Robertson completes £48m revamp of historic Edinburgh office
ASSET management giant BlackRock has relocated its Edinburgh office to a new building following a £48 million transformation by Robertson Construction Central East.
Situated on...
Mac Mic Group marks centenary with tartan design competition
AS part of the firm's centenary celebrations, Mac Mic Group has announced a collaboration with The Glasgow School of Art (GSA) on the Mac...
Industry leans towards voting to stay in EU
ONLY 8% of Scottish building employers believe Britain leaving the EU would have a positive impact on their business. Almost one in three believe Brexit would...
RJ McLeod lands contract for new M9 junction
RJ McLeod has landed a major contract to create a new motorway junction that will open up direct access to the M9 for the...
New Scotland-wide campaign highlighting need for more homes launches
A new campaign spearheaded by Homes for Scotland (HFS) has been launched in a bid to highlight the urgency of need for more homes...
Financial close reached on £40m Queensferry High School
FINANCIAL close has been achieved on the new £40 million Queensferry High School, which will be built by Morrison Construction.
The school is being delivered...
Transport Scotland reaffirms commitment to £3 billion A96 dualling project
SCOTTISH ministers have given the go-ahead for completing of the statutory procedures for the project to dual the A96 from Inverness to Nairn.
The work...
Stantec acquires Barton Willmore
STANTEC has has acquired planning and design consultancy, Barton Willmore, in a deal advised on by the GS Verde Group.
The international engineering, design and...
£140m Glasgow office development receives planning approval
GLASGOW City Council has given the green light to a £140 million development in Argyle Street.
Property development and investment company Osborne+Co is behind plans...
Green light for new flats at historic Glasgow school site
GLASGOW city planners have given the green light to demolish all but the façade and a number of architectural features on the B-listed Golfhill...
Outline planning application submitted for £205m Glasgow waterside development
PLANS have been submitted for a new £205 million Glasgow waterside neighbourhood.
A partnership between build-to-rent specialist Moda Living, investor Osborne + Co and MRP,...
Scottish trade body backs Grenfell Inquiry call for ‘urgent change’ in construction sector
SCOTLAND'S largest trade association, SELECT, has echoed the Grenfell Inquiry’s call for regulation and a 'shake-up' of the construction industry.
The body has now called...
North east civils firms join forces to boost apprenticeship opportunities
A number of civil engineering contractors in Scotland’s north east have collaborated to transform opportunities for would-be construction apprentices in the region.
When Rachel O’Donnell...
Engineering consultancy appoints two new managing directors
ENGINEERING consultancy Will Rudd has appointed two new managing directors to lead its Glasgow and Edinburgh offices.
MJ O’Shaughnessy and Gillian Ogilvie have taken on...
Construction sector’s ‘image problem’ must be addressed
THE construction industry faces a “mammoth task” in trying to change public perceptions about the sector and recruit suitably talented individuals to address skills...
A bright future for Scotland’s town and city centres?
A number of leading architectural practices have told Project Scotland their views on what can be done to rejuvenate our town and city centres...
Coordinated national approach urged to build UK retrofit workforce
A new report published by the National Retrofit Hub has called for 'urgent' government action to address skills shortages, which the organisation described as...
Scotland heading for ‘housing catastrophe’
SECTOR body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has claimed Scotland is heading for a 'housing catastrophe' following the latest housing statistics which show continued declines...
Scottish architecture firm transitions to Employee Ownership Trust model
ARCHITECTURAL practice jmarchitects has transitioned to employee ownership.
The business is now owned by the 100 employees at its studios in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester, and...
First minister hints further restrictions may be necessary for non-essential work
NICOLA Sturgeon has noted the Republic of Ireland's shutdown of non-essential construction in today's (January 7) daily Covid-19 briefing and indicated this is the...
