The Wates Group has reported its highest ever operating profit of £40 million after a record year for orders. The business secured £2.3 billion of new work during 2021 and ended the year with a record forward order book of £7.1bn, up 7% from its previous record in 2020.
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Electrical Specialist Solutions (ESS), a business formed in 2020 but owned and operated by two seasoned Scots electrical engineers whose teams of sub-contractors operate globally, has opened its first office in Glasgow city centre. Both of its directors, Alan Glen and Alan Mulligan, had worked all o
The family of a man who died after raising an action against his former employer for damages related to asbestos-related lung cancer has been permitted to enter the claim by a judge in the Outer House of the Court of Session.
Kier has pulled out of talks to acquire Tilbury Douglas, the construction arm of the collapsed group Interserve, according to reports.
Property, construction, and infrastructure consultancy Perfect Circle has announced that director and sector specialist Richard Whitehead will return to the role of chair. Picking up the baton from fellow Perfect Circle senior management board representative Duncan Green, Richard will be taking on t
A construction worker made a once-in-a-lifetime discovery earlier this month when he found a woolly mammoth tooth while on site.
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Partick Housing Association and Hanover Scotland have received a major planning boost with the approval to demolish a derelict building and build new flats near the Forth & Clyde Canal at Anniesland.
The Highland Council's redevelopment of the Meiklefield area of Dingwall has progressed to the planning stage with the submission of an application for 117 new homes.
Home building body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has announced the shortlist for its 2022 awards programme as it plans for a return of the annual gathering where winners will be announced.
Network Rail engineers will be working around-the-clock this Easter bank holiday to deliver £10 million of improvements for passengers.
UK and Ireland specialist paving and building products company AG (Acheson & Glover) has appointed Martyn Fleming as specification consultant for Scotland. Martyn has worked within the construction industry as a specification manager for six years, focusing on façade specification fo
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) said it has carried out a thorough review of the security procedures behind its online training schemes following the jailing of two construction skills testers last month.
The Topgolf facility in Rutherglen is moving a step closer to opening as its team gathered for an official topping out ceremony this week. Topgolf’s vice president of international, Steve Lane, was joined by representatives from South Lanarkshire Council, Clyde Gateway, Scottish Enterprise, Vi
Shepherd Chartered Surveyors is bringing to market a townhouse with four mews offices and car park in a prominent town centre location in Ayr for sale.


