Balfour Beatty secures Scottish Government funding to drive hydrogen retrofit project
BALFOUR Beatty has announced it has become the first construction company to secure funding from the Scottish Government’s Emerging Energies Technology Fund to retrofit...
Beat the heat: professor’s stark warning for Glasgow projects
AN expert in urban overheating has warned that plans for future construction projects in Glasgow must take into account rising temperatures.
Scotland’s largest city has...
CITB’s Strategic Plan aims to help attract thousands more people into Scottish construction sector
SUPPORTING training and retraining, improving productivity, and making it easier to help employers bring in new recruits to the Scottish construction industry have been...
Holyrood committee set to examine Scottish construction sector
THE Scottish construction sector is to be put under the microscope, with the launch of a new Holyrood enquiry.
The Economy, Energy and Fair Work...
Don’t suffer in silence as cost of living crisis rises
THE Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity has told Project Scotland that it expects to see greater demand for its services as the cost of living...
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...
Human error behind Edinburgh hospital delay as new opening date set
THE Scottish Government expects Edinburgh’s problem-hit Royal Hospital for Children and Young People to be in full operation by August of 2020.
Originally due to...
New Highland prison plans a step closer to reality
THE first new prison in the north of Scotland for more than a century has moved a step closer after planning permission in principle...
Passivhaus primary school extension with CLT structure opens in Edinburgh
THE first Passivhaus primary school project in Scotland constructed from cross-laminated timber (CLT) has opened in Edinburgh.
The £3.2 million, two-storey extension to Sciennes Primary...
Scots are left at the starting gate
Industry will continue to struggle as England picks up the pace
THE construction industry in Scotland will be left behind this year as the rest...
Festival of Architecture ‘report card’ hails event a huge success
THE Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has published its final ‘report card’ from the Festival of Architecture 2016, which revealed the year-long event provided...
‘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...
Skilled refugees to boost Scotland’s construction sector talent pool
SKILLED and experienced resettled refugees living in Scotland - who could help tackle the nation’s construction skills shortage issue - are working as fast-food...
‘Election uncertainty to hinder growth prospects’
CONSTRUCTIONÂ output is forecast to increase 5.5% in 2015 according to the latest forecasts from the Construction Products Association; however, growth is expected to slow...
Clow named MD of Bancon’s homes business
ALLAN Clow has been named the new managing director of Bancon Group's homes business.
The group's former finance director will now lead the housebuilding operation as...
Work underway at delayed Newbattle Centre
WORK has finally started on the long-awaited Newbattle Centre in Midlothian.
The community hub and high school, which is being delivered by Midlothian Council's development partner...
ISG secures £20m hotel contracts
ISG has landed two contracts in Edinburgh with a combined value of £20 million.
The firm has been appointed by TH Real Estate to create the country’s newest...
Edinburgh project highlights Balfour Beatty’s roadmap towards ‘zero carbon construction site’
BALFOUR Beatty has launched the company's roadmap towards a zero carbon construction site, demonstrating the 'art of the possible' for the Edinburgh Biomes project...
Health board to pursue legal action against Glasgow hospital contractor
LEGAL action is to be taken by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde against a contractor involved in the construction of the Queen Elizabeth University...
Clinic is Rowling along nicely
KEPPIE Design has completed a clinic built with a donation from Harry Potter author J K Rowling.
The practice handed over the Anne Rowling regenerative...
