Scotframe makes senior appointment to target English self-build housing market
SCOTFRAME is targeting a larger slice of the self-build housing market in England after appointing Danny Johnson to the role of business development manager...
‘Bold decisions’ required to tackle Scotland’s housing shortfall
MORE than 200 stakeholders from across Scotland's housebuilding sector will meet in Edinburgh today (November 15) to discuss how to meet the country’s housing...
BAM secures major contract at St James Quarter’s W Edinburgh
NUVEEN Real Estate has appointed BAM Construction Scotland to deliver the interiors of W Edinburgh at the heart of the £1 billion St James...
V&A Dundee officially opened by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
THE Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have officially opened the BAM-built V&A Dundee.
Their Royal Highnesses visited the new international design museum and met with...
Muir Group announces new contract wins and expands portfolio
MUIR Group has announced a series of new contract wins and developments as the year-end approaches.
Muir Construction has secured repeat build contracts with Abrdn...
Interserve takes stake in £200m deal
INTERSERVE has entered into a joint venture with a landowner to take forward the £200m development of a prime site in Edinburgh. It will...
Plans approved for ‘largest regeneration project of its kind’ in Scotland
PLANS for the 'largest regeneration project of its kind' in Scotland for a new coastal town in Edinburgh have been approved by the city's...
Closing date looms for historic Glasgow site
DEVELOPERS have just over two weeks to submit offers for Glasgow’s historic Jordanhill Campus.
A closing date of Wednesday May 27 has been set for the...
Construction output figures reveal a slight dip in April
MONTHLY UK construction output fell by 0.4% in April 2022 - the first monthly decline seen since October 2021, according to the latest figures...
Timber Skills Action Plan tipped to boost net zero aspirations
TIMBER Development has unveiled a new Timber Skills Action plan in partnership with the HCI Skills Gateway, aimed at equipping the UK construction industry...
Construction Leadership Forum announces new chair
RICHARD Lochhead, minister for small business, innovation, and trade, has been announced as the new chair of the Construction Leadership Forum (CLF) in Scotland.
The...
Tilbury Douglas completes Kirkliston Primary School and Early Learning Centre
TILBURY Douglas has handed over the new Kirkliston Primary School and Early Learning Centre.
Constructed on behalf of the City of Edinburgh Council, the project,...
A9 dualling work to start ahead of schedule
THE first of twelve schemes in the £3 billion A9 dualling programme has been brought forward and a contract worth around £50 million put to...
Scottish Apprenticeship Week ends, but the work must go on
By Michael Ross, chief executive of hub South West Scotland
AS Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2023 comes to a close, our work in devising ways to...
Topping out ceremony marks key milestone at Glasgow PBSA site
A topping out ceremony has taken place to mark a major milestone in the construction of a new £38 million purpose-built student accommodation scheme in...
‘There has never been a more crucial time for utilising timber in construction’
The Donaldson Group announced at the end of 2021 it had entered the timber frame market with the acquisition of Stewart Milne Timber Systems....
‘Uniquely challenging’ scaffold project complete at Stirlingshire water treatment works
JR Scaffold has carried out what it described as a 'uniquely challenging' project at Touch Water Treatment Works near Cambusbarron in Stirlingshire.
The team installed...
22,500 new construction jobs required in Scotland by 2028 to help meet net zero...
NEW research has revealed that 22,500 new construction roles will require to be created in Scotland by 2028 to help meet the Scottish Government's...
First completed building milestone for £300m Candleriggs Square regeneration
A major milestone has been marked in the £300 million regeneration of Candleriggs Square in Glasgow’s Merchant City.
Developed by a joint venture comprising Drum...
Turnover and profit rise for Mactaggart & Mickel
MACTAGGART & Mickel Group has reported an 11% rise in both turnover and pre-tax profit.
The results for the year to 30 April 2018 represent...
