Beam installation marks major milestone in Winchburgh masterplan
SCOTLAND'S largest placemaking project has marked another milestone with work underway to install five concrete beams - each weighing more than 100 tonnes -...
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...
SSEN pledges to deliver over 1,000 homes in the north of Scotland
SSEN Transmission is to deliver over 1,000 new homes in the north of Scotland to accommodate the workforce on its £20 billion Pathway to...
Landmark Dundee railway project complete
CONSTRUCTION work has been completed at the £28.5 million Dundee Railway Station.
The station forms part of Dundee City Council’s regeneration programme and has been tipped...
Scots-based Passivhaus initiative receives funding boost
A new Scottish Passivhaus initiative has received a significant funding boost.
The Mackintosh Environmental Architecture Research Unit (MEARU) at The Glasgow School of Art, together...
Furlough scheme extended and ‘super-deduction’ for investment announced
AN extension of the furlough scheme to the end of September and the introduction of a 'super-deduction' tax policy for capital investments were among...
Nuclear archive facility named Scotland’s best building
NUCLEUS, the Caithness-based national archive facility for the civil nuclear industry, has been crowned the winner of the 2018 RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in...
Top ten: 2019 RIAS Awards winners announced
THE V&A Dundee and Macallan Distillery and Visitor Experience in Speyside were among the ten winners announced at the 2019 RIAS Awards. Other successful projects...
Robertson to build Passivhaus primary school in Perth
PERTH & Kinross Council has approved plans for a new Passivhaus standard primary school, to be built in north Perth.
Robertson Construction Tayside will build...
Two-thirds of public sector planners in Scotland ‘lack capacity to meet demand’
66% of public sector planners in Scotland say their teams lack the capacity to meet demand.
The findings are based on a survey of planners...
Housing market ‘pauses for breath’
DEMAND for new homes in the UK fell slightly in July, the first monthly decline since January 2013, while the supply of new properties coming...
Over 1,800 affordable homes ‘stalled by funding cuts’
OVER 1,800 new affordable homes have been stalled as a result of funding cuts to the affordable housing supply programme (AHSP), Homes for Scotland...
Scotland’s construction industry moves into phase 4 of restart plan
SCOTLAND'S construction industry can move onto phase 4 of its restart plan, the Scottish Government has announced.
Reaching phase 4 of the plan, developed by...
Avant Homes Scotland appoints new area director
STIRLING-based Avant Homes Scotland has appointed Iain Innes as area director.
He joins from housebuilder Dandara and has 40 years’ industry experience. In his new...
Thumbs up for new solar PV and battery training course
THE Energy Training Academy has completed the delivery of its first flagship solar PV and battery training course, with participants said to be 'full...
Draft recovery plan for Scotland’s construction industry launched
A draft recovery plan for Scotland's construction industry has been launched by the Scottish Construction Leadership Forum (CLF).
The blueprint, which has been created collaboratively...
Shortlisted contractors announced for A9 dualling between Tomatin and Moy
TRANSPORT Scotland has announced the shortlist of contractors for the A9 Dualling: Tomatin to Moy project.
Transport minister Fiona Hyslop MSP revealed the shortlisted contractors...
Calls grow for construction sector to avoid costly conflicts
MOVES are afoot to ramp up promotion of early intervention and conflict avoidance techniques to solve construction-related disputes in Scotland.
Martin Burns, head of ADR...
Scottish sites to open doors to public to encourage more people to consider construction...
SIXTEEN Scottish construction sites are poised to open their doors to members of the public for behind the scenes tours as part of a...
Construction of V&A Museum of Design Dundee gathers pace
DUNDEE'S V&A Museum of Design has celebrated a crucial milestone with the completion of the upper floor, revealing for the first time a public area which...
