Engineer FKI, the steel cable to generator group, has announced that talks about a possible takeover offer for around £760 million have ended, with no deal.

SMC and fellow architects Aukett Fitzroy Robinson, are in talks over a proposed merger of the two companies.

Laing O Rourke’s pre tax profits have increased by 30% from £34.2million in 2006 to £44.5m for the year ending 31 March 2007. 

A new award -The James Miller Student Award - has been established by the Trustees of the Mabel Harper Charitable Trust to commemorate the work of the late James Miller, architect of many important buildings in Scotland, such as the mercantile buildings in central Glasgow, Glasgow Royal Infirmary and Gleneagles Hotel.