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The parent company of former contractor McGill has claimed that an investigation into money transfers between the two businesses has now been resolved.

The administrators of Dundee-based construction services firm McGill, which entered administration for the second time in less than four years in August last year, are taking legal action against its parent company, United Capital Investments Ltd (UC), to recover £442,602.

Building company McGill is today celebrating the third anniversary of the takeover of the business by Graeme Carling and his investment business United Capital. On 13th March 2019, United Capital, led by Dundee-born entrepreneur Graeme Carling, rescued the building company after it had entered

With the building services industry having the highest incidence of mental health problems and suicide, United Capital director Ryan Russell said awareness is critical and understanding vital. As a former specialist mental health lawyer for over a decade, talking openly about the mental health crisi

Building services and construction company McGill and electrical and renewables contractor Alliance Electrical have announced their decision to merge the businesses and trade under the McGill name. The companies, which are both owned by specialist building services investment group United Capital, w

Investment company United Capital is to increase its construction acquisition targets to £500 million, in revenue terms, in response to a "significant increase" in opportunities. The company, which first entered the construction and building services market after it rescued former Scotlan

Glasgow-based Saltire Facilities Management has commenced work on a 15-year servicing, maintenance, and installations contract for Stonewater, a social housing provider who manage over 32,000 properties across England.

Glasgow-based central heating and electrical company Saltire Facilities Management has announced ambitious plans to expand its east coast operations.

United Capital, the Dundee-based building sector investment firm, has announced the appointment of leading employment lawyer Ryan Russell as in-house legal counsel and non-executive director. After the company’s most recent acquisition, the group, which includes former Scotland top 500 bu

United Capital has again expanded its portfolio with the acquisition of Saltire Facilities Management, a company with over 320 direct employees and an annual turnover of circa. £30 million, for an undisclosed sum. Glasgow-headquartered Saltire Facilities Management was founded in 2000 as a pub

The acquisition pipeline at construction investment specialist United Capital has now surpassed £350 million despite the global spread of coronavirus. Last year the firm followed up its acquisition of McGill after it entered administration, with the purchase of Alliance Electrical, an Angus-ba

McGill owner Graeme Carling has announced the appointment of a new managing director for the building services company and the re-launch of his investment company United Capital as the parent firm of the business. More than 440 jobs were lost when Dundee-based McGill entered administration in Februa