SME housebuilding challenges under the spotlight during ‘Awareness Week’
THE challenges faced by SME housebuilders in Scotland and the need for 'urgent' regulatory reform will be under the spotlight this week.
A range of...
Work begins on ‘transformational’ Granton Waterfront housing development
WORK is underway on the build of a new affordable housing development in the Granton Waterfront area of Edinburgh.
A ceremonial sod-cutting event took place...
Trio shortlisted for fourth section of the A9 Dualling programme
BALFOUR Beatty Civil Engineering Ltd, Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd, and John Graham Construction Ltd have been shortlisted for the next section of the...
‘Groundbreaking’ East Ayrshire modular development completed 18 weeks early
THE largest modular low-rise, affordable housing development in Scotland has been completed within budget and 18 weeks ahead of schedule.
The £17 million 101-home project...
Network Rail announces up to £1.3 billion contract awards for next five years
FIVE organisations will receive a share of up to £1.3 billion worth of contracts to keep Scotland’s Railway safe and reliable for the next...
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...
Crane infrastructure upgrade project complete at Greenock Ocean Terminal
QUAYSIDE crane rails have been removed and replaced at the Greenock Ocean Terminal as part of a new infrastructure and modernisation project that will...
Turner & Townsend hails ‘excellent’ figures as turnover grows to £1.5 billion
TURNER & Townsend has increased turnover to £1.5 billion and reported 'double-digit growth' across its three core segments of real estate, infrastructure, and energy...
Balfour Beatty confirms award of £185m A9 dualling contract
BALFOUR Beatty has confirmed it has been awarded a £185 million contract by Transport Scotland to dual the A9 between Tomatin and Moy, approximately...
‘Substantial investment’ paves the way for next phase of Ravenscraig regeneration
A Proposal of Application Notice (PAN) has been submitted to North Lanarkshire Council for the extraction and remediation works of 200 acres of land...
Scottish construction activity continues to fall, but outlook is more promising
OVERALL construction activity has continued to decline in Scotland according to new research, albeit at a slower rate than seen in the first quarter...
Hillhouse Group acquires Skene Group Construction Services
AYRSHIRE-based quarry operator Hillhouse Group has acquired Skene Group Construction Services Ltd.
The deal will see Fife-headquartered Skene Group Construction Services brought into Hillhouse Group,...
Easy does it for Fife developer helping to revitalise communities
GLENROTHES-based Easy Living Homes is helping to address Scotland’s housing crisis, with work gathering pace at the firm’s latest 80-home development in the village...
Scotland’s construction sector backed to deliver £1 billion ‘car-lite’ vision
CROSSWIND Developments has revealed its faith in the Scottish construction sector’s ability to deliver and embrace the ambition behind a proposed landmark mixed-use project...
Scotland’s Passivhaus schools teach construction industry important lessons
By Sarah Lewis, research & policy director, Passivhaus Trust
THERE are estimated to be 35 Passivhaus schools currently underway or in the pipeline in Scotland....
Work complete on landmark cladding replacement project in Aberdeen
A block of flats in Aberdeen is the first in Scotland to have dangerous cladding removed and replaced as part of a government pilot...
Record number of empty homes brought back into use across Scotland
A new report has revealed almost 11,000 long-term empty homes have been brought back into use in Scotland since the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership...
Scottish construction quality initiative hits milestone with 100th member
THE Construction Quality Improvement Collaborative (CQIC) has reached a milestone of 100 organisation committing to its quality charter.
Established to improve construction quality across Scotland...
Over 1,800 affordable homes ‘stalled by funding cuts’
OVER 1,800 new affordable homes have been stalled as a result of funding cuts to the affordable housing supply programme (AHSP), Homes for Scotland...
Structural Soils to land £5.5m A83 ground investigation contract
Structural Soils Ltd is set to be awarded a £5.5 million contract to carry out A83 ground investigation work.
As the design work for the...
