Public to have a say in Craigforth Campus transformation plans

PLANS have been revealed for a major investment programme to redevelop Craigforth Campus in Stirling. Ambassador Group has announced details of two online public consultation...

Edinburgh hospital delayed after Dunne Group folds

EDINBURGH'S new £150 million Royal Hospital for Sick Children and Department of Clinical Neurosciences looks set to be delayed following the collapse of two construction...

Milestone for Scotland’s Schools for the Future Programme

SCOTLAND’S £1.8 billion Schools for the Future Programme has celebrated a major milestone with construction work starting on the 100th new school involved in...

£161m Aberdeen hospitals construction contract signed

GRAHAM and NHS Grampian have signed a £161 million construction contract in Aberdeen’s Baird Family Hospital and ANCHOR Centre project. The scheme is the largest project...
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Boost for builders’ workloads but major challenges remain

NEW research has highlighted a 'continued upward trend' in the repair, maintenance, and improvement (RMI) building work in Q2 this year. The findings were revealed...

Green light for new national leisure destination on the Pentland Hills

SMITH Scott Mullan Associates has announced that its plans for Destination Hillend, a new multi-activity national leisure destination on the Pentland Hills has been...
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Network Rail announces up to £1.3 billion contract awards for next five years

FIVE organisations will receive a share of up to £1.3 billion worth of contracts to keep Scotland’s Railway safe and reliable for the next...

Final Queensferry Crossing deck to be placed

The final section of deck on the Queensferry Crossing is to be lifted into place. It is the last of the bridge’s 122 deck sections...
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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...

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...

CIOB forms commission to investigate build quality

THE Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has formed a commission of past presidents to investigate build quality in the wake of defects found in...

£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...

Full steam ahead for £116m Levenmouth rail project

A senior project manager on the £116 million Levenmouth rail project has told of the team’s ‘pleasant surprise’ at the condition of 19th century...
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Scotland’s Innovation Centre officially launched

THE vital role that innovation has to play in the Scottish construction industry was reinforced by Deputy First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon MSP in Glasgow when...

Streamlined CITB seeks new head office as part of reform plans

THE CITB has announced it is on the lookout for a new head office in Peterborough following calls from the construction sector for radical reform...

BAM bags Edinburgh Airport expansion project

BAM Construction has been appointed to deliver the first phase of Edinburgh Airport’s Terminal Expansion Project (TEP). Once completed, TEP will provide new domestic and...
After completing the Advocate’s Close property, Motel One is looking to a second opening, on Princes Street.

German hotel firm makes a Close call for first site in UK

THE first stage of a £45m redevelopment project in Edinburgh has been marked with the handover of a 208-room hotel to a German group. The...

Aberdeenshire timber frame manufacturer hails ‘incredible’ new business wins

ABERDEENSHIRE-based Kirkwood Timber Frame has announced the firm has secured £12 million worth of new business in its first year. Having launched to the external...

“Single vision” needed to attract fresh talent

The CITB’s strategic partnerships director for Scotland has called on the construction sector to adopt a “single vision” to help attract more youngsters into...
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Construction sector warned to prepare for ‘sustained’ price pressures

TURNER & Townsend has warned that the construction sector should prepare for the possibility of 'sustained price pressures'. The firm's latest UK Market Intelligence Report...