Financial close achieved on £72m Glasgow east end health and care centre

CONSTRUCTION will start imminently on a new £72 million health and care centre in Glasgow's east end after financial close was achieved. hub West Scotland...

Management buyout of City Access Scaffolding completed

CITY Access Scaffolding has announced the successful completion of a management buyout of the company. Original co-founder, Mark Skinner, alongside fellow directors, Ryan Scott and...

Award approval sought for Newhaven trams project

CITY of Edinburgh councillors will be asked to approve the award of separate contracts for the potential Trams to Newhaven project this week. The Finance...

Trade body calls for more smaller housebuilders to help solve homes “deficit”

TRADE body Homes for Scotland has called for an increase in the number of smaller housebuilders to help solve the nation's housing "crisis". The organisation...

Construction stats “no immediate cause for concern”

THE latest ONS Output in the Construction Industry figures show a slight dip in May compared with the previous month - but industry experts...

CITB reaffirms vision for the future

THE Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has “reaffirmed its commitment” to its Vision 2020 programme, which aims to modernise and repurpose the organisation. The CITB...

Muir Group sees rise in turnover but a dip in profits

CONTRACTOR, housebuilder and property developer Muir Group has reported a 39% increase in turnover in the last year. However, profits have taken a slight...
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Construction sector sets out key election priorities

SKILLS shortages, regulatory stability, infrastructure investment, and the promotion of greener construction initiatives are among the most pressing concerns raised by construction industry stakeholders...
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RICS calls for clarity over restarting the Scottish house buying process

RICS has urged the Scottish Government to provide clarity over the restarting of the house buying and selling process. The organisation said a survey of...

Clyde Gateway to resume £150m worth of construction work

CLYDE Gateway is preparing for a 'massive' surge in activity as construction restarts across Glasgow's east end regeneration area. The development and investment organisation said...

Cairngorm Mountain funicular railway back in action following ‘complex’ civils work

THE Cairngorm Mountain's funicular railway is back in action following completion of repair works in what has been described as one of Scotland's 'most...

7N Architects launches Employee Ownership Trust

EDINBURGH-based 7N Architects has set up an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) with owner and founding director Ewan Anderson transferring 100% of his total shareholding...

UCATT delegates vote for Unite merger

CONSTRUCTION union UCATT has announced it is to merge with Unite, following a "full, frank and passionate debate about the union's future". Delegates voted in...

Historic Edinburgh business acquired by A. Lamb Associates

CUMBRIA-headquartered A. Lamb Associates (ALA), a quantity surveying and commercial consultancy, has completed the acquisition of Morham + Brotchie Ltd (M+B), a quantity surveying...

Balfour Beatty to deliver £25.7 million Union Terrace Gardens ‘transformation’

BALFOUR Beatty has been chosen to lead the transformation of Union Terrace Gardens (UTG) by Aberdeen City Council. The project will turn the Victorian park into...

Ground investigation work to inform next phase of A83 plans

SOIL Engineering Geoservices has secured a £1.6 million contract for A83 ground investigation work. As the first phase of the medium-term works to improve the...

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...

£26.5m Brechin campus starts to take shape

PHASE one of the £26.5 million Brechin Community Campus has been completed. Pupils have received a tour of the new building, which replaces Brechin High School. The campus...

£21.5m school tipped for top marks

BAM Construction has started work on the last school to be delivered under the Building Fife’s Future Framework. Following on from the hugely successful Dunfermline and Auchmuty...
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Images bring to life Sauchiehall Street student accommodation proposals

NEW images illustrating proposals for the site of the former ABC building on Glasgow's Sauchiehall Street have been unveiled. A planning application by Vita Group...