Artificial surf park developers get green light to build accommodation
THE developer of Scotland’s first artificial surf park has received unanimous support for its planning application from the City of Edinburgh Council to build accommodation...
Springfield ‘delivered objectives’ despite challenging housing market backdrop
SPRINGFIELD Properties has reported a 19.8% drop in revenue to £266.5 million for the financial year ended May 31, with demand impacted by high...
‘Rejuvenated’ Glasgow building lands top refurbished workplace accolade
ONYX in Glasgow city centre has won the British Council of Offices (BCO) Award for Best Refurbished/Recycled Workplace in Scotland.
CEG managed a £5 million...
Balfour Beatty to build landmark Edinburgh city centre concert hall
BALFOUR Beatty has secured a £162 million contract to deliver Edinburgh’s first purpose-built concert hall in over a century.
The contract, awarded by IMPACT Scotland,...
A new name for architecture practice as business targets UK-wide expansion
AN Edinburgh-based employee-owned architecture practice is rebranding and targeting a period of growth as it eyes expansion throughout the UK.
Founded in 1994, AMA Studio...
HSE plans major overhaul of RIDDOR reporting
THE Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched a consultation on plans to overhaul the reporting of injuries, diseases, and dangerous occurrences regulations (RIDDOR).
HSE...
Business minister addresses construction sector’s concerns at SBF lunch
MEMBERS of the Scottish Building Federation (SBF) recently gathered in Glasgow to hear Scotland's business minister Richard Lochhead address the construction industry’s concerns about...
Spring budget: construction industry offers mixed response
THE Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has announced that relaxing immigration rules to address 'chronic' skills shortages in the construction industry are a welcome...
Glasgow firm scoops top energy award
SPV Energy has been named Solar PV Installer of the Year at the Scottish Regional Energy Efficiency & Retrofit Awards.
Commercial director Jim O’Brien, a former...
ICE Scotland Awards winners announced at Glasgow ceremony
THE winners of this year's Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Scotland Awards have been announced at a ceremony in Glasgow.
The event took place as...
9% rise in new apprentices
THE proportion of Scottish construction companies recruiting apprentices is expected to rise by 9% over the next 12 months.
Scottish construction sector given green light to begin restart plan
NICOLA Sturgeon has confirmed that Scotland's construction industry can begin phase one of its restart plan on May 29.
Speaking today (May 28), Scotland's first...
Kier confirms new appointment to senior team
PHIL McDowell has been appointed operations director and joins the board of directors at Kier Construction Scotland and North East.
He joined Kier as a...
Clients urged to start planning for ‘resurgence’ in construction activity
TURNER & Townsend is urging clients to start planning for a 'resurgence' in construction activity, while also revising up its inflation forecasts for the...
Housebuilding must be ‘political priority’ in Scotland
KEY stakeholders from across Scotland's housebuilding sector will come together in Edinburgh today to discuss how to address the country’s housing emergency in the...
Concern as Scottish construction employment falls by 5,000
THE Scottish Building Federation (SBF) has outlined concerns for the future of Scotland's construction sector after figures showed employment in the industry fell by...
Partnership model to drive Keepmoat’s Scottish expansion aspirations
HOUSEBUILDER Keepmoat has told Project Scotland that the company plans to use its partnership model to help drive major expansion plans north of the...
‘Little scope for optimism’ as figures show further drop in civils workloads
NEW figures released by CECA Scotland have revealed that civils workloads north of the border have dropped for the sixth consecutive quarter.
The organisation’s latest Workload Trends Survey for...
Modest rise in UK construction output
THE latest ONS figures have revealed that UK construction output rose by 0.9% in Quarter 2 2018, following a 0.8% fall in the first...
Former Edinburgh school site eyed for student residential development
RESIDENTS in Edinburgh are to have their say on proposals for a new student residential development at the site of the former Tynecastle High...
