£270m NHS Dumfries and Galloway hospital project achieves financial close
NHS Dumfries and Galloway and High Wood Health, a consortium of Laing O’Rourke and Aberdeen UK Infrastructure Partners (a fund managed by Aberdeen Asset Management),...
Budget offers ‘mixed news’ for UK construction sector
THE UK construction sector has offered a mixed response to chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first budget since Labour’s General Election victory earlier this year.
The rate...
Housebuilder to break £200m turnover barrier
HOUSEBUILDER Springfield Properties has revealed revenue is expected to be approximately £215 million this year, which would be a new record for the group...
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...
Ogilvie promotes trio of senior team members to board roles
OGILVIE Construction has announced three internal promotions of its senior management team to positions on its board.
David Arundel, David Mason and Grier Edmead have...
Former Mactaggart & Mickel Chairman dies on holiday
FORMER Mactaggart & Mickel chairman Derek Mickel has died suddenly while on holiday in Feurteventura.
Tributes have been paid to the 79-year-old Scottish businessman who...
Waste management firm invests in construction and demolition MRF in Renfrewshire
WRC Recycling, a waste management business based in Renfrewshire, has officially opened the doors to a new C&D material recycling facility (MRF) at its...
Delivery plan announced for remaining A9 dualling projects
ALMOST half of Perth to Inverness route will be dual carriageway by the end of 2030, Scotland's cabinet secretary for transport has announced.
Mairi McAllan...
New research forecasts UK will need extra 217,000 construction workers by 2025
THE UK construction industry will require 217,000 additional workers by 2025 to keep up with demand, new research has predicted.
The CITB said construction has...
Scotland earns top marks over Passivhaus progress
SCOTLAND is leading the way in the UK when it comes to embracing the Passivhaus international building standard – particularly in the education sector.
That’s...
New SBF MD sets sights on apprentice affordability and planning delays
APPRENTICESHIP affordability and planning delays have been cited by newly promoted Scottish Building Federation (SBF) MD Paul Mitchell as the two largest areas of...
2023 RIAS Awards winners announced
UNIVERSITY buildings, domestic properties and the new home of Scottish golf are among the winners of the 2023 RIAS Awards.
The national architecture awards celebrate the...
Laying the foundations for new energy centre on outskirts of Glasgow
THE South Clyde Energy Centre on the outskirts of Glasgow is an energy-from-waste facility which will divert up to 350,000 tonnes of residual, non-recyclable...
Financial watchdog to probe Carillion announcements
CARILLION is being investigated by the Financial Conduct Authority over statements issued between December 2016 and July 2017.
The construction giant said it is "cooperating fully"...
Sector must undergo ‘transformation’ to meet environmental goals
THE construction industry must be 'transformed within a generation' to meet 2050 zero carbon target, according to a new report.
The National Federation of Builders’ (NFB) Major...
Plans approved for new £48 million Dumfries High School
HUB South West Scotland will work with Morgan Sindall and Dumfries and Galloway Council to deliver the new £48 million Dumfries High School after...
CITB calls on employers to take on ex-Carillion apprentices
THE Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has called on construction employers to 'rally round' and take on apprentices of fallen construction giant Carillion.
The CITB...
Holyrood committee set to examine Scottish construction sector
THE Scottish construction sector is to be put under the microscope, with the launch of a new Holyrood enquiry.
The Economy, Energy and Fair Work...
Topping out ceremony marks key milestone at Glasgow PBSA site
A topping out ceremony has taken place to mark a major milestone in the construction of a new £38 million purpose-built student accommodation scheme in...
New Prestwick campus delivered to ‘highest quality standards’
HUB South West Scotland has announced it has handed over the new Prestwick Educational Campus project to South Ayrshire Council early and on budget.
Based...
