Muir Group

Fife builder Muir Homes is to pivot away from the north east in favour of a central Scotland focus in an attempt to return to profitability and long-term growth.

Two housebuilders have dropped their respective plans to deliver new homes on a site in Forfar to create a joint masterplan for the area. Muir Homes and Scotia Homes say they want to build an “arrival gateway” at Westfield on land that is allocated for up to 300 houses.

Ash Sheikh, director of sales and marketing at Muir Homes, reflects on the recent cut in interest rates and its effect on the house building market. I am sure I am not the only one who was pleased with the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee’s decision to cut interest rates by 0.

Muir Timber Systems has started delivery of the timber kits for 49 new social homes in Leuchars.

Niki Swan and Alastair Campbell have returned to Muir Group as part of a trio of new appointments at the construction group. Alistair Campbell returns as contracts manager and Niki Swan will be heading up the estimating team.

Muir Group chief executive Martin Smith takes a positive look at housebuilding across the UK amid indications of recovery for the sector. There is no denying that the challenges faced across the housebuilding and wider construction industry over the last few years have been particularly ac

Specialist communications consultancy Perceptive Communicators has made a significant appointment to provide strategic communications services for Muir Group. With an annual turnover exceeding £95 million and a workforce of around 300 employees, the family-owned Muir Group, which works across

Pathhead in Midlothian will soon have another defibrillator after Muir Homes donated £500 towards the life-saving equipment. The village already has two of the devices placed at opposite ends of the village at the bowling club and the village hall.

Muir Construction has officially completed a state-of-the-art innovation hub for Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) in Inverness, which was opened this week by HRH The Princess Royal. The all-new Rural and Veterinary Innovation Centre (RAVIC) is located at the Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HI

One of the biggest family-owned homebuilders in Scotland is pivoting new developments towards providing more bungalows, which tend to be most popular amongst more mature age groups, for the first time since 2018.

An appeal against Angus Council's decision to refuse plans for 159 new homes in Forfar has been rejected by the Scottish Government.

A £6 million project to develop a new vehicle showroom and service facilities for TrustFord has been completed at Hillington Park industrial estate.

Muir Group PLC has announced its financial results for the year 2022/23 which show a pre-tax profit of £2.2 million. Marking half a century in business this year, the independently owned family property developer and contractor reported a 5% increase in turnover to £89.3m (2022: £8

Ardgowan Distillery, Inverclyde's zero-carbon whisky producer, has commenced construction on its £20 million facility, hailed as the "cathedral of whisky". Inverkeithing-based Muir Construction will deliver the first build phase which is expected to last 12 months and will see the completion o

Muir Homes has successfully appealed the planning decision for 35 high-quality homes at a vacant brownfield site at Dalgety Bay. The Scottish Government’s reporter accepted the appeal and planning permission will be granted subject to a signed legal agreement with Fife Council to provide the d