Balfour Beatty lands £85m overhead line contract in west of Scotland
BALFOUR Beatty has secured an £85 million contract for the second phase of overhead line works between Port Ann and Crossaig, on behalf of...
£500m Buchanan Wharf regeneration reaches final point
THE team behind Glasgow's £500 million regeneration of Buchanan Wharf is celebrating a major milestone after the final building phase reached practical completion with...
GLM expands in the west with opening of new office and senior appointment
ARCHITECTURE and building surveying practice Gibbon Lawson McKee Limited (GLM) has announced its expansion into the west of Scotland and a focus on commercial...
Plans approved for new Eastwood Leisure Centre
PLANS for a new Eastwood Leisure Centre and theatre have been given the green light by East Renfrewshire councillors.
The new facility will be created...
Drum named company of the year at Scottish Property Awards
THE winners of the 12th annual Scottish Property Awards have been announced at a ceremony in Glasgow.
The competition honours excellence in the real estate...
Thousands of new workers needed to meet industry demands in Scotland
MORE than 10,000 new workers will be required in the Scottish construction sector over the next five years to meet demand, new research has...
New images bring to life Edinburgh’s New Town North project
NEW images have been released revealing how Edinburgh's New Town North will look.
Described as one of the largest regeneration projects to take place in...
Plans progress for build of £3.9 billion AI energy campus in Ravenscraig
CONSULTATION is continuing on plans to develop a £3.9 billion AI energy campus at the former Ravenscraig steelworks site.
The proposals, from renewable energy developer...
Multiplex appointed to major Glasgow city centre office development
OSBORNE+CO has appointed Multiplex to deliver its 270,000 sq ft development on Argyle Street in Glasgow city centre.
Designed by architects Cooper Cromar, the project has...
UK Government’s Building Safety Bill not a ‘quick fix’
By Keith Emmerson, an associate in Gillespie Macandrew LLP's dispute resolution team, specialising in construction
THE Westminster Government published the Building Safety Bill on 5...
Edison Group undertakes major expansion In East Kilbride
EDISON Group, which has invested just short of £2 million to secure and equip new premises in South Lanarkshire, has announced it is rebranding...
Anything goes as city prepares for growth
Planning applications increase after AWPR gets the green light
ABERDEEN is to explore “all options” to fund its major infrastructure programme in the wake of...
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...
‘Ambitious’ mixed-use development proposed for St Andrews site
SCOTSMAN Developments has unveiled proposals for a new mixed-use development at the former Madras College campus on Kilrymont Road in St Andrews.
The college’s former...
Built environment specialists call for coordinated approach to unlock future vision for Scotland
THE next Scottish Government has been urged to co-ordinate legislation, strategies and funding to help unlock a vision for building sustainable communities.
A coalition of...
Scotland’s education buildings sector is a ‘hub’ of activity
THE work of Scotland’s hub organisations working in partnership with local authorities in the development, construction and delivery of education projects in recent years...
The show goes on for Cumbernauld school and theatre project
MORRISON Construction has reached a “major milestone” for its Cumbernauld Academy and Cumbernauld Theatre project.
The £37 million project, which is being undertaken with development...
Callendar Square approved as site for replacement Falkirk Town Hall
FALKIRK Council is set to buy Callendar Square and use the site to build a replacement town hall.
The move follows a council meeting to...
Funding boost brings fresh urgency to Scotland’s cladding crisis
Dan Lowe and Dr Benjamin Ralph from Hollis explain why money alone will not solve cladding issues across Scotland
MORE than eight years after Grenfell...
Urban regeneration specialist plans first Edinburgh venture
URBAN regeneration specialist Kelvin Properties – the firm behind a string of residential developments in Glasgow – has made its first move into Edinburgh...
