Highland construction firm reveals fresh new identity

HIGHLAND company WGC (Scotland) Ltd has announced it will now be known as Capstone Construction following a rebranding exercise. Founded in 2001, the business was...

Homes for Scotland names new chief executive

NICOLA Barclay has been named the new chief executive of Homes for Scotland (HFS). Nicola, who is currently director of planning for the trade body,...
Lesley Peaty

Scottish businesses appointed to £80m roofing framework

20 roofing and construction businesses - including 11 in Scotland - have been appointed to an £80 million framework to carry out public sector...

Training commitment required to meet Scottish construction’s net zero goals

A new report commissioned by Housing, Construction & Infrastructure (HCI) Skills Gateway has identified training as the main 'barrier' to achieving net zero across...

Norbord Inverness factory investment tops £145m

WOOD panel manufacturer Norbord is to putting a further £35 million into developing its Inverness factory, bringing overall investment in the past two years...

Glasgow’s Smart Canal wins Greatest Contribution to Scotland Award

EUROPE'S first 'smart canal' has won the Greatest Contribution to Scotland award at this year's Scottish Civil Engineering Awards. The North Glasgow Integrated Water Management System gives...

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...

CSIC and SEPA to drive net zero ambitions in construction

CONSTRUCTION Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) have signed a formal agreement to support a sustainable future for the...

Robin Webster named new RIAS president

ROBIN Webster OBE has been elected the next president of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS). He will succeed Stewart Henderson at...
Aftermath of Glasgow Union Corner fire. Image credit: Kunal Tewari Photography / Shutterstock.com

Safety prioritised in Glasgow fire response

FAÇADE retention was ‘impossible’ on Glasgow’s fire-damaged Forsyth House with the charred and water-damaged structure creating perilous conditions for specialist contractors who worked 24/7...
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SSEN Distribution announces contractors to deliver £950m island investment

FIVE contract partners have been announced to deliver an investment of up to £950 million as part of SSEN Distribution's programme to renew and...

Balfour Beatty bags multi-million pound overhead line and cabling works

BALFOUR Beatty has been awarded two contracts for the Beauly to Keith 132kV modernisation programme, totalling around £43.5 million. Both contracts were awarded by Scottish...
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Construction sector will have to wait a while longer ‘before clouds begin to lift’

NEW research from the Construction Products Association (CPA) has revealed more tough times ahead for the UK construction sector. According to the CPA’s Autumn Forecasts,...

Scottish Roofing Awards 2023 winners revealed

THE winners of the 2023 Scottish Roofing Awards have been announced at a luncheon in Glasgow. Eight category winners were revealed, as well as Young...
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Glasgow architects complete switch to employee ownership

A Glasgow architectural practice whose turnover has risen 30 per cent in the past two years has designs on more growth after becoming employee-owned. PagePark...

‘Ambitious’ mixed-use development proposed for St Andrews site

SCOTSMAN Developments has unveiled proposals for a new mixed-use development at the former Madras College campus on Kilrymont Road in St Andrews. The college’s former...
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Brewster Brothers calls for urgent action as fuel crisis hits construction supply chain

BREWSTER Brothers has called for urgent government intervention to address escalating fuel costs and shortages, warning that continued volatility risks undermining business viability and...

Partnership working ‘key’ to tackling Scottish housebuilding challenges

THE importance of collaboration between the housebuilding sector and the Scottish Government was the focus of attention at the recent Homes for Scotland (HFS)...
Lauren Caughey and Kian Morrison are Graduate Engineers at Farrans

Farrans launches graduate recruitment drive

CIVIL engineering and building contractor Farrans Construction has launched its application process for 50 new positions on its graduate programme, with intake dates in...

Government urged to act now over cash retentions

THE UK Government has been urged not to kick the thorny issue of cash retentions in the construction industry 'into the long grass'. Alan Brown...