartered Institute for Environmental Health, with CMS operations director Gerald McSkimming (holding the Green Apple Award) and PVC contracts director Craig Reid (holding the Green Apple certificate) CMS Window Sys
Dave Forrester The campaigning body for Scotland’s electrotechnical trade has called on the Scottish Government to seize the chance of a new review into building standards to make sure that its own approved certifier schemes become mandatory across the construction industry.


