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...
Transport Scotland to work with construction sector to make contracts more attractive
TRANSPORT Scotland is inviting potential bidders from across the construction sector to provide their views on potential changes it is considering making to its...
Plans submitted for transformative new £2 billion Edinburgh neighbourhood
A planning application has been submitted for a proposed new £2 billion Edinburgh neighbourhood with capacity for 7,000 homes.
West Town Edinburgh Limited, the development...
Leith Tram Sheds open to the public after seven years of construction
FOLLOWING seven years of construction, the final phase of Places for People’s The Engine Yard is now open.
The former tram depot in Leith originally...
Deaconess House redevelopment on track for summer handover
THE first rooms inside the historic Deaconess House site on Edinburgh’s Pleasance have been completed by GRAHAM Construction.
Number of SME housebuilders in Scotland falls to lowest level in 20 years
A new report has revealed that the number of small and medium size (SME) housebuilders in Scotland has fallen to its lowest level in...
‘Groundbreaking’ suicide prevention programme to launch for Scottish construction industry
BARRATT and David Wilson Homes North Scotland has joined forces with SAMH (Scottish Action for Mental Health) to create a new suicide prevention training...
Housebuilder Mactaggart & Mickel posts ‘strong’ set of financial results
MACTAGGART & Mickel has announced a 'strong' set of financial results, with a rise in turnover and double-digit profit result for the fourth year in...
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...
Whitbread gets green light to convert Capital House into 195-bed Premier Inn
WHITBREAD PLC has received confirmation from The City of Edinburgh Council that it has granted planning permission for the conversion of Capital House in...
£200m Glasgow project receives planning consent
A £200 million project to "revitalise" a historic Glasgow site has received planning consent.
The investment partnership behind Get Living PLC confirmed it has secured...
RSE establishes presence in North America
SCOTLAND-based clean water technology company RSE has opened its first American-based office in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The move marks a major milestone in the firm exporting...
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...
Report urges creation of ‘Construction Accord’ to strengthen links between industry and public sector
A report by the Infrastructure Commission for Scotland (ICS) has recommended that an independent specialist body should be given a remit to provide strategic...
NFRC hosts Scottish Parliament reception to mark skills progress
MORE than 130 guests attended a Scottish Parliament reception hosted by the NFRC (National Federation of Roofing Contractors) to celebrate the progress being made...
Scottish construction activity continues to fall, but outlook is more promising
OVERALL construction activity has continued to decline in Scotland according to new research, albeit at a slower rate than seen in the first quarter...
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...
BE-ST secures funding towards mass timber research and policy roadmap
BUILT by Nature has awarded a €219,000 grant to Built Environment–Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) to spearhead research into fire safety in mass timber buildings across...
New Digital Skills Portal launched for planners across Scotland
THE Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and Scottish Government have launched the Digital Skills Portal to improve the confidence of digital skills amongst planners.
The...
Timber industry hosts Scottish Parliament reception to explain sustainability benefits
THE Scottish Timber Trade Association (STTA) brought the timber and wood products industry together at Holyrood for the first time to host a reception...
