Haki UK’s former yard in Tamworth, now owned by UK System Scaffold Hire Haki UK moved to new offices in Tamworth in September and gave up the yard on the back of its recent distributor agreement with Enigma Industrial Services. As previously reported, Enigma is now the sole UK distributor of Haki modular scaffolding systems,…
Marshalls said that the business outlook had improved and its trading position was now stronger than expected, enabling it to repay the money. “At Marshalls we aim to do the right things, for the right reasons, in the right way,” said chief executive Martyn Coffey. “It has always been our intention to pay back the…
The IR35 rules govern the tax status of an individual working as a contractor (or freelancer) and whether, for taxation purposes, they ought to be deemed an employee on the payroll. Businesses that fail to exercise reasonable care in determining the IR35 tax status of a contractor could face significant fines. Recruitment firm Randstad Construction,…
BAM will be delivering round-the-clock planned and reactive mobile maintenance service on HVAC equipment to over 200 sites in North Ayrshire, including on the Isles of Arran & Cumbrae. BAM FM will manage properties such as schools, libraries, community halls and sheltered housing. North Ayrshire Council tendered the contract competitively. The appointment means further expansion…
Port of Cromarty Firth has signed a letter of intent with Ideol, a specialist in floating foundations for offshore wind. The agreement would see France-based Ideol and its future local construction partners use the Port’s land and Firth berthing sites. The partners would also cooperating towards further developing the facilities and infrastructure to establish a…
The company, which is part of the Cruden Group, will build a total of 79 units will be built at Morris Road in Newtongrange. The development, which is expected to get under way this month, will provide a mix of two-storey houses, two- and three-storey apartments and four-in-a-block cottage flats. Gill Henry, business development director…
Freyssinet’s new contract follows earlier work to rehabilitate tunnel linings on Glasgow Subway The five-year contract will see Freyssinet deliver specialist works including the infilling of annulus voids, leak sealing and water management to the Inner Circle and Outer Circle of the subway network. Glasgow Subway dates back to 1896, making it one of the…
Mitie’s acquisition of Interserve FM is expected to complete at the end of the month Having secured clearance from the government’s competition watchdog, Mitie said that the £190m acquisition was now expected to complete on 30th November, subject to shareholder approval. Mitie shareholders meet to vote on the deal on 23rd November 2020. Mitie announced…
You can get £5,000 towards new windows, depending on who you get to do the work The Green Homes Grant scheme, one of chancellor Rishi Sunak’s flagship Covid economic recovery measures, opened in September 2020 for an initial six months. It has no been given 18 months. The government has allocated £1bn for the scheme,…
Chairman Mark Beard In the first six months of 2020 Beard grew its half-year sales by 4.3% to £72.0m (H1 2019: £75.3m). Profit before tax was down by £300,00 to £1.4m (H1 2019: £1.7m). Operating profit was £680,000 for the first half of 2020, compared to £1.5m for the same period in 2019. Despite the…
