Pilot project promotes greater use of home-grown timber in Scottish construction industry
A pilot project involving Scottish timber has been tipped to play a key role in reducing the construction industry's carbon footprint.
A consortium comprising of...
Approval granted for £18m Glasgow hotel
MOSAIC Architecture + Design has announced it has secured planning approval to build an £18 million Holiday Inn Pacific Quay hotel on the site...
Consultation helps shape plans for Queensferry site
HOUSEBUILDER CALA has revealed that local community engagement has helped to shape plans for new homes on land made available after the completion of the...
Scottish construction sector should take pride in ‘real wealth of talent’
DOUGLAS Ross has called for an overhaul of Scotland’s ‘cumbersome’ procurement process and outlined his ambitions for bold new infrastructure projects.
Mr Ross, who was...
Work begins on £15m MMIC facility in Renfrewshire
INTERSERVE has started work on the new Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre (MMIC) in Inchinnan, Renfrewshire after securing a £15 million contract with CPI.
The development...
Tillicoultry Quarries poised to buy 14 sites from Breedon
TILLICOULTRY Quarries has agreed the purchase of 14 sites from Breedon Group.
The move follows concerns by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) that Breedon...
Trade body backs consultation findings on cash retentions
THE Specialist Engineering Contractors’ (SEC) Group Scotland has welcomed the results of the Scottish Government's consultation on cash retentions.
The trade body said analysis of...
CITB chief executive to leave role in September 2021
CITB has announced that chief executive Sarah Beale will leave the training body in September next year.
She has given notice of her resignation, having...
Contractor Graham reports rise in profits and revenue
GRAHAM has reported a 16% rise in turnover to £853.3 million in its accounts for the financial year ending March 31, 2020.
The contractor has...
Engineering consultancy appoints two new managing directors
ENGINEERING consultancy Will Rudd has appointed two new managing directors to lead its Glasgow and Edinburgh offices.
MJ O’Shaughnessy and Gillian Ogilvie have taken on...
Scottish civils workloads rebound ‘significantly’ in Q3
CECA Scotland's latest Workload Trends Survey has found that workloads and order books rebounded 'significantly' in Q3 of 2020.
This is in sharp contrast to...
Restoration plans approved for historic Fife mansion
PLANS have been approved to transform the ruins of a former Fife 'palace' back to their former glory.
Leslie House, located in woodland east of...
£161m Aberdeen hospitals construction contract signed
GRAHAM and NHS Grampian have signed a £161 million construction contract in Aberdeen’s Baird Family Hospital and ANCHOR Centre project.
The scheme is the largest project...
Hopes raised for swift rise in apprentices
The CITB’s partnerships director in Scotland is confident that, working with employers, the organisation can help the construction sector get apprentice numbers back up...
Scotland’s construction industry unveils Covid-19 recovery plan
THE Scottish Construction Leadership Forum (CLF) has published a plan for the industry's recovery from the impact of Covid-19.
The plan looks to work towards...
New chair appointed at hub South West
JOHN McClelland CBE has retired from his role as chair of hub South West Scotland and has been succeeded by Dr Willie Mackie, deputy...
Construction milestone for landmark Glasgow commercial development
A major milestone has been reached in the construction of a landmark new commercial development in Glasgow.
Atlantic Square is a £150 million office scheme...
Final phase of East Lothian Community Hospital completed
THE final stage of East Lothian Community Hospital in Haddington has been completed and handed over to NHS Lothian and the East Lothian Health and...
£81.5m deal agreed for 346-apartment BTR scheme in Glasgow
CANDLERIGGS Development 2 Limited, a joint venture between Drum Property Group and Stamford Property Investments, has agreed an £81.5 million deal with Legal &...
Housebuilder positive for the future as Covid delays impact financial results
HOUSEBUILDER Springfield Properties has revealed the impact the Covid-19 lockdown period had on its full-year financial results.
For the year ended 31 May 2020, revenue...
