Milestone for Scotland’s Schools for the Future Programme
SCOTLAND’S £1.8 billion Schools for the Future Programme has celebrated a major milestone with construction work starting on the 100th new school involved in...
Homes for Scotland Awards winners revealed
THE winners of the Homes for Scotland Awards have been announced. Barratt and David Wilson Homes took the Home Builder of the Year prize,...
HFD Construction appoints Martin Smith as MD
GLASGOW-headquartered HFD Construction, part of HFD Group, has announced the appointment of Martin Smith as its new MD.
Martin joins HFD Construction at a transformational...
Kelpies gallop to victory at Saltire Civil Engineering Awards
THE Helix Development in Falkirk has won the Saltire Society 2014 Civil Engineering Award, presented in association with Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Scotland at...
Scotframe makes senior appointment to target English self-build housing market
SCOTFRAME is targeting a larger slice of the self-build housing market in England after appointing Danny Johnson to the role of business development manager...
£37m Stirling Health & Care Village opens its doors
THE Robertson-built £37m Stirling Health and Care Village has been officially opened.
Scottish Government health secretary Jeane Freeman did the honours at the development, which has been...
Tay cities region to benefit from extra £50m investment
THE Scottish Government has announced an additional £50 million investment in the Tay cities region, £40 million of which will be invested in the...
Edinburgh student developments progress following forward funding deal
PROPERTY development specialist S Harrison has agreed a forward funding deal with Q Investment Partners (QIP) to deliver two major new purpose-built student accommodation...
Housebuilder to unveil ‘timber-rich’ prototype that challenges conventional construction
SCOTTISH housebuilder MAKAR has revealed it is manufacturing an affordable home 'timber-rich' prototype that challenges conventional construction.
As the Scottish Government faces the challenge of...
Pat Munro launches new division after snapping up senior management team
PAT Munro (Alness) has launched a new major projects department after acquiring the majority of the management team from Morrison Infrastructure in Inverness.
The recruitment...
CCG records “most successful” year to date
CCG has recorded a record turnover of more than £144 million - an increase of 6.2%.
The Cambuslang-headquartered construction and manufacturing business revealed pre-tax profit...
Wills Bros Civil Engineering set to secure £152.7m A9 dualling contract
WILLS Bros Civil Engineering is set to be appointed to lead work to dual the A9 between the Tay Crossing and Ballinluig.
Fiona Hyslop, Scottish...
Springfield Properties poised to acquire Tulloch Homes for £56.4 million
SPRINGFIELD Properties has announced the conditional acquisition of Inverness-based housebuilder Tulloch Homes for a net consideration of £56.4 million.
This will be Springfield’s third acquisition...
Kilmarnock set for build of ‘world class’ smart homes
CONSTRUCTION Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) and The Halo Urban Regeneration Company (HALO) have announced a partnership that will bring 'world class' smart homes to...
531-bed Glasgow city centre student complex poised for approval
PLANS for a 531-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) development in Glasgow City Centre look set to be approved.
Glasgow City Council has ‘minded to grant’...
Timber to take leading role in net zero schools
UK schools reportedly rack up a total energy bill of around £543 million each year, responsible for almost half of local authorities’ carbon emissions....
‘Landmark’ Glasgow BTR development completed
BUILD-to-rent (BTR) developer and operator, PLATFORM_, has completed its new 498-home development on Glasgow’s River Clyde waterfront.
The building was constructed by GRAHAM and funded...
White paper highlights need to address ‘hidden costs’ of embodied carbon in new buildings
NEW research published by Anderson Bell Christie (ABC), funded by Scottish Enterprise and Innovate UK, has revealed that the 'hidden costs' of embodied carbon...
Green light for redevelopment of Dundas Street in Edinburgh’s New Town
JOINT venture partners Mactaggart & Mickel Group, Mactaggart Family & Partners, Millard Estates Limited and Rennick have confirmed that their application for the demolition...
Scottish civils sector records rise in workloads
NEW figures released by CECA Scotland have revealed that civils workloads are 'finally' on the rise north of the border.
CECA’s latest Workload Trends Survey...
