Ellon bricklayer takes top apprentice award
ELLON bricklayer Glen Thomson (22) has scooped the Apprentice of the Year prize at the Scottish Building Apprenticeship and Training Council’s 2016 Apprenticeship Awards.
Glen, who...
Historic Glasgow building set for major refurbishment
ISG has landed a £5 million+ contract to redevelop a historic Glasgow building to bring additional retail and office space to the city.
The project - for London-based...
Plans submitted for new Riccarton community
A planning application has been lodged for a new community at Riccarton, adjacent to Heriot-Watt University.
The proposals for Riccarton Mains Village, lodged by livestock auctioneering...
ISG’s Scottish boss takes on expanded role
ISG's Scotland managing director, Andy McLinden, has been promoted to the newly created role of managing director for Scotland and Northern England.
His remit has...
Saunders Centre secures Best Building prize
PagePark Architects' Saunders Centre in Glasgow has landed the coveted RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award for 2016.
The science and technology building for...
Construction of V&A Museum of Design Dundee gathers pace
DUNDEE'S V&A Museum of Design has celebrated a crucial milestone with the completion of the upper floor, revealing for the first time a public area which...
Edinburgh occupier market ‘resilient’ despite Brexit vote
OFFICE occupier take up in Edinburgh is said to be on course to defy "gloomy" Brexit predictions, according to new statistics by JLL.
The news follows...
New facility allows Scots construction firms to ‘try before they buy’
The Construction Scotland Innovation Centre recently celebrated its second anniversary with a conference in Glasgow, attended by over 300 people. The centre, which seeks...
Robertson Group reports record turnover in landmark year
ROBERTSON Group has announced record trading in its 50th year.
The Stirling-based group infrastructure and construction group delivered turnover of £453 million in the year to March 2016...
Scaffolding training facility opens in Aberdeen
A new "top quality" scaffolding training centre has officially opened in Aberdeen to benefit future scaffolders in the north of the country.
The facility, which has received...
Topping out ceremony marks Aberdeen Art Gallery milestone
THE transformation of Aberdeen Art Gallery has achieved a major milestone with builders reaching the highest point on the building.
A multi-million pound redevelopment is currently...
The fightback begins for the Scottish steel industry
THE "revival" of the Scottish steel industry has started with the reopening of the Dalzell works in Motherwell.
International industrial group, Liberty House, has spent...
Scottish projects boost Kier financial figures
A "strong performance" from Kier Construction Scotland has boosted the Kier Group's latest financial results.
The Group announced revenue of £4.2 billion (up 26% on last...
Balfour Beatty to deliver new Glasgow hospice
BALFOUR Beatty has been appointed the contractor for Glasgow's new Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice at Bellahouston Park.
The first patients will arrive in 2018 at...
Milestone for new Gaelic primary school
A major milestone has been reached in the construction of a new Gaelic primary school in Portree.
Pupils were joined on the site of the new Portree...
Construction conference to debate the biggest issues facing sector
OVER 400 leading figures in the Scottish construction industry will gather in Glasgow today (Tuesday 13 September) to discuss issues including productivity, innovation, procurement and digitisation.
Hosted by...
Scottish market pivotal to Saint-Gobain story
SAINT-GOBAIN has opened a new Scottish Hub to showcase new products and brand innovation, hold key client meetings and give them a facility to...
Robertson Group poised to deliver record results
ROBERTSON Group says it will report a record year of turnover and its strongest ever forward order book in its soon to be published...
SMEs benefit from £1 billion of hub programme works
NEW figures have revealed the value of construction work going through the Scottish 'hub' programme is over £1 billion and supporting thousands of jobs.
Projects...
HVDC Centre brings a spark to Cumbernauld
CONSTRUCTION work has started on a "first of its kind" technology centre in Cumbernauld that will test the use of high voltage direct current (HVDC) on...
