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...

Former Edinburgh school site eyed for student residential development

RESIDENTS in Edinburgh are to have their say on proposals for a new student residential development at the site of the former Tynecastle High...

Strategic partnership aims to accelerate retrofit in Scotland

ENVIRONMENTAL charity Changeworks has signed a partnership agreement with Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) with the aim of accelerating and improving retrofit in...
Ecosystems Technologies' mass timber project using cross-laminated timber, glue-laminated timber and nail-laminated timber.

BE-ST secures funding towards mass timber research and policy roadmap

BUILT by Nature has awarded a €219,000 grant to Built Environment–Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) to spearhead research into fire safety in mass timber buildings across...

McLaughlin & Harvey appointed to start construction work at ‘landmark’ Glasgow project

MCLAUGHLIN & Harvey has been appointed to start construction works for the 33 Cadogan Street office development in Glasgow, formerly known as The Grid. Property...

Faults found in 19 Edinburgh public buildings

19 Edinburgh public buildings were found to have similar faults to those found in Oxgangs Primary School, a new report has found. The Accounts Commission...
Mac Mic Centenary Tartan Project. Image credit: Alan McAteer

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...

£30m Aberdeen Art Gallery project delayed

ABERDEEN City Council has revealed that the construction schedule for the £30 million redevelopment of Aberdeen Art Gallery is to be extended. The council said main...

New images bring to life Edinburgh’s New Town North project

NEW images have been released revealing how Edinburgh's New Town North will look. Described as one of the largest regeneration projects to take place in...
Grahame Barn

Scottish civils optimism at ‘six-year high’

CECA Scotland has revealed optimism within Scotland's civil engineering sector is at a six-year high as infrastructure 'stands ready' to deliver a jobs-led recovery. However,...

SMTS rebrands to Donaldson Timber Systems following acquisition

DONALDSON Timber Systems (DTS) has been confirmed as the new brand of the business formerly known as Stewart Milne Timber Systems (SMTS). The move follows...

£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...

New report claims Scotland’s roads need “urgent action”

SCOTLAND'S roads network requires "urgent action" according to a new report from Audit Scotland. The report claims the proportion of council-maintained roads classed as being...
L-R: Elliot Robertson, Sir Bill Robertson, John Watson

Robertson appoints new chairman as founder steps back from daily involvement

ROBERTSON Group has announced the appointment of John Watson as chairman, succeeding founder Sir Bill Robertson who has chosen to step back from daily...

Dairy giant urges Scottish Government to back “transformational” planning application

GRAHAM'S The Family Dairy has urged the Scottish Government to approve a planning application for the Airthrey Green development in Stirling, which includes 600...

£500m Buchanan Wharf regeneration reaches final point

THE team behind Glasgow's £500 million regeneration of Buchanan Wharf is celebrating a major milestone after the final building phase reached practical completion with...
Sandra Purves and Elaine C Smith

ICE Scotland Awards winners announced at Glasgow ceremony

THE winners of this year's Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Scotland Awards have been announced at a ceremony in Glasgow. The event took place as...
Construction work begins

Work begins on fourth section of A9 Dualling programme

CONSTRUCTION work has commenced on the fourth section of the A9 Dualling programme at the Tay Crossing to Ballinluig. The opening of the site compound...

Kier to develop vibrant new community and small business hub

HUB South West has appointed Kier Construction to develop a new £7.9m enterprise centre – a community and small business hub – in Cumbernauld, on...
Coatsbrae, Paisley

Partnership model to drive Keepmoat’s Scottish expansion aspirations

HOUSEBUILDER Keepmoat has told Project Scotland that the company plans to use its partnership model to help drive major expansion plans north of the...