University of Edinburgh receives national honour for global fire safety team
THE University of Edinburgh has won a Queen Elizabeth Prize for Education in recognition of its Centre for Fire Safety Engineering.
Founded in the early...
Barratt celebrates triple award success
BARRATT West Scotland is celebrating after winning a raft of recent awards.
Two of the firm's site managers - Matt McLaughlin of Mauchline (East Ayrshire) and...
Harley Haddow sustainability expert honoured at CIBSE Symposium
A senior sustainability specialist from Harley Haddow has earned recognition for her 'incredible' research efforts.
Shweta Salvankar, senior building performance and sustainability engineer, received an...
Edinburgh site labourer receives “hero” accolade
A site labourer at Urban Union’s Pennywell development in Edinburgh has been chosen as a Considerate Constructors Scheme Hero.
Scheme Heroes is an initiative that shines...
Civil engineering student honoured for research into design of Covid testing tents
HEPZI Rattray has been named the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Scotland’s Emerging Engineer 2022 after producing a paper on the viability of scaffold...
Saint-Gobain earns Top Employer accolade
SAINT-Gobain UK & Ireland has confirmed the business has been certified as a Top Employer in the UK for the ninth consecutive year, and...
SNIPEF and BPEC partnership tipped to strengthen apprenticeship pathway
THE Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers’ Federation (SNIPEF) has signed a partnership agreement with the British Plumbing Employers Council (BPEC) to rebrand the...
Robertson Group awarded landmark sustainability accolade
ROBERTSON Group has become the first company founded in Scotland to be awarded the Sustainable Markets Initiative’s (SMI) Terra Carta Seal.
The accolade recognises global...
Glasgow expo shows innovation is on the right road
THE latest innovations to benefit road and transport projects were highlighted at the recent Road Expo Scotland event at Glasgow’s SEC.
Over 85 exhibitors were...
Speakers confirmed for first net zero breakfast club networking event
A host of professionals working within the built environment and construction industry with a shared interest in driving sustainability are to come together for...
Housebuilder hails ‘fantastic’ Edinburgh rugby festival
FAMILIES from across Edinburgh and the Lothians turned out 'in force' at the Dalkeith Minis Rugby Festival 2022 on Sunday.
The event, hosted at King's...
National award success for north housebuilding division
BARRATT North Scotland has been awarded two prestigious titles at the leading UK housebuilder’s national awards, beating off stiff competition from 26 divisions across the...
Aberdeen property specialists to tackle vacant office space
ABERDEEN-based SJA Property Group is hosting a one-day seminar in an attempt to fill empty commercial units and drive footfall back into the city.
The...
GMG Energy MD nominated for top Highland business award
MALCOLM Morrison, MD of GMG Energy, a Sutherland-based timber products company and a leading figure in range of other businesses throughout Scotland and England,...
Partnership approach pays off for Findrassie
Pitgaveny and Moray Council have been honoured for a masterplan to create a new neighbourhood on the northern edge of Elgin.
The Findrassie Masterplan came...
Deadline looms for UK Roofing Awards 2024
ENTRIES are being sought for the UK Roofing Awards 2024, with the January 12 deadline now just a week away.
The awards recognise roofing, cladding...
Top ten: 2019 RIAS Awards winners announced
THE V&A Dundee and Macallan Distillery and Visitor Experience in Speyside were among the ten winners announced at the 2019 RIAS Awards. Other successful projects...
Barratt Homes West Scotland raises £18,000 for Shelter Scotland
THE team at Barratt Homes West Scotland raised a whopping £18,679 for Shelter Scotland at its inaugural charity dinner last week.
The event for more than...
CALA site manager in contention for national award
AN Edinburgh-based site manager has been shortlisted for one of the UK housebuilding industry’s top awards.
Neal Toland, former site manager at CALA's Ten Brunswick...
City Building secures Investors in Young People Platinum Award for second year running
CITY Building has secured the prestigious Platinum Award for Investors in Young People (IYP) for the second year running.
The award recognises the organisation's excellence...
