Scottish projects managed by engineering and construction management group Amec could be up for sale as the company's new directors look to restructure the company.

Investors will be looking for more news about possible disposals when the group announces full-year figures on Wednesday. In February, Amec announced the sale of its 50% interest in its specialist rail arm to a French company for an undisclosed sum.

It is likely to be the first of many sales under the new chief executive Samir Brikho, the Swedish-Lebanese businessman who took over the reins last October from former boss Sir Peter Mason.

The disposals are in part in response to a 450p-a-share bid last year from a US private equity firm. The bid was rejected as too low and, when Amec refused to open its books to the potential bidder, they walked away.

Following the rail arm sale, Brikho is likely to put even larger parts of the company up for sale. In Scotland this might include the South Lanarkshire and East Dunbartonshire schools public-private partnership plus Amec's building and design facilities in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Renfrew.

The assets of all these projects could be parcelled together and sold as a job lot according to some analysts. Brikho has promised investors that a combination of disposals and an ambitious cost-cutting programme will see £100 million returned to shareholders this year. He also believes he can cut costs by £100m a year and increase margins from 3% to 8% by 2010. Analysts are looking for profits around £62m.

Costain is another construction group having to undergo drastic changes. In December, the company shocked the City by revealing that it was going to make provisions of £42m in its 2006 accounts and that plans to resume a dividend payment would be cancelled. The share price plummeted by 17p to 45p, where they have remained ever since. Investors are now looking for losses of anything up to £7m against a profit of £25m previously. Analysts will be hoping for a bit of good news to put the company share price on the recovery path over the medium term.

Alfred McAlpine, the contracting and support services group, was expected to report this week but no longer will be doing so. Two weeks ago the company unearthed an accounting scandal at its slate producing subsidiary in north Wales. Profits from the division are now predicted to be at least £13m lower before any restructuring costs. The possible fraud dates back four years and analysts believe group profits for the year which were expected to be £43m will be halved. The results are now expected "before the end of April".

A strategic view for the future will be set out this week by Mark Bolland, the new chief executive of William Morrison Supermarkets who joined last September.

Morrisons had a reasonable run up in the Christmas sales period. Ahead of this weeks profits statement, the supermarket group has already restated last year's figure to bring it in line with other retailers. The key numbers remained unchanged with the loss last year at £313m and a profit before exceptions of £65m. Analysts are looking for a profit of £310m this time.

Greggs, the bakery to sandwiches chain with 1300 outlets in the UK (including 140 in Scotland), is due to report tomorrow. A year ago, the group, which trades under the Greggs and Bakers Oven brands, issued a profits warning which sent the shares diving.

But in recent months the shares have been on a recovery track as its new Healthier Options range drew customers back. Profits are still expected to be thinner at £43m against £50m previously, but a hint of tastier trading to come could increase investors' appetite for the shares.

Housebuilder Bovis Homes gave an upbeat statement on trading in January when it said housing completions were up 15% in volume terms and average prices were up almost 5%. Chief executive Malcolm Harris said 2007 got off to a strong start and analysts are now expecting their previous estimate of £130m against £116m last time will be exceeded. Bovis is also seen as one of a handful of possible takeover targets in the sector.

From house building to house selling. Britain's biggest estate agent, Countrywide, is currently subject to an agreed £1 billion bid by US private equity firm Apollo. The bid which has been recommended will give shareholders 510p in cash plus and ongoing interest in online property advertising group Rightmove where Countrywide has a 21.5% stake. Countrywide is expected to report profits of more than £100m this week.

Up-market property group Savills should report profits up from £58m to £72m. Savills, which already operates in 10 European and Asian countries, recently opened an office in Russia and is now looking for a suitable operation in North America.