Balfour Beatty bags £35m Perth roads contract
Balfour Beatty will deliver the first phase of the Perth Transport Futures project after securing the £35 million contract.
The firm will create a new junction on the...
Robertson named main contractor for AECC project
Henry Boot Developments and Aberdeen City Council have appointed Robertson Group as main contractor to deliver the new Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre (AECC).
The contract...
Edinburgh hospital delayed after Dunne Group folds
EDINBURGH'S new £150 million Royal Hospital for Sick Children and Department of Clinical Neurosciences looks set to be delayed following the collapse of two construction...
Keltbray launches concrete frame business after Dunne asset acquisition
Keltbray Group has launched a reinforced concrete frame business in the wake of acquiring some of the assets of Bathgate-based Dunne Group, which went into...
Green light for Edinburgh’s marina plans
EDINBURGH could be set for a half-billion pound boost after consent was granted for a a new marina masterplan.
Detailed planning applications for some of...
Keltbray snaps up Dunne assets
Keltbray Group has confirmed it has acquired some of the assets of Dunne Group, which went into administration last month with the loss of...
Remedial works completed on closed Edinburgh schools
ALL 17 Edinburgh schools that were closed earlier this year following the discovery of building defects have reopened ahead of schedule, the City of Edinburgh Council...
New report claims Scotland’s roads need “urgent action”
SCOTLAND'S roads network requires "urgent action" according to a new report from Audit Scotland.
The report claims the proportion of council-maintained roads classed as being...
Breedon gets green light to complete Hope acquisition
THE Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared Breedon Aggregates' £336 million acquisition of Hope Construction Materials.
The takeover had been delayed after the CMA...
CITB reveals latest successful funding bids
TRAININGÂ to kick-start the careers of under-represented groups, a programme to use drones to reduce health and safety risks in roofing and upskilling middle managers...
June UK contract figures show no sign of Brexit impact
The UK construction industry was awarded £6.2 billion worth of contracts in June, according to the latest edition of the Economic & Construction Market...
Planning permission granted for Perth housing regeneration project
Planning permission has been approved for the multi-million pound Muirton housing development in Perth.
Urban Union Ltd, appointed by Caledonia Housing Association, has been granted...
Scottish Government announces planning reform
The Scottish Government will reform the planning sector to help deliver more homes and speed up the planning process, housing and planning minister Kevin...
Historic Edinburgh school set for transformation
An ex-school situated next to Edinburgh’s Royal Mile is to be turned into a luxury boutique hotel and restaurant.
The C-listed Canongate Venture building is to become...
Work begins on multi-million pound Aberdeen conference centre
CONSTRUCTION has started on Aberdeen's new "world class" exhibition and conference centre, which is tipped to bring an extra 31,000 business tourists to 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...
Calls for calm after shock EU verdict
CIVILÂ engineering contractors have called on Government Ministers to "re-establish their commitment" to major national construction projects in the wake of the UK's decision to...
New Waverley development ‘tops out’ on Royal Mile
A ‘Topping Out’ ceremony has been held for the Adagio Aparthotel on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, part of the £150 million New Waverley development.
The 146-apartment aparthotel,...
Slight dip in Scottish construction employment
NEW figures show employment in the Scottish construction fell by 1,000 during the first three months of the year.
The decrease follows four consecutive quarters...
Fresh calls to reverse rates relief changes on empty properties
MAJOR industry bodies have called for changes to rates relief on empty properties to be reversed, following a slump in Scottish industrial construction output.
New...
