Brian Craig named chief executive of hub East Central Scotland
HUB East Central Scotland has appointed Brian Craig as the organisation's new chief executive.
Brian has almost 30 years' experience in commercial management, quantity surveying,...
Robertson completes £48m revamp of historic Edinburgh office
ASSET management giant BlackRock has relocated its Edinburgh office to a new building following a £48 million transformation by Robertson Construction Central East.
Situated on...
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...
Union Technical founders earn top entrepreneurial accolade
THE founders of Glasgow-based energy services firm Union Technical have been named Scottish regional winners at this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year UK...
Plans unveiled for ‘once-in-a-generation’ opportunity to reimagine Glasgow Chinatown
PROPOSALS have been unveiled to transform Glasgow’s Chinatown into a mixed-use neighbourhood and cultural destination.
New City Burnside Ltd – a joint venture between Keltbray...
Autumn budget 2025: Scottish projects receive funding boost
Fife Council welcomed the announcement in the autumn budget statement that Kirkcaldy High Street and seafront will receive £20 million from the Growth Mission...
Scottish construction consultancies announce merger and switch to employee ownership model
REID Mitchell and HD Property Consultants have announced a merger to form a single, integrated construction consultancy providing project management, cost management, building surveying,...
GRAHAM Building secures £142m contract to modernise defence estate in Edinburgh
GRAHAM Building has secured a £142.1 million Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) contract to modernise three defence estate locations in Edinburgh.
The firm will deliver a...
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...
New training programme aims to accelerate timber construction in the UK
THE Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has awarded £430,000 from its Industry Impact Fund to develop a training programme designed to accelerate timber construction...
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...
Double success for Orkney firms at national construction awards
THE Scottish Building Federation (SBF) has hailed two of its Orkney-based members who were recognised at the annual Construction Awards of Excellence held in...
UK and Scottish governments urged to make growth top priority in upcoming budgets
KEY construction stakeholders have urged the UK and Scottish governments to prioritise growth in the upcoming budgets.
UK chancellor Rachel Reeves will deliver the autumn...
ESG targets help to reshape the landscape on outdoor spaces
A leading landscape architect has told Project Scotland that the work carried out by professionals in this field is gaining increasing traction amongst developers...
Landmark Fife College campus tipped to inspire construction students
THE project director behind Balfour Beatty’s build of Scotland’s first net zero higher education building has challenged construction students to take inspiration from the...
RTPI Scotland calls for planning investment to deliver ‘fairer, greener and more prosperous’ nation
THE Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Scotland has launched its 'Planifesto 2026', calling for a long-term investment in the planning system to unlock homes,...
Three contractors in the frame for fifth section of the A9 Dualling Programme
THREE contractors have been shortlisted for construction of the fifth section of the A9 Dualling Programme from Pitlochry to Killiecrankie.
Balfour Beatty, Kier Transportation, and...
Tilbury Douglas breaks ground on Mearns Castle High School project
TILBURY Douglas has officially marked the start of work on the refurbishment and extension of Mearns Castle High School in Newton Mearns.
The project will...
The JR Group confirms plans to return ‘home’ to Govan with new £6 million...
THE JR Group has announced plans to invest £6 million in creating a new headquarters and warehouse complex on Helen Street, Govan.
The move marks...
Granton Waterfront development receives £42m funding boost
SCOTTISH Government funding of up to £42 million is to support the next stage of work at the country's largest low carbon housing development...
