Galliford Try sees group profits leap despite Aberdeen Bypass costs
GALLIFORD TRY has posted a huge surge in group profits, having weathered the storm of Carillion’s collapse and its financial impact on the Aberdeen...
Heritage festival to showcase Scotland as a “global leader” in digital innovation
The programme for a new digital heritage festival – the first of its kind in Scotland – has been unveiled by Historic Environment Scotland...
Be aware of licensing changes, urges environmental body
THE Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has urged the construction industry to be fully aware of new licensing requirements that will soon come into...
New recycling centre a ‘game-changer’ for Scotland’s construction sector
THE largest recycling plant of its kind in the UK is being launched in Livingston by Brewster Bros, with the aim of “shaping the...
£10m distillery included in Pacific Quay planning application
DRUM Property Group has submitted a planning application for a £30 million mixed-use development at Glasgow's Pacific Quay.
The business is working with Scottish Enterprise...
Modest rise in UK construction output
THE latest ONS figures have revealed that UK construction output rose by 0.9% in Quarter 2 2018, following a 0.8% fall in the first...
£1.3 billion City Deal given green light
THE £1.3 billion Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal is to be formally signed off by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
The deal seeks...
Civils contractors call for “urgent action” to arrest infrastructure slide in Scotland
"URGENT action" is required to halt a slide in Scottish infrastructure work, according to the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA).
Results from the organisation's quarterly...
Images show progress of Mackintosh building dismantling works
THE Glasgow School of Art (GSA) has released photographs highlighting the progress being made to dismantle dangerous parts of the fire-ravaged Mackintosh Building.
Top sections to...
Barclays’ Glasgow plans to kick-start massive construction project
ONE of Scotland's largest construction projects is set to go ahead after Barclays announced it is to build a new campus in Glasgow tipped...
Trade body calls for construction regulator to end late payment misery
THE Scottish Government has been urged to appoint a construction regulator to help protect SMEs on the issue of late payments.
The call has been...
Robertson sees turnover surge by a quarter
CONTRACTOR Robertson anticipates turnover growth of 25% for this year, which it has attributed to a number of high-profile projects and a strong client...
Work begins to dismantle sections of Mackintosh building
WORK is underway to dismantle dangerous sections of the Glasgow School of Art's Mackintosh Library following the recent fire at the historic site.
Glasgow-based structural...
Latest output figures show signs of sector recovery
THE latest ONS statistics have shown signs of recovery in the UK construction sector following a tough start to 2018.
Construction output continued its decline...
Landmark Dundee railway project complete
CONSTRUCTION work has been completed at the £28.5 million Dundee Railway Station.
The station forms part of Dundee City Council’s regeneration programme and has been tipped...
Jobs go as north east firms enter administration
HUNTLY-based Deveron Homes and Deveron Construction have entered administration after "market conditions and contract delays" caused the businesses to cease trading.
Five of the firms'...
New Edinburgh-based UK Government hub reaches major milestone
A topping out ceremony has marked a major milestone in the new UK Government hub planned for New Waverley in Edinburgh.
Some 2,900 civil service...
Streamlined CITB seeks new head office as part of reform plans
THE CITB has announced it is on the lookout for a new head office in Peterborough following calls from the construction sector for radical reform...
Dismantling of fire-hit Mackintosh Building to start “as soon as possible”
WORK to begin dismantling the south façade of the fire-hit Glasgow School of Art’s Mackintosh Building will start "as soon as possible", a statement from...
Kier and Glasgow School of Art restoration contract to end “with immediate effect”
THE Glasgow School of Art and Kier Construction have confirmed they have jointly concluded to end the current contract for the Mackintosh Building restoration...
