Scottish Budget delivers £5 billion infrastructure boost
THE Scottish Budget has proposed more than £5 billion of capital investment to "grow and modernise" the nation's infrastructure, including a new £50 million Town...
Good is new 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...
SME housebuilding challenges under the spotlight during ‘Awareness Week’
THE challenges faced by SME housebuilders in Scotland and the need for 'urgent' regulatory reform will be under the spotlight this week.
A range of...
Scotland’s construction pipeline tool sees increased engagement and support
THE number of projects being submitted by Scotland’s public bodies to the Construction Pipeline Forecast Tool has continued to grow.
50 public bodies are now...
‘Haute Couture’ in Hannover residential building
Aesthetics are key to stylish residential building
Roermond/Hannover – “The List” is the most highly populated district of Hannover, in the view of many, it...
Scotland’s construction industry enters 2022 with renewed optimism
2021 was one of the most challenging years on record for the Scottish construction industry. Material shortages, soaring price rises, the skills gap, and...
Protection for self-employed workers needed ‘urgently’
THE Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has urged the UK Government to provide more protection for self-employed workers impacted by the coronavirus outbreak.
In a...
Cost of living crisis causes homeowners to shun retrofitting projects
NEW research has found that the cost of living crisis is resulting in UK homeowners shunning home improvement work to instead concentrate spending on...
CCG poised to lead £100 million Wyndford regeneration
CCG (Scotland) has announced it has been awarded preferred tenderer to provide primary contractor services for the £100 million regeneration of Wyndford in Maryhill,...
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...
2,200 jobs go after ISG collapse
Around 2,200 staff have lost their jobs after stricken construction giant ISG's UK operations ceased to trade with immediate effect.
Timothy Graham Vance, Alan Michael...
Estimated completion date for Aurs Road project delayed until spring 2026
EAST Renfrewshire Council has confirmed a revised estimated completion date of spring 2026 for its Aurs Road improvement project.
Work is currently underway to transform...
‘Little scope for optimism’ as figures show further drop in civils workloads
NEW figures released by CECA Scotland have revealed that civils workloads north of the border have dropped for the sixth consecutive quarter.
The organisation’s latest Workload Trends Survey for...
Construction underway in Sutherland on UK mainland’s first vertical launch spaceport
CONSTRUCTION is underway in Sutherland on the build of the UK mainland's first vertical launch spaceport.
The spaceport will be the home spaceport of Forres-based...
Union Technical founders earn top entrepreneurial accolade
THE founders of Glasgow-based energy services firm Union Technical have been named Scottish regional winners at this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year UK...
Consultation on the future of Scottish construction sector extended
THE Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum has announced it is extending its consultation on the future of the sector to the whole Scottish construction...
Landlords urged to ensure compliance ahead of new Repairing Standard guidance
TRADE body SELECT is urging Scotland’s private landlords to ensure their electrical installations are compliant with the new Repairing Standard guidance which comes into...
Springfield submits plans for new Midlothian neighbourhood
SPRINGFIELD Properties has announced it has submitted proposals to create a new sustainable neighbourhood in Midlothian, which could see up to 1,000 homes delivered.
Following...
£1 billion boost for Scottish construction
New figures show output from the Scottish construction industry increased by 10% last year.
Scotland’s new build home completions at highest annual figure since 2008
SCOTLAND has seen the highest annual figure of new build homes being completed since 2008.
There were 23,346 all-sector properties completed in the country in...
