£21.5m school tipped for top marks
BAM Construction has started work on the last school to be delivered under the Building Fife’s Future Framework.
Following on from the hugely successful Dunfermline and Auchmuty...
Former Mactaggart & Mickel Chairman dies on holiday
FORMER Mactaggart & Mickel chairman Derek Mickel has died suddenly while on holiday in Feurteventura.
Tributes have been paid to the 79-year-old Scottish businessman who...
Athletes’ Village scoops hat-trick of planning awards
CITY Legacy, the consortium which designed, constructed and delivered the Athletes’ Village has been presented with three planning awards at one of the Scottish Government’s...
Glasgow’s St Enoch Station takes shape
WORK is underway on the eye-catching new entrance canopies for St Enoch Subway Station in Glasgow.
SPT’s main contractor, GRAHAM Construction, has started installation of the...
New powers NOT needed to tackle Scotland’s housing crisis
WITH housing already a devolved matter, there is no need for Scottish politicians to wait on new powers in order to tackle the country’s housing...
£50m A9 dualling shortlist revealed
TRANSPORT Scotland has announced the names of four bidders competing to win the contract to deliver the first A9 dualling scheme between Kincraig and Dalraddy.
The...
Kelpies gallop to victory at Saltire Civil Engineering Awards
THE Helix Development in Falkirk has won the Saltire Society 2014 Civil Engineering Award, presented in association with Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Scotland at...
Kier to deliver £57m schools projects
HUB South West Scotland has appointed Kier Construction to deliver two state-of-the-art secondary schools – one in Troon and one in Ayr - on behalf...
Record profit for Robertson Group
ROBERTSON Group has reported record pre-tax profits of £34.6 million, with group turnover up by 13% and construction sales up 21%.
Turnover rose to £261.3...
Help to Buy in Scotland capped at £250,000
CHANGES to Help to Buy (Scotland) have been announced to support more people to get onto or move up the property ladder.
From October 22, the shared...
Scotland gets new “Champion” for expansion of private rented sector
A leading housing industry figure has been appointed Scotland’s private rented sector (PRS) “Champion” to take forward the recommendations of a major research project...
Breedon Aggregates snaps up Barr Quarries for £21m
Breedon Aggregates has agreed terms with Barr Holdings to purchase Barr Quarries Limited for £20.8m.
Barr Quarries employs approximately 130 people and is headquartered near Cumnock,...
Good is new Innovation Centre CEO
STEPHEN Good has been appointed CEO of the Construction Scotland Innovation Centre – the £9.5 million project to connect industry and academia to drive...
Time for Scotland to focus on the future
WITH the dust settling on the independence referendum result, leading industry figures say the focus should now be on Scotland’s future.
Construction intelligence specialists, Barbour...
Balfour Beatty set for Ayrshire nuclear deal
MAGNOX has appointed Balfour Beatty to deliver the £34m Solid Intermediate Level Waste Encapsulation (SILWE) contract at Hunterston A, a former power station in...
Scotland’s Innovation Centre officially launched
THE vital role that innovation has to play in the Scottish construction industry was reinforced by Deputy First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon MSP in Glasgow when...
Construction pioneer Ray O’Rourke to headline Construction Scotland conference
THE Laing O’Rourke name is synonymous with some of the world’s most iconic construction projects – The London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Park, Canary Wharf,...
Scottish construction bosses ‘cautiously optimistic’ over future prospects
EMPLOYERS in the Scottish construction sector are ‘cautiously optimistic’ about future prospects for the industry as 42% expect to take on more workers over the...
BAM sells CONNECT110NS to Deutsche AWM
BAM Properties has sold its commercial property development CONNECT110Ns in the heart of Glasgow’s premier commercial and retail district to Deutsche Asset & Wealth...
Value of hub community projects up nearly 60%
THE value of community-based projects either under construction or open that are being delivered through the Scotland-wide hub programme has increased 58% during the first...
