CITB urges construction firms to help keep ex-Carillion workers in the industry
THE Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has called on firms in the construction sector to provide jobs for redundant Carillion workers and help keep...
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...
Industrial hemp insulation is a natural fit to help meet decarbonisation goals
A Scottish Borders-based insulation manufacturer is on a mission to disrupt the market with a range of products made from industrial hemp plants.
IndiNature was...
Ground investigation work to inform next phase of A83 plans
SOIL Engineering Geoservices has secured a £1.6 million contract for A83 ground investigation work.
As the first phase of the medium-term works to improve the...
£47m Meadowbank Sports Centre officially opens
The new £47 million Meadowbank Sports Centre has officially opened its doors.
Built by GRAHAM, the City of Edinburgh Council said that the 'state-of-the-art' community...
‘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...
Groundworks begin at site of new University Hospital Monklands
LAING O'Rourke has commenced groundworks at the site of what will become the new University Hospital Monklands.
One million cubic metres of earth will be...
UK Government business secretary: ‘vital’ that construction remains open
THE UK Government's business secretary has said that it is 'vital' that construction work continues amidst the Covid-19 pandemic.
The statement came in a letter addressed...
Construction underway at new Glasgow advanced manufacturing site
CONSTRUCTION is underway at three new units at Clyde Gateway East in Glasgow's east end after a Scottish Government minister officially broke ground on...
CALA reveal plans for Waterfront Plaza
CALA Homes has revealed conceptual plans for its proposed ‘Waterfront Plaza’ development on disused land around Ocean Terminal in Leith.
The plans are for between...
SES appointed to £84m University of Glasgow development
SES Engineering Services (SES) has announced it has been appointed by Multiplex to deliver an £84 million project at the University of Glasgow.
The...
£28.7m construction contracts signed for build of Invergowrie facility
THE James Hutton Institute and McLaughlin & Harvey have signed construction contracts worth £28.7 million for the next stage of the redevelopment of the...
Retailer eyes more Scottish sites as part of UK-wide expansion plans
LIDL GB has announced plans to invest half a billion pounds in its expansion, with plans to open more than 40 new stores across...
Housebuilders rewarded for ‘going the extra mile’ at Homes for Scotland Awards 2022
THREE of Scotland’s leading housebuilders picked up headline awards at Homes for Scotland’s (HFS) annual ceremony held in Edinburgh.
Around 1,000 senior industry stakeholders and...
Amey secures £49 million North Lanarkshire highways contract extension
AMEY has announced that North Lanarkshire Council has extended its highways maintenance and management contract for a further three years until June 2024.
The firm...
Keeping clients in the picture
Since launching the first UK franchise of global phenomenon Multivista, Alan Bryant’s East Kilbride-based business has flourished. Gary Moug reports.
FORTUNE, it is said, favours...
Bancon Group ‘paves way’ for growth with four new director appointments
BANCON Group has announced the appointment of four new directors.
Senga Buntrock has joined from the energy sector, while Derek Wann, Ray Turner and Peter...
Plans unveiled for major Passivhaus extension at historic Edinburgh school
PLANS have been launched for the second phase of development at Trinity Academy in the north of Edinburgh.
Both phases were designed by Holmes Miller,...
Precast in the frame for net zero future
A precast concrete approach to constructing the building frame for the UK’s largest ever Passivhaus school has demonstrated the material’s potential for use in...
Landmark wind farm project to help fund 500 new homes
THE UK’s first wind farm to be developed by a housing association as a means of funding new homes for social rental has been launched...
