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Sir Robert McAlpine’s group commercial director Martin Pitt has left the firm. Documents filed at Companies House revealed that Mr Pitt, who had been with the business since May 2015, stepped down as a director yesterday.

A property management company has successfully challenged a sheriff’s decision that a burden requiring homeowners in a housing scheme to contribute to the costs of maintaining open ground in the estate owned by the maintenance company was void because it created a “monopoly”. The S

Industrial developer Saltire Business Parks has started construction work on sixteen units of flexible industrial space in Dundee. Due for completion this summer, the units will deliver a total of 16,000 sq ft of good quality industrial space offering versatility to deliver a range of units from 1,0

Offering promotions to staff to prevent them from leaving is a growing trend in construction and could harm your business, write Mactaggart & Mickel Homes director, Marion Forbes. Most of us have heard about imposter syndrome – where an individual doubts their accomplishments and has a fea

Six West Dunbartonshire school pupils are gaining on-site work experience at Queens Quay as part of their Foundation Apprenticeships. Available to senior school pupils, Skills Development Scotland developed Foundation Apprenticeships in partnership with education and industry, with support from the

A handsome bronze war memorial commemorating employees of Carrongrove Paper Company who fought in The Great War has been unveiled in its new home at Carronbank House in Denny - with the support of Mactaggart & Mickel. The memorial, which dates from 1920, was originally erected in the entranceway

Energy regulator Ofgem has today approved a subsea electricity cable linking Shetland to the mainland but said it is minded to turn down a similar application for the Western Isles. Scottish and Southern Energy Networks (SSEN) proposes to build a 600MW subsea electricity transmission link from

Crucial road safety training is to be delivered to 120 apprentices and staff in the construction industry to help protect them from dangerous road accidents on their daily commute to work on Highland roads. ‘Safe Driving in the North’ is a health and safety focused-event in Inverness, or

Lucky pupils at East Milton Primary School in South Lanarkshire are set to benefit from a donation made by construction and manufacturing company CCG (Scotland) Ltd. The building firm is working with South Lanarkshire Council to deliver 30 affordable homes on a site adjacent to the primary school.

Aggregate Industries has helped to bring the ‘world’s first skyscraper’ – the grade 1 listed Main Mill at Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings in Shropshire – back to its former glory, after it lay derelict for decades. Working with partners SMC Minimix Concrete, Aggregate Indu

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Kier Group has suffered a £35.5 million loss in pre-tax profits as a result of problem contracts and mounting debts. In financial results for the six-month period to 31 December 2018 the infrastructure, building, development and housing group reported an operating loss of £20.9m on under

The new owner of McGill & Co has unveiled the team tasked with turning round the fortunes of the Dundee-based building contractor. McGill was purchased from administration by Catalus Energy Investments last week after the firm succumbed to disputes and delays in payment for a number of significa

Marshall Construction has appointed Brian McDermott as its new managing director. Brian has been promoted from operations director of the general building division, bringing significant leadership experience and a deep understanding of the company to the role.

Edinburgh-based Miller Homes remains on track to achieve its 2021 target of 4,000 homes per year after its annual accounts revealed a strong financial performance in 2018, a growing workforce and an increase in forward sales. Operating profit at the housebuilder rose 15% to £151.1 million in 2