Site accommodation specialist invests heavily in Scottish operations

SITE accommodation specialist Portakabin has opened the doors to its expanded Cambuslang base following a £1.75 million investment to create a purpose-built refurbishment and...
Woodmill and St Columba’s RC High School. Image credit: Keith Hunter Photography

Exemplary learning hub offers inspirational environment for Dunfermline pupils

THE architects behind Scotland’s largest Passivhaus building have been hugely encouraged by the early performance of the facility. The new Woodmill and St Columba’s RC...
Montgomerie Park Primary School

New Passivhaus primary school set to open in Irvine

ROBERTSON Construction Central West has completed the new £21 million Montgomerie Park Primary School in Irvine for North Ayrshire Council. The facility - the first...

Green light for £33.8m Perthshire leisure-led development

PLANS for a £33.8 million leisure-led development at West Kinfauns, Perthshire, have been approved by Perth and Kinross Council. Plant hire specialist Morris Leslie, which...

Kier reports £35.5m first-half loss

KIER Group has suffered a £35.5 million drop in profits before tax for the six-month period to 31 December 2018, its latest financial results...

Report highlights success of hub programme across Scotland

THE success of Scotland’s hub Programme has been highlighted in a new report, which confirmed that since being established ten years ago, it has...
New M8 junction opens up Heartlands

New M8 junction opens up Heartlands

One of the largest regeneration projects in Europe, the Heartlands Development at Whitburn, has received a major boost thanks to the completion of a...

£10m Tomatin mixed-use development plans approved

HIGHLAND Council has given the green light to proposals for a new £10 million pound hotel and retail/food village at the Tomatin junction on...

Built environment specialists call for coordinated approach to unlock future vision for Scotland

THE next Scottish Government has been urged to co-ordinate legislation, strategies and funding to help unlock a vision for building sustainable communities. A coalition of...

Plans submitted for “landmark” Glasgow office development

PLANS have been submitted by Osborne and Co for a 283,000 sq ft Grade A office development in Glasgow city centre. The firm said the...

Construction sector continues recent recovery

OUTPUT in the UK construction sector has continued its recent recovery, with the latest ONS statistics showing output rose by 2.9% in the three...

Green light for Dollar’s Academy’s ‘sector-leading’ eco-education building

DOLLAR Academy has been granted planning permission for a 'first of its kind' education building. Clackmannanshire Council has approved plans for the build of a...
Jane Wood

Scotland ‘still nowhere near’ addressing the scale of housing challenge

ONE year on from Scotland declaring a housing emergency, trade body Homes for Scotland has called for the Scottish Government to implement the 'radical...

UK and Scottish governments urged to make growth top priority in upcoming budgets

KEY construction stakeholders have urged the UK and Scottish governments to prioritise growth in the upcoming budgets. UK chancellor Rachel Reeves will deliver the autumn...
Durieshill CGI

Durieshill developers submit updated planning applications for 3000-home village

SPRINGFIELD Properties and Barratt Homes have submitted updated planning applications for the Durieshill development, which will see the creation of a new 3,000-home village...
Handshake over construction documents

Contractors appointed for two major Borders education projects

BAM Construction and Morrison Construction have been appointed to deliver two major new education projects in the Scottish Borders. BAM will be responsible for the...
Carillion has won the bidding race for the first phase of redevelopment at London’s famous Battersea Power Station site.

Carillion shows its power – Company seals Battersea project

Carillion has won the bidding race for the first phase of redevelopment at London’s famous Battersea Power Station site. It was selected as preferred bidder...
Toby Tucker, Scottish Futures Trust

New report highlights investment models to support decarbonisation of Scotland’s social housing

  A new report published by the Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) has highlighted a series of financial models to attract investment into retrofitting Scotland's social...

Cruden Group shows sustainable credentials with new green energy deal

THE Cruden Group has agreed a three-year enhanced green energy supply contract with ScottishPower, which means the firm will buy electricity that comes from...
Innes Smith

Springfield signs £64.2m land sale agreement with Barratt

SPRINGFIELD Properties has signed an agreement with BDW Trading Limited, the principal operating subsidiary of Barratt Redrow plc, for the profitable sale of 2,480...