Balfour Beatty appointed to build new Dunfermline campus for Fife College
BALFOUR Beatty has been appointed to deliver Fife College's new Dunfermline campus, with preparatory work set to begin next month.
Following Scottish Government approval, the...
Story named Rail Supplier of the Year at Scottish Transport Awards
STORY Contracting is celebrating after being crowned Rail Supplier of the Year at the Scottish Transport Awards 2023.
The firm said the accolade recognises the...
Plans submitted for “landmark” Glasgow office development
PLANS have been submitted by Osborne and Co for a 283,000 sq ft Grade A office development in Glasgow city centre.
The firm said the...
RSK completes acquisition of Octavius Infrastructure
RSK Group has completed the acquisition of Octavius Infrastructure from Sullivan Street Partners.
Octavius is a civil engineering and electrification transport infrastructure business, with over...
Scottish architecture firm transitions to Employee Ownership Trust model
ARCHITECTURAL practice jmarchitects has transitioned to employee ownership.
The business is now owned by the 100 employees at its studios in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester, and...
Stewart Milne Group reports rise in profit and turnover
STEWART Milne Group has announced a £36 million increase in turnover and a £12.7 million rise in profit.
The housebuilder hailed a 'strong recovery' in...
RAF Lossiemouth’s £350m upgrade programme completed
THE £350 million programme to upgrade RAF Lossiemouth has been completed following six years of work.
The project came ahead of the arrival of an...
Muir Construction appointed main contractor at £50m Bellshill logistics park
KNIGHT Property Group has appointed Muir Construction as main contractor on the first two phases of its £50 million speculative development at Belgrave Logistics...
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...
Sector brushes off ‘Brexit blues’ as output rises again
UK construction output has continued its recent recovery after increasing by 2.1% in Q3, according to new figures released by the Office of National Statistics...
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...
Plan unveiled for low carbon development in Dunbar
PLANS have been unveiled for a low carbon community at Hallhill, Dunbar.
Designed around The DunBear sculpture, the site is part of the Hallhill development...
Plans submitted for 102-bed Edinburgh New Town hotel
ARTISAN Real Estate has submitted plans to transform a sandstone office building on the edge of Edinburgh’s New Town into a 102-bedroom hotel.
The current...
Scotland’s construction sector is on the ‘front line’ of sustainability
GLASGOW’S hosting of the COP26 climate summit has put Scotland’s construction industry in the ‘shop window’, according to Stephen Good, CEO of Construction Scotland...
Builders call for reassurance in wake of Brexit vote
CONFIDENCE among Scotland's builders has slumped to a three-year low in the wake of the UK's decision to leave the European union, according to...
Scotland gets new “Champion” for expansion of private rented sector
A leading housing industry figure has been appointed Scotland’s private rented sector (PRS) “Champion” to take forward the recommendations of a major research project...
Scottish Government ‘can no longer ignore housing crisis’
HOMES for Scotland has said the Scottish Government can no longer ignore the 'housing crisis' after new figures revealed completions and starts across all...
Construction sector marks Scottish Apprenticeship Week
A number of organisations in the construction industry are marking Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2021, which runs from March 1-5.
Glasgow-based City Building has taken the opportunity...
Construction Scotland launches new strategy for tackling sector’s biggest issues
CONSTRUCTION Scotland has launched a new strategy for the next four years, with the aim of the industry becoming more sustainable, productive, innovative and...
Government urged to act now over cash retentions
THE UK Government has been urged not to kick the thorny issue of cash retentions in the construction industry 'into the long grass'.
Alan Brown...
