Cruden Group shows sustainable credentials with new green energy deal
THE Cruden Group has agreed a three-year enhanced green energy supply contract with ScottishPower, which means the firm will buy electricity that comes from...
£4.5m project tipped to help attract high-profile businesses to Ravenscraig
CONSTRUCTION work is underway on a £4.5 million project to help attract high-profile businesses to Ravenscraig.
The investment will prepare a new development for employers,...
Cairngorm funicular railway to remain out of action this winter
THE Cairngorm Mountain's funicular railway will remain out of action this winter, the Highlands and Islands Enterprise has announced.
A masterplan was launched earlier this...
Proposals submitted for new student residential project on former Tynecastle High site
S1 Developments has lodged plans for a new student accommodation project at Edinburgh's former Tynecastle High School site.
The development has been tipped to regenerate...
Contractor wanted for next phase of £3 billion A9 dualling project
THE procurement process for the most northerly section of the Scottish Government's £3 billion programme to dual the A9 between Perth and Inverness has...
Troon sawmill in recruitment drive after landing new forestry contract
A Troon-based timber processor is set to create 25 new jobs after securing a contract from Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS).
The move supports the...
Balfour Beatty ‘substantially’ increases interim dividend as firm reports half-year results
BALFOUR Beatty has published its half-year financial results, which revealed a slight rise in turnover for the first six months of the year to...
Edinburgh’s George Street and First New Town project progresses
EDINBURGH City Council has announced 'core elements' of a final concept design for transforming the capital's George Street and First New Town (GNT) have...
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...
Materials ‘plight’ is significant threat to construction sector’s recovery
THE dual ‘plight’ of material shortages and price volatility risks negatively impacting the construction sector’s ability to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, senior sector...
Funding boost for Dundee’s Discovery Point transformation plans
PLANS to transform Dundee's Discovery Point have gathered pace after the project secured financial backing from the Scottish Government and the National Lottery Heritage...
Pandemic hits Stewart Milne Group results but firm says ‘exceptional’ trading paves way for...
STEWART Milne Group has hailed an 'exceptional' trading performance over the last ten months despite the pandemic-related challenges, revealing the business is on course...
BAM successfully installs new 1,000-tonne Glasgow bridge overnight
THE main span of a new bridge over the M8 connecting Sighthill and Glasgow city centre has been successfully installed overnight.
The road was closed...
Muir Group hails ‘robust response’ to challenging year
MUIR Group has hailed the firm's 'robust' response to the pandemic-related challenges of the past year after reporting a £1 million profit against a...
‘Sandpit challenge’ calls for suppliers to showcase new solutions to tackle housing challenges
A 'transformational' housebuilding project is calling for new solutions to address some of the current challenges facing the sector.
Advanced Industrialised Methods for the Construction...
Alliance backs Scottish cash retentions reform recommendations
ACTUATE UK, the engineering services sector body, has welcomed recommendations made to the Scottish Government to reform cash retentions practices and protect sub-contractors from...
‘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...
Local community helps shape Queensferry development masterplan
THE masterplan for a new 980-home mixed-use development between the approaches for both of the Forth road crossings has been submitted, after being 'heavily...
CITB and SDS partnership tipped to deliver benefits for both apprentices and employers
THE CITB and Skills Development Scotland have teamed up to enhance partnership working on key areas of the provision of construction skills.
The move has...
Robertson and SEPA form landmark partnership to support green recovery
THE Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and Robertson have agreed a three-year partnership to support the green recovery and help transform construction projects across...
