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The construction, retail and hospitality sectors accounted for more than half of all corporate insolvencies in Scotland over the last quarter, according to official statistics. UK government statistics have revealed that there were 232 corporate insolvencies in the quarter to September 30, an increa

Morrison Construction’s project manager David Wright still feels a little “overwhelmed” after winning a silver medal in front of a crowd of more than 400 at the Construction Manager of the Year Awards (CMYA) in London last week. Shortlisted in the Primary Education category, David

Workloads for civil engineering contractors in Scotland have fallen for the fourth quarter in a row with future prospects continuing to remain weak, new figures have revealed. Figures released today by the Scottish branch of the CECA Scotland show work continuing to slow and order books continuing t

Barclays began work today on a new state-of-the-art campus in Buchanan Wharf in Glasgow. Once completed, the campus will be able to accommodate up to 2,500 additional people, doubling Barclays’ current workforce in Scotland and making the bank one of Glasgow’s biggest commercial employer

A further extension to the Brexit transition period would be “hugely unhelpful” to the construction and building services sectors, according to the president of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA). Tim Hopkinson told the Association’s 2018 National Conference that

CCG (Scotland) Ltd has completed a brand new waste transfer and recycling centre on behalf of the City of Edinburgh Council. Located north of the city centre, the new station accommodates garden waste, dry mixed recycling, mixed glass and mechanical sweepings waste streams and will service an additi

Property firm J Smart & Co (Contractors) has announced that its subsidiary company Concrete Products (Kirkcaldy) Limited has ceased trading after posting “substantial losses”.

Whiteburn Group has promoted Eve McCurrich to managing director of Whiteburn Projects while Roger Bainbridge has been appointed as director of design & delivery. The Edinburgh-based property developer said the strategic management changes will facilitate an increase in the group’s focus on

Glasgow-based Arc-Tech (Scotland) Ltd has commenced the installation of mechanical and electrical services on a new assisted living development in East Ayrshire. Located at Cessnock Road, Hurlford, the 14-unit development is being delivered on behalf of CCG (Scotland) Ltd as developer partner for Ea

Mackenzie Construction has been recognised by the Considerate Contractor Scheme for its ‘Performance Beyond Compliance’ while carrying out work on behalf of Scottish Water Horizons. The 35 hectare site is being developed to provide hundreds of new homes for Newton Mearns as well as a new

East Kilbride-headquartered quantity surveying and commercial management consultancy Soben Contract and Commercial has increased its headcount following a raft of contract wins across Europe, the UAE, and North Africa. Following the completion of successful projects in London, Birmingham, and M

Fife-based housing charity LAR Housing Trust has appointed Clark Contracts for a multi million pound project in Edinburgh. The firm is to convert Westwood House, an empty office building on the city’s Gorgie Road, into 47 mid market rental flats.

Union leaders are demanding that construction employers take action to ensure that workers are granted “toilet dignity” in the workplace. A pan-industry campaign by Unite has highlighted construction as a sector with a particular problem.

Three students representing colleges throughout Scotland have been named some of the country’s most talented trainees at the SkillBuild National Final. Organised by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), SkillBuild is one of the longest running construction competitions in the UK and

The Scottish Building Contract Committee (SBCC) has elected Alan Wilson, acting managing director of electro-technical trade body SELECT, as its new vice-chair. Founded in the 1960s the SBCC provides definitive guidance on building contracts and construction law in Scotland.