£4.5m project tipped to help attract high-profile businesses to Ravenscraig
CONSTRUCTION work is underway on a £4.5 million project to help attract high-profile businesses to Ravenscraig.
The investment will prepare a new development for employers,...
Homes for Scotland announces 2022 awards shortlist
HOMES for Scotland (HFS) has announced the shortlist for its 2022 awards programme.
With last year seeing an amalgamated 2020/21 shortlist and virtual awards due...
Robertson named main contractor for AECC project
Henry Boot Developments and Aberdeen City Council have appointed Robertson Group as main contractor to deliver the new Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre (AECC).
The contract...
Housebuilder breaks £100 million revenue barrier for first time
SPRINGFIELD Properties has achieved its highest ever turnover, with revenue increasing 22% to £111 million.
The Elgin-based housebuilder's financial results for the year ended 31 May...
No bridge too far: Govan – Partick structure beats storms to cross Europe
FARRANS’ decision to have the main span of the landmark Govan – Partick Bridge built entirely offsite is continuing to pay off, following the...
Irish firms bag major A9 dualling deal
A joint venture between Irish firms Wills Bros Civil Engineering and John Paul Construction is set to land the first major contract on the A9...
Covid-19: We’re all in this together
THE construction industry has reacted with trademark determination and resilience in the face of the Covid-19 outbreak.
With most non-essential sites closing - at...
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...
Plans submitted to offer ‘new lease of life’ to iconic Glasgow building
MOSAIC Architecture + Design has applied for planning permission to convert the former Teacher building in Glasgow's St Enoch Square into a whisky-themed bar...
Covid hits BAM revenues but pre-tax profit increases
BAM Construct UK has published its financial results for 2020, which revealed revenues across the design, construction, facilities management and property development businesses reduced...
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...
Momentum is growing for mandatory licensing scheme for builders
MOMENTUM is growing for a mandatory licensing scheme for building contractors.
The Federation of Master Builders (FMB), which has long campaigned for the introduction of...
New milestone for “extraordinary” £68m Barony Campus
SCOTLAND'S Deputy First Minister John Swinney has laid the foundation stone for the "extraordinary" £68 million Barony Campus in Cumnock, East Ayrshire.
The campus, which is...
SMEs benefit from £1 billion of hub programme works
NEW figures have revealed the value of construction work going through the Scottish 'hub' programme is over £1 billion and supporting thousands of jobs.
Projects...
High-tech golf experience set to tee off following ‘complex’ site works
A new high-tech golfing experience is set to open in Rutherglen on Friday 16 December following the completion of core civil and structural services...
Temporary crossing to be connected on Kincardine Bridge project
A temporary bridge is to be connected that will carry traffic during the demolition and reconstruction of Kincardine Bridge's substandard southern piled viaduct.
The temporary...
Hart Builders to rebrand as Cruden Group looks to align construction divisions
HART Builders is set to be rebranded as Cruden Building as part of the Cruden Group's plans to align its construction businesses.
Established in 1954...
£28.7m construction contracts signed for build of Invergowrie facility
THE James Hutton Institute and McLaughlin & Harvey have signed construction contracts worth £28.7 million for the next stage of the redevelopment of the...
Farrans launches graduate recruitment drive
CIVIL engineering and building contractor Farrans Construction has launched its application process for 50 new positions on its graduate programme, with intake dates in...
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...
