£66 million “world class” campus unveiled in Glasgow
A new £66m “world-class campus with the wow factor” has been unveiled on the banks of the River Clyde.
City of Glasgow College’s Riverside Campus...
Trio of Scottish projects in contention for top sustainability awards
THREE Scottish projects are in contention for major accolades at the Exemplar Sustainable Buildings Awards 2025.
The awards highlight how the construction industry is innovating...
Innovation Park is testing ground for future homes
Lanarkshire site is finding solutions to challenges faced by the built environment, reports Gary Moug
DEEP in the heart of Lanarkshire, on the site of...
Arch Henderson acquired by international consulting engineering firm
SCOTLAND-based maritime engineering firm Arch Henderson has been acquired by international consulting engineering company Royal HaskoningDHV.
Arch Henderson will retain its brand name in the...
Glasgow architects complete switch to employee ownership
A Glasgow architectural practice whose turnover has risen 30 per cent in the past two years has designs on more growth after becoming employee-owned.
PagePark...
Green light for £150m Newton Mearns development
A new 834-home community for Newton Mearns has been given the green light.
The Maidenhill development, a venture between CALA Homes (West) and Taylor Wimpey...
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...
Retentions: will proposed deposit scheme help to rebuild trust?
By Keith Emmerson, an associate in Gillespie Macandrew LLP’s dispute resolution team, specialising in construction
IN April 2020, I wrote on the Scottish Government’s consultation...
Ellon bricklayer takes top apprentice award
ELLON bricklayer Glen Thomson (22) has scooped the Apprentice of the Year prize at the Scottish Building Apprenticeship and Training Council’s 2016 Apprenticeship Awards.
Glen, who...
Homegrown timber project receives funding boost ahead of COP26 initiative
A project exploring the use of Scottish homegrown timber in construction has secured funding to create a demonstrator home for COP26.
The Transforming Timber initiative...
Creativity championed at Scottish Design Awards
THE winners of the Scottish Design Awards 2023 have been revealed during a ceremony in Glasgow, after more than 120 companies and organisations submitted...
CITB business plan prioritises ‘core’ training and skills needs
CITB has published its 2021/22 business plan and revealed it is underpinned by supporting employers’ core skills and training needs and tackling long-term people and...
Scottish Water announces preferred bidders for multi-billion pound investment
SCOTTISH Water has confirmed the preferred bidders to deliver a multi-billion pound transformation of water and waste infrastructure.
Firms were invited to bid to be...
Robertson named construction partner for children’s support centre in Aberdeen
ROBERTSON Construction Eastern has been appointed to help deliver a dedicated support centre for children with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions and their families in...
Work begins to rejuvenate former Edinburgh hospital site into new homes
A developer has unveiled plans to rejuvenate Edinburgh’s former Royal Hospital for Sick Children, by restoring it into a range of homes.
Square & Crescent...
Work to finally start on 980-home South Queensferry site
CONSTRUCTION is set to get underway at a new 980-home development in South Queensferry that has been ten years in the planning.
Cala announced the...
ACCA make CONNECT110NS
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is to lease new offices at BAM Properties CONNECT110NS development in Glasgow.
The Grade A Office transaction is...
Scottish site manager scoops ‘ultimate award’ in UK housebuilding
TAYLOR Wimpey West Scotland's David McClure has been crowned the overall winner in the large category at the prestigious Pride in the Job Supreme...
Scotland’s Innovation Centre officially launched
THE vital role that innovation has to play in the Scottish construction industry was reinforced by Deputy First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon MSP in Glasgow when...
ISG’s Scottish boss takes on expanded role
ISG's Scotland managing director, Andy McLinden, has been promoted to the newly created role of managing director for Scotland and Northern England.
His remit has...
