Turnberry Homes has appointed Amanda Keenan as commercial director as the company continues to expand its developments across the west of Scotland. Ms Keenan brings over 20 years of experience in the housing sector, having worked for major developers, including CALA Homes and Persimmon.
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See all articlesTurnberry Homes has appointed Amanda Keenan as commercial director as the company continues to expand its developments across the west of Scotland. Ms Keenan brings over 20 years of experience in the housing sector, having worked for major developers, including CALA Homes and Persimmon.
Balfour Beatty has appointed Rudolph (Rudy) Wynter as a non-executive director with effect from 1 December 2024. Rudy has over 35 years’ experience in the gas and electricity industry where he has served in many leadership and senior operational roles with his most recent roles as president, N
Real estate advisor CBRE has strengthened its Scotland Industrial and Logistics team with the appointment of Bryce Stewart, who joins as a senior director at the company’s Edinburgh office. Stewart brings more than 30 years’ experience operating in the Scotland markets and has held senio
Allied Surveyors Scotland has appointed Iain Mercer as its head of commercial agency – Scotland. He joined the business in 2018 as director of commercial agency (east) with the remit of opening the firm’s first east coast commercial agency in Edinburgh.
Law firm CMS has strengthened its infrastructure, construction and energy disputes (ICE disputes) offering with the appointment of Caroline Maciver as partner in its Edinburgh office. Ms Maciver, who joins the firm from Burness Paull, has 20 years’ experience leading on large, complex disputes
Construction Leaders
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Senior associate Sammi Johnstone speaks to Colin Cardwell about her unusual route into construction, the influence of her father and the successful multi-disciplinary approach taken by Jones Hargreaves. Overseeing the tagging and microchipping of turtles in Tobago is an undeniably intrigui
This month's SCN Construction Leader, Gordon Megahy tells Colin Cardwell about his journey to Clancy Consulting, his love of timber and the firm's work on high profile sporting projects. Clancy Consulting, it seems, knows how to keep ahead of the game. The multi-disciplinary engineering co
Tim Metcalfe, Keepmoat’s regional managing director in Scotland, tells Colin Cardwell why his company's model to balance the needs of investors and provide affordable homes makes moral and business sense. The optics of today’s housebuilding industry are not unmitigatedly positive. After
Architects' Showcase
See all articlesA much-anticipated transformation of a vacant urban site in Dundee is now complete, with 162 new homes already occupied by residents.
Dundee Football Club has released a video created by architect Holmes Miller that brings to life its proposed new stadium at Camperdown.
Block Nine Architects is set to progress its technical designs for a new high-end contemporary two-storey dwelling near Edinburgh's A-listed historic Gogar Castle.
Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc (MSIP) is an ambitious joint venture between Scottish Enterprise, Dundee City Council and Michelin, created in response to the closure of Michelin’s Dundee tyre factory in 2020. It aims to drive innovation in the Scottish economy and address the global climate
Law
See all articlesLaw firm CMS has strengthened its infrastructure, construction and energy disputes (ICE disputes) offering with the appointment of Caroline Maciver as partner in its Edinburgh office. Ms Maciver, who joins the firm from Burness Paull, has 20 years’ experience leading on large, complex disputes
Addleshaw Goddard has recruited Martin Devine, a property development and investment specialist, as a partner in its real estate team in Scotland. Mr Devine, who joins the firm from Pinsent Masons, is a prominent figure in the Scottish real estate market with wide ranging development experience span
Following the tragedy at Grenfell Tower on 14 June 2017, the Grenfell Inquiry’s Final Report (also called the Phase 2 Report), was published in September. It paints a bleak picture of years of failures by government and others in the construction industry and calls for far-reaching reform
Kate Ross, a trainee solicitor at BTO, considers the implications of a case where a main contractor and subcontractor were invited to notify the adjudicator of any "clerical or typographical errors". McLaughlin and Harvey Ltd v LJJ Ltd [2024] EWHC 1032 (TCC) concerned the enforcement of a decis
In Pictures
See all articlesDeveloper Kelvin Properties has marked the progress of a landmark transformation of a Victorian school in Glasgow as its showhome opens to the public.
Line marking and road safety specialist WJ Group has shared a series of images taken by its employees in celebration of the hidden perks of working in construction.
Plans to transform the derelict ABC building on Glasgow’s Sauchiehall Street into a vibrant destination food hall concept ‘House of Social’ are forming as urban regeneration specialist Vita Group kicks off the second round of public consultation.
These images provide a first look inside a new development just south of the River Clyde.
Plant
See all articlesAdvanced Traditional Screeding (ATS), the Fife-based specialist flooring contractor, has laid the foundations for major growth after taking delivery of its second Putzmeister Transmix truck.
The Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) is calling on employers in the lifting sector to sign up apprentices for the second intake of the Scottish crane operator apprenticeship ahead of the 29th November deadline. The first cohort of apprentices on the inaugural Scottish crane operator apprenti
Akela Ground Engineering has taken a bold move as part of their growth ambitions to make a significant investment in a new fleet of plant equipment.
Advance Construction took the keys to a new DAF 65-tonne showpiece truck at Truckfest Scotland 2024 and raised over £2,500 at the event for the Beatson Cancer Charity.
And Finally
See all articlesA PhD student has discovered a huge Mayan city by accident centuries after it disappeared under a jungle canopy in Mexico. Archaeologists found pyramids, sports fields, causeways connecting districts and amphitheatres in the southeastern state of Campeche.
A construction worker in Missouri saved a little squirrel that was covered from head to toe in wet spray foam. It was a casual day at the construction site when a contractor came to work and suddenly spotted some unexpected furry guests scurrying around his station.
A spectacular ancient 'dun' (or fort) on Scotland’s national forests and land has been recognised for its cultural significance. Kraiknish Dun on the Isle of Skye has been designated as a scheduled monument of national importance after a recent assessment by Historic Environment Scotland (HES)
After a black bear repeatedly punched a large hole in the fence of a homeowner in Vancouver, the family took the next logical step - to install a super-sized doggy door.
Education consultancy and social enterprise Class Of Your Own (COYO) has announced the launch of a new school programme in collaboration with Jamie Oliver Restaurants.