Balfour Beatty transformation plan on target
BALFOUR Beatty group chief executive Leo Quinn has said the actions taken by the business over the past two years have been necessary to "lay...
Glasgow School of Art to be partially dismantled amid fears of collapse
WORK to partially dismantle sections of the fire-hit Glasgow School of Art Mackintosh building is expected to start as a matter of urgency after...
Referendum ‘No’ vote lifts uncertainty for businesses
WALTER Boettcher, director of research and forecasting with Colliers International, says that irrespective of personal views, the "No" vote in the Scottish independence referendum has...
Training specialist calls for construction to be taught in schools
A construction training manager has called for an optional construction class to be added to the school curriculum to help promote careers in the...
HFS calls for ‘urgent review’ of frameworks and policies impacting Scottish housing delivery
SECTOR body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has called for Scottish Government intervention to reverse the decline in all tenure housing delivery.
The move follows official...
New Waverley development ‘tops out’ on Royal Mile
A ‘Topping Out’ ceremony has been held for the Adagio Aparthotel on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, part of the £150 million New Waverley development.
The 146-apartment aparthotel,...
Scottish construction industry primed for Phase 3 of restart
SCOTLAND'S construction sector has been given the green light to move to Phase 3 of its restart plan on Monday June 22.
First minister Nicola...
Giraffe sticks its neck out
Leading restaurant and café chain Giraffe has been confirmed as the first occupier for 1 West Regent Street.
Build of ‘world class’ research and learning facility in Edinburgh reaches highest point
THE build of a 'world class' research and teaching facility at the Edinburgh BioQuarter has reached its highest point.
Being built by McLaughlin & Harvey,...
Housing developers to work with Scottish Government on fixing cladding issues
THE Scottish Government has confirmed that some of the country's largest housing developers have agreed to work with it to address cladding issues.
Holyrood said...
Balfour Beatty poised for year of ‘profitable managed growth’
BALFOUR Beatty has provided a trading update in which it states the business is 'on track' to deliver 'profitable managed growth'.
The contractor expects full...
Robertson Construction Northern appoints new MD
IAN Phillips has been appointed as the new MD of Robertson Construction Northern following the retirement Frank Reid.
With over three decades of experience in...
Political support grows for campaign to regulate electrical industry
Support is growing for SELECT'S campaign for recognition of electricians as a profession after four more politicians backed the plans.
Construction careers highlighted during Scottish Apprenticeship Week
THE construction and demolition industries have marked Scottish Apprenticeship Week by raising awareness of career opportunities at a school careers event in Glasgow.
60 students...
Developer submits revised plans for City Wharf development in Glasgow
DANDARA Living has submitted a revised planning application for its proposed City Wharf development at Anderston Quay in Glasgow.
Located on a derelict site overlooking...
Green light for new Clackmannanshire wellbeing hub and school
PLANS have been approved for a new wellbeing hub and school in Clackmannanshire.
Robertson Construction Central East will be the main contractor on the project,...
£36m Garnock Community Campus set to open
THE £36 million Garnock Community Campus, which will cater for 1,500 students, has been formally handed over to North Ayrshire Council ahead of its...
Task force established to secure future of construction Modern Apprenticeships in Scotland
A task force has been established to minimise the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on construction Modern Apprentices (MA) in Scotland.
CITB Scotland, along with...
Alan Gordon elected to senior partner role at DM Hall
ALAN Gordon has been elected to the role of senior partner at DM Hall.
Formerly principal commercial partner at the chartered surveying business, he succeeds...
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...
