Stewart Milne Group predicts improved profits following ‘transitional’ financial year
STEWART Milne Group has revealed its 'strongest ever' level of forward sales and predicted 'greatly improved' trading and profits for the year ahead.
The housebuilder...
Plans unveiled for new 8,000-capacity arena at Straiton
LOTHIAN Leisure Development (LLD) has announced a partnership with Birmingham-based NEC Group to deliver a new 8,000-capacity indoor arena at Straiton, just outside Edinburgh...
‘Election uncertainty to hinder growth prospects’
CONSTRUCTION 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...
Scotland looks to strengthen building standards system
VIEWS are being sought on how the Scottish Government can deliver a strengthened building standards system.
A new building standards compliance plan process is being...
Drones and lasers combine to help improve Scotland’s sewer network
SCOTTISH Water has announced that drones and lasers are being used together for the first time in Britain to improve Scotland’s sewers and help...
Celebration event formally marks opening of £78m Falkirk campus
FORTH Valley College’s (FVC) £78 million Falkirk Campus has been officially opened by Scotland’s further education minister Jamie Hepburn.
The award-winning campus opened its doors...
Former Mactaggart & Mickel Chairman dies on holiday
FORMER Mactaggart & Mickel chairman Derek Mickel has died suddenly while on holiday in Feurteventura.
Tributes have been paid to the 79-year-old Scottish businessman who...
SNIPEF and Warmur team up to deliver hydronics training in Scotland
SNIPEF has announced it is bringing the Hydronics Unlocked course to Scotland through a new partnership with Warmur, a provider of heating and energy...
Recycled brick innovation wins international sustainability award
KENOTEQ'S K-Briq, a brick made from more than 90% construction waste material, has won the public vote in the 2022 Dezeen Sustainability Award.
The product...
CITB invests in courses to fill construction leadership and management ‘gaps’
THE Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has announced that it has awarded contracts worth £10.5 million to four UK-wide training organisations which will provide...
Green light for Passivhaus extension at Trinity Academy
THE City of Edinburgh Council has granted planning permission for a new Passivhaus extension at Trinity Academy. Listed building consent has also been obtained...
Plans launched for build of major data centre in Fife
ILI Group has submitted an application for planning permission in principle for Cato, a proposed 600MW hyperscale data centre near Auchtertool in Fife.
The development...
Civils firm eases road pain
THE contractor appointed to a controversial road project on the banks of Loch Lomond has come up with a proposal to slash the planned...
FMB Scotland calls for builders to have access to Strategic Framework Business Fund
THE Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has called for the Scottish Government’s Strategic Framework Business Fund to be made available to building and construction firms...
A new name for architecture practice as business targets UK-wide expansion
AN Edinburgh-based employee-owned architecture practice is rebranding and targeting a period of growth as it eyes expansion throughout the UK.
Founded in 1994, AMA Studio...
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...
Registration goes live for ScotPlant 2024!
REGISTRATION for ScotPlant 2024 has now opened.
The biggest event of the year for the Scottish construction equipment industry returns to the Royal Highland Centre,...
Paddle power – Infrastructure projects given boost
WORK to revitalise the country’s canals network has gained momentum with a £4.6m boost from the Scottish Government that will accelerate a number of...
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...
Graham turnover rises to £565 million
GRAHAM has posted an increased turnover of £565 million in its year-end results for 2016-17. Pre-tax profit was £16 million.
The group passed the half...
