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Clients urged to start planning for ‘resurgence’ in construction activity

TURNER & Townsend is urging clients to start planning for a 'resurgence' in construction activity, while also revising up its inflation forecasts for the...

Mixed-use development plans unveiled to complete Glasgow’s Collegelands

INITIAL plans for the final phase of Collegelands in Glasgow have been unveiled. A Proposal of Application Notice (PAN) has been lodged with Glasgow City...

Construction industry must spread the message on apprentices

THE challenge of promoting the benefits of construction apprenticeships to appeal to a wider audience of potential new recruits requires a concerted effort from...

RAAC to ruin: sector must learn lesson that cheap material comes at a cost

Following the news that hundreds of residents in Aberdeen’s Balnagask area are to be relocated after RAAC panels were found in around 500 homes,...

‘Generational’ Ayrshire Hospice project on track for autumn completion

THE project manager on McLaughlin & Harvey’s build of the new Ayrshire Hospice has revealed that the charity’s inspirational work is being used as...

‘Once in a lifetime’ regeneration of Glasgow’s Charing Cross proposed

PLANS for a 'once in a lifetime' regeneration of Glasgow's Charing Cross have taken a step forward with the submission of a new planning...

22 firms appointed to £100m public sector framework in Scotland

22 businesses have secured a place on a £100 million framework for public sector works in Scotland. The works will include the modernisation and improvement of...

Green light for Dandara Living’s City Wharf development in Glasgow

DANDARA Living has been granted planning permission by Glasgow City Council to develop City Wharf, a project comprising apartments and residential amenity, student accommodation...

COWI awarded Pre-FEED contracts for Ayre and Bowdun offshore wind projects

ENGINEERING consulting group COWI has secured a contract from Thistle Wind Partners (TWP), a joint venture involving DEME, Qair and Aspiravi, with a focus...

Regent Property Group unveils plans for Glasgow St Enoch building

REGENT Property Group has struck a deal to bring the UK’s first Radisson Hotel Group & Serviced Apartments to Glasgow. The upscale development will consist...

Scottish Property Awards winners revealed

THE winners of the Scottish Property Awards 2024 have been announced at a ceremony in Glasgow. 600 guests attended the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel for...

Keppie Design becomes employee-owned in firm’s 170th year

GLASGOW-based architecture practice Keppie Design has become the latest company in Scotland to transfer its entire shareholding to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). The...

Hundreds of Aberdeen residents to be relocated following RAAC discovery

AN independent structural engineers' report has recommended that hundreds of residents in Aberdeen's Balnagask area be relocated 'as soon as possible' after RAAC panels...

Parliament reception explores next steps for Scottish Passivhaus equivalent

THE next steps for the proposed Scottish Passivhaus equivalent legislation were discussed at a recent reception at the Scottish Parliament. The event was sponsored by...

Sector-wide survey launches to discover how Contractor Design Portion use can be improved

A survey has been launched to find out how Contractor Design Portion (CDP) can impact more positively on construction quality. Led by the Construction Quality...

Clydeport operator seeks contractors for Hunterston PARC Construction Yard works

MARINE infrastructure contractors are being invited to express their interest in relation to planned upgrades at the Hunterston PARC (Port and Resource Campus) Construction...

Green light for Passivhaus extension at Trinity Academy

THE City of Edinburgh Council has granted planning permission for a new Passivhaus extension at Trinity Academy. Listed building consent has also been obtained...

CMA launches probe into housebuilders over ‘suspected sharing of commercially sensitive information’

THE Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found 'fundamental concerns' in the British housebuilding market and launched an investigation into eight housebuilders 'following evidence...

Civils work due for completion at Grangemouth Energy from Waste facility

ELYSIUM Construction is set to complete civil engineering works for Earls Gate Energy Centre (EGEC), a new Energy from Waste facility in Grangemouth designed...

Full-scale log house set to be built with 100-year-old Douglas Fir logs

LOGS the length of a double decker bus, harvested by Forestry Land Scotland (FLS) and supplied to a specialist log cabin builder, are being...