Timber industry hosts Scottish Parliament reception to explain sustainability benefits
THE Scottish Timber Trade Association (STTA) brought the timber and wood products industry together at Holyrood for the first time to host a reception...
First Minister breaks ground on Stratheden project
A milestone in the construction of the new £4.4 million Intensive Psychiatric Care Unit (IPCU) at Stratheden Hospital in Cupar was reached when First...
£26.5m Brechin campus starts to take shape
PHASE one of the £26.5 million Brechin Community Campus has been completed.
Pupils have received a tour of the new building, which replaces Brechin High School. The campus...
Planning experts “close” to withdrawing support for new bill
MEMBERS of the Independent Panel tasked by Scottish ministers to review Scotland’s planning system have revealed they are "close" to withdrawing their support for...
ISG to the Four with £8 million refurbishment contract
ISG has secured an £8 million contract for the development of the building formerly known as Edinburgh House.
Knight Property Group bought the building, which will...
Home delivery challenges “getting ever steeper” warns trade body chief exec
The challenges facing those tasked with delivering Scotland’s new homes are "getting ever steeper", the chief executive of trade body Homes for Scotland has...
Hart Builders to deliver 151 homes at historic Leith site
HART Builders is poised to deliver a multi-million pound new housing development on the site of the Edinburgh Roperie and Sailworks Company in Leith.
Following a...
CIOB forms commission to investigate build quality
THE Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has formed a commission of past presidents to investigate build quality in the wake of defects found in...
New report highlights 5G opportunities for Scotland
THE Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) has published a new report outlining the 'substantial' benefits to Scotland of enhanced 4G and 5G capability.
The report, Scotland's digital...
Delivery plan announced for remaining A9 dualling projects
ALMOST half of Perth to Inverness route will be dual carriageway by the end of 2030, Scotland's cabinet secretary for transport has announced.
Mairi McAllan...
Momentum growing over protection of title for electricians
THE campaign for protection of title for electricians has received the backing of the UK's largest union.
Trade body SELECT commissioned a report on the...
Regeneration game gives Ravenscraig a new lease of life
ONE of the largest regeneration projects anywhere in Europe is starting to take shape in Ravenscraig, North Lanarkshire.
More than 30 years after the devastating...
Worker dies after accident at Glasgow construction site
POLICE Scotland have confirmed that a 43-year-old man died yesterday (August 22), after suffering serious injuries at a construction site at St Enoch Centre,...
Coordinated national approach urged to build UK retrofit workforce
A new report published by the National Retrofit Hub has called for 'urgent' government action to address skills shortages, which the organisation described as...
Work officially starts at The Macallan on new distillery
EDRINGTON has marked the official start of works on its iconic new distillery and visitor centre for The Macallan.
The Macallan is one of the core...
New public sector consultancy framework for Scotland to be released
SCAPE Group is to launch its first dedicated consultancy framework for the Scottish public sector.
Accessible to any public sector organisation in Scotland, the scape...
Building engineering sector urged to ‘stand up and speak proudly’ about achievements
AN international business leader has urged the building engineering sector to 'speak proudly' about the industry's role in tackling climate change to help attract...
Stephen Good named Innovation Centre CEO
STEPHEN Good has been appointed CEO of the Construction Scotland Innovation Centre – the £9.5 million project to connect industry and academia to drive innovation...
‘Plug skills gap or growth prospects will be squashed’
PROJECTED growth in the Scottish construction sector of just 0.5% annually over the next five years “doesn’t tell the whole story”.
That’s the view of...
Scotland leading the way on construction apprenticeships
SCOTLAND is leading the way when it comes to construction apprenticeships, with numbers now exceeding pre-pandemic levels.
In an exclusive interview with Project Scotland, Construction...
