ISG has unveiled details of its financial performance in 2020, during which the contractor remained debt free and maintained revenues at the £2 billion threshold, with a record £1.5bn forward order book. During this year of unparalleled global disruption, ISG’s core focus on b
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A construction worker was threatened with jail time for wearing a t-shirt to a virtual court hearing. Detroit judge Ronald Giles reprimanded the defendant, who claimed the attire was due to him being at work on a building site.
An online event will take place today to share proposals for a proposed development of around 146 homes and green space at the former Silverlea Care Home in Edinburgh. Hart Builders is working alongside the City of Edinburgh Council to design and build the affordable and mid-market rented
Murray Capital, the private investment office of the Murray family, has appointed David Durie to the newly created position of property director. In this role, Mr Durie will be responsible for all property interests of the Murray Capital Group and support the future development of the Murray Estates
Litigation Capital Management (LCM) has agreed to back a £250 million negligence claim against KPMG for its audits of Carillion. The litigation funder said it would fund a High Court claim brought by the liquidator of the collapsed contractors entities.
Kingdom Housing Association has started work on 40 new affordable homes for social rent on the outskirts of St Monans, a coastal village in North East Fife.
RSK Group has continued its strategic expansion with the addition of four businesses, including UK planning and landscaping services provider Stephenson Halliday Ltd. The acquisitions see RSK continuing to pursue its strategic aims of expanding its presence in the Asia-Pacific region and in con
Councillors have requested more information before making a decision on whether to approve plans to demolish a former pub in Glasgow city centre to build new apartments. Property developer Big Top Productions intends to demolish the building on the Ropework Lane site, which previously traded as
Stewart Milne Homes is hoping to increase the number of homes at its major Monarch Rise development in Arbroath. The firm has so far completed 171 private homes at the development. A further 111 affordable homes have been constructed at the site on the northern edge of the town.
Stirling Council has underlined its commitment to make Stirling a dementia friendly city with £102,000 investment in infrastructure improvements. Councillors approved an additional £52,000 spending at March’s budget meeting following previous spending commitments of £50,000 m
UK infrastructure investor John Laing is set to be snapped up by private equity giant KKR in a £2 billion takeover deal. Under the terms of the bid, which has been accepted by John Laing’s board of directors, shareholders will receive 403p per share in cash, a premium of 27 per cent to t
Housebuilders have a responsibility to ensure new-build homes are future-proofed, which is challenging given the rapid evolution of digital connectivity. Queensberry Properties’ sales and marketing director, Hazel Davies, takes a closer look at the ‘Internet of Things’ and the exci
Scottish Enterprise has unveiled ambitious new plans to accelerate the country’s green economic recovery. The agency, which has been central to getting emergency support to Scottish businesses during the pandemic, is to spend £400 million over the next year on activities to safeguard and
Marshall Construction has announced the creation of nine new apprenticeships for various roles within the business. The firm's long-standing history of bringing through new trade apprentices into the industry has continued this year with the hiring of six new trade apprentices and three new technica
New guidance on the measurement of land for development projects such as new housing and commercial development has been published today by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. The guidance, which defines common measurements used across the built environment and associated metrics such as d


