Bearsden’s new £42.5m leisure centre nears opening
BEARSDEN'S new 'state-of-the-art' leisure centre is set to open its doors on March 6, East Dunbartonshire Council has announced.
McLaughlin & Harvey commenced work on...
Lawyer calls for ‘fast-tracking’ of Glasgow high-end office developments
FAST-tracking and increasing high-end office developments would provide a significant boost to Glasgow's economy, a property specialist has claimed.
Lawyer Clare Wilson, a partner in...
Heriot-Watt’s Dubai campus obtains sustainability award
HERIOT-Watt University's Dubai campus has been awarded gold status by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).
Several factors helped the campus qualify for...
Contractor secures place on Home Group Scotland framework
THE JR Group has announced it has landed a place on Home Group Scotland’s Development Contractors Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) Scotland framework, securing work...
£7.2m redevelopment project underway in Dumfries
THE first phase of major £7.2 million redevelopment at Midsteeple Quarter in Dumfries is underway.
RH Irving Construction is leading the works, which will see...
Robertson honoured for partnership working at national awards
ROBERTSON Facilities Management scooped the Overall Winner title at this year’s PFM Partnership Awards for its work with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service...
Two 19th century Montrose buildings set for ‘bold’ restoration project
TWO 19th century listed-buildings are to be restored as part of a 'bold' project by Montrose Port Authority (MPA).
The B-listed Customs House and Granary...
DM Hall celebrates hat-trick of training successes
A further three surveyors at DM Hall have passed the final professional hurdle of their professional training despite the impact of Covid-19 on their...
Harley Haddow expands with fire engineering acquisition
HARLEY Haddow has expanded its service offering with the acquisition of specialist fire engineering consultancy, Pillar Fire.
Kevin McKeown will head up the new division,...
Work begins on build of £19.9m eco-friendly Perth school
ROBERTSON Construction (Tayside) has commenced work on the £19.9 million build of a new eco-friendly primary school in Perth.
Scheduled to open in 2023, the...
Aluminium solutions help give Glasgow’s historic Meat Market a new lease of life
SENIOR Architectural Systems has provided a trio of products as part of the creation of a new residential scheme located on the former derelict...
Robertson to deliver two-storey BREEAM excellent school
ROBERTSON Group has revealed it will deliver the first school in Wales through WEPCo (Welsh Education Partnership Company) utilising the Welsh Government’s Mutual Investment...
Current retrofit approach ‘misses huge opportunity’
THE current approach to retrofit isn’t going to achieve the scale required, according to Rufus Grantham, co-founder at not-for-profit community interest corporation Living Places.
His...
Drones and lasers combine to help improve Scotland’s sewer network
SCOTTISH Water has announced that drones and lasers are being used together for the first time in Britain to improve Scotland’s sewers and help...
Agile approach holds key to GBSS Civil Engineering growth
GBSS Civil Engineering is embarking on a fresh chapter following the formation of a new management structure at the High Bonnybridge-based firm.
New MD David...
Full-scale log house set to be built with 100-year-old Douglas Fir logs
LOGS the length of a double decker bus, harvested by Forestry Land Scotland (FLS) and supplied to a specialist log cabin builder, are being...
Leisure centre design experience pays off for BakerHicks in Bearsden
BAKERHICKS has provided details of its role in the new £42.5 million Allander Leisure Centre in Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire, which has opened to the...
Aberdeenshire firms up for awards double
TWO Aberdeenshire firms have received recognition after two of their collaborations were named as finalists at a UK-wide self-build housing awards.
Scotframe and Cairnrowan Custom Homes...
Acquisition puts LC Energy in prime position
LC ENERGY, one of the UK’s leading specialists in sustainable wood fuel supply, is set to expand further with the recent acquisition of Ecolyf.
Following...
Peat bog at University of Stirling to support major space project
PEAT has been taken from the site of what will become the Sutherland Spaceport to be recreated into a test bog at the University...
