Towering triumph: Scottish construction to the fore in Antarctic build
SCOTLAND is playing a key role in the build of a state-of-the-art communications tower for the British Antarctic Survey (BAS).
The five-year project will see...
Esh Border Construction names new regional director for Scotland
GERARD McMahon has been appointed regional director for Scotland at Esh Border Construction.
He initially joined the Livingston-based business as commercial manager last year and...
First minister officially opens £100m Drumgeith Community Campus and Greenfield Academy
FIRST minister John Swinney has officially opened Dundee City Council’s £100 million Drumgeith Community Campus and Greenfield Academy, delivered by Robertson Construction Tayside.
The facility...
Apex Hotels acquires first Glasgow property
EDINBURGH-based Apex Hotels is to move into the Glasgow market for the first time with the acquisition of Marks Hotel in Glasgow’s Bath Street.
With...
RJ McLeod lands contract for new M9 junction
RJ McLeod has landed a major contract to create a new motorway junction that will open up direct access to the M9 for the...
Glasgow School of Art to be partially dismantled amid fears of collapse
WORK to partially dismantle sections of the fire-hit Glasgow School of Art Mackintosh building is expected to start as a matter of urgency after...
CALA unveils plans for old Fire College site
CALA Management has lodged plans with East Lothian Council for a new brownfield development at Gullane’s former Fire College, following positive local feedback.
The proposals include...
Vision unveiled for £2 billion Edinburgh neighbourhood with scope for 7,000 homes
THE team behind 205 acres of development land in the west of Edinburgh has unveiled its vision for a new neighbourhood with the potential...
Fife-based Donaldson Timber Engineering appoints new MD
JAMES Donaldson & Sons has appointed Luke Roberts as MD for Donaldson Timber Engineering (DTE), succeeding Jonathan Fellingham who has held the role for the...
New milestone marked as A9 Dualling plans progress
TRANSPORT Scotland has announced 'major progress' on plans to dual the A9 with the publication of Made Orders for the stretch of the route...
Trade body expresses concerns about Scotland’s revised planning framework
A housebuilding trade body has claimed that Scotland’s revised national planning framework (NPF4) still fails to adequately recognise the country’s housing 'crisis'.
The framework is...
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...
Scotland’s construction pipeline tool sees increased engagement and support
THE number of projects being submitted by Scotland’s public bodies to the Construction Pipeline Forecast Tool has continued to grow.
50 public bodies are now...
Scaffolding training facility opens in Aberdeen
A new "top quality" scaffolding training centre has officially opened in Aberdeen to benefit future scaffolders in the north of the country.
The facility, which has received...
Scottish Roofing Awards 2023 winners revealed
THE winners of the 2023 Scottish Roofing Awards have been announced at a luncheon in Glasgow.
Eight category winners were revealed, as well as Young...
Local firms poised to benefit from UTG transformation project
DOZENS of companies from across the north east of Scotland have expressed an interest in contributing to the £25.7 million project to transform Aberdeen's...
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...
Social enterprise acquires land to build over 1,300 new homes in Edinburgh
PLACES for People has secured land on the outskirts of Edinburgh to bring forward over 1,300 new homes.
The social enterprise, which supplied over 1,700...
Inverness Airport Station opening marks rail milestone for BAM in Scotland
BAM has marked completion of Inverness Airport Station - the 15th new railway station the firm has delivered in Scotland in 15 years.
Representatives from...
RTPI Scotland backs move to appoint chief planning officers
THE Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Scotland has welcomed a number of agreements reached during the final Holyrood debate on the new Planning (Scotland)...
