Search: W

Ellon-headquartered housebuilder Scotia Homes has reported a 16% increase in operating profit to £4.4 million with a pretax profit of £3.9m for the year ended 30th June 2022. Turnover reached £40m which was 21% ahead of the previous financial year as the business recovered from the

A Glasgow scaffolding & building contractor has swapped hard hats for bottle caps by launching an ultra-premium vodka and flavoured vodka brand. Blur 69 was already snapped up by MTV as the official MTV Europe Music Awards Green Room sponsor in Düsseldorf in November last year.

Thirty new council flats and houses are now under construction in Pencaitland, the first new council homes to be built in the village since 1985. Cruden Building Scotland, part of the wider Cruden Group, has started work on the energy efficient homes, which are funded by East Lothian Council's capit

Barratt has said it will build fewer new homes this year than previously predicted, despite witnessing an upturn in post-Christmas demand for its properties. The housebuilder warned last month that it had seen a “marked slowdown” in sales in the final months of last year as spiralling mo

Drum Property Group has promoted Ian Gracie to the role of construction director, taking over from Gordon Milne who has moved to the newly created role of technical director for the group. Mr Gracie has been with Drum since 2019, leading and coordinating large design and construction teams across th

Deklyn Feather and Andrew Manson have been recognised as Apprentices of the Year 2022/2023 by the Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA). The announcement was made at the trade association’s annual dinner held earlier this month.

Dandara East Scotland is aiming to make a paws-itive difference by supporting Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home (EDCH). The housebuilder donated food and £500 to the charity, which looks after more than a 1000 stray dogs and cats every year and delivers much-needed pet supplies to food banks across S

A 4.5m Manhole Box that is a sought-after shoring solution when installing precast concrete rings up to 3m in diameter has been added to leading UK construction solutions supplier Groundforce Shorco’s fleet. The new 4.5m Manhole Box joins the portfolio of Groundforce Shorco, and as with the ex

Rail contractor QTS Group has appointed Lisa McKellar to its board of directors. The move follows Lisa’s five-year stint leading the marketing within the company. Her new role, which began in January, sees her become marketing and social value director.

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has awarded Category C listing status to a Victorian industrial building in Port Dundas that is subject to a live application for replacement by 60 apartments. A10 Architects has submitted an application on behalf of Weiss Development Co. Ltd to knock do

Affordable housing specialist Cullross Ltd will host its second community consultation for a residential development on the site of a former Dundee nightclub. The developer is seeking to deliver around 72 flats on the site of the former Oxygen nightclub at 60 Brown Street.

West Scotland MSP Pam Gosal visited Persimmon’s Kelvin Gait development in Kirkintilloch and met with workers and apprentices to hear about the home builder’s investment in East Dunbartonshire and across West Scotland. Kelvin Gait features 84 energy-efficient new homes, ranging from one

Buyers from public bodies all over Tayside will gather face-to-face for the first time in three years in Dundee next month to meet businesses keen to bid for work. The free Meet the Buyer event will give potential new suppliers the opportunity to talk informally about upcoming contracts, find out ab

Sandra Cassels discusses the recent changes to the law of prescription and their impact on latent defects in construction projects. The expiry of claims for damages in Scotland is regulated by the Prescription & Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973. Section 6 of the 1973 Act provides that claims

Last year, the Scottish housing market broke the record for £1 million+ sales in a year, with 504 transactions passing the landmark price, according to a new report. The figures from property firm Rettie & Co., who were involved in the sale of more than one in five transactions in excess o