Kier appointed to £9.7m Wolfson Building redevelopment
KIER Construction Scotland will deliver the £9.7 million redevelopment of the University of Strathclyde's Wolfson Building.
The work on the six-storey, B-listed building forms part of an...
Scottish schools to receive further £1 billion funding
THE Scottish Government has announced a further £1 billion investment in rebuilding and refurbishing the nation's schools.
The new funding begins in 2021 when the...
Future self-employed migrants face post-Brexit uncertainty
AN immigration law specialist has warned of potential “problems ahead” for the construction sector due to immigration reform not containing any plans for EU...
Scots housebuilders to get access to ‘Five Star Builder’ system
HOUSEBUILDERS operating only in Scotland will now have the chance to join their UK-wide counterparts in the 'Five Star Builder' scheme.
The move was announced...
CCG appointed preferred bidder for Cambuslang development
HUB South West has appointed CCG as preferred bidder for a new 300-home development in Cambuslang.
South Lanarkshire Council announced the East Whitlawburn plans as part of a...
RTPI Scotland urges action over planning resources
THE Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Scotland has urged Cabinet Secretary Derek Mackay to allow local authorities to raise planning fees to cover the...
£10m Tomatin mixed-use development plans approved
HIGHLAND Council has given the green light to proposals for a new £10 million pound hotel and retail/food village at the Tomatin junction on...
Sector brushes off ‘Brexit blues’ as output rises again
UK construction output has continued its recent recovery after increasing by 2.1% in Q3, according to new figures released by the Office of National Statistics...
Construction Scotland launches new strategy for tackling sector’s biggest issues
CONSTRUCTION Scotland has launched a new strategy for the next four years, with the aim of the industry becoming more sustainable, productive, innovative and...
Nuclear archive facility named Scotland’s best building
NUCLEUS, the Caithness-based national archive facility for the civil nuclear industry, has been crowned the winner of the 2018 RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in...
Minister wants clarity on AWPR progress
SCOTLAND’S transport secretary Michael Matheson has requested an 'urgent' meeting with the board members of the contractors delivering the landmark Aberdeen bypass project to...
CECA Scotland unveils “concerning” figures on civils workloads
SCOTTISH civils workloads have fallen for the fourth consecutive quarter with future prospects continuing to “remain weak” according to CECA Scotland.
The “concerning” figures are based...
Turnover and profit rise for Mactaggart & Mickel
MACTAGGART & Mickel Group has reported an 11% rise in both turnover and pre-tax profit.
The results for the year to 30 April 2018 represent...
Budget response: Scots builders want “level playing field”
SCOTLAND'S builders have called for a "level playing field" north of the border after UK Chancellor Philip Hammond, in his Budget speech, announced an...
Report claims Scottish construction firms are growing at slower rate than rest of Britain
SCOTLAND is trailing the rest of Britain when it comes to construction performance, according to new research published by Henderson Loggie, part of the...
Jedburgh Campus project rolls on after achieving financial close
THE new Jedburgh Intergenerational Community Campus project continues to gather pace, having recently achieved financial close.
All project and financial agreements have now been signed...
A9 dualling project set to be lifted to new heights
RAEBURN Drilling and Geotechnical Ltd has been awarded the latest multi-million pound contract on Scotland’s A9 dualling programme.
The remote Slochd summit is included in...
Cruden reports “positive” outlook despite profits dip
THE Cruden Group has reported a slight dip in both turnover and pre-tax profit as part of its audited results up to 31 March 2018.
Group...
CCG recruitment drive helps meet offsite housing demand
CCG has announced the appointment of 35 new employees to its offsite manufacturing business, CCG OSM, to meet growing demand for its timber systems.
CCG...
Balfour Beatty appointed to £500m Scottish civil engineering framework
BALFOUR Beatty has been appointed to a four-year £500 million civil engineering framework for Scotland.
Scape Group, the public sector procurement specialist, said the framework will provide...
