Acquisition of £6.5m Dundee industrial estate completed
LISMORE Real Estate Advisors has announced it has advised joint venture partners Chancerygate and JR Capital on the £6.5 million acquisition of G3 Arrol...
Checks reveal ‘Grenfell-type cladding’ used on some Scottish schools
14 local authorities have reported that aluminium composite material cladding – the type said to be used on Grenfell Tower – has been used...
New materials designed to decarbonise road network trialled in North Lanarkshire
NEW materials designed to reduce carbon in the UK road network have been trialled in North Lanarkshire.
North Lanarkshire Council is working with Transport for...
Balfour Beatty earns top marks for packaging innovation at Fife College site
CONSTRUCTION giant Balfour Beatty has been pioneering an innovative packaging solution at its project to build a new facility for Fife College at Dunfermline...
Two ‘major’ Moray projects to be proposed
MORAY Council’s planning committee has received notice of two forthcoming 'major' planning applications.
An extension to the existing Cairdshill Quarry in Keith is being proposed,...
DataVita and CoreWeave to launch AI infrastructure in Scotland
DataVita, a provider of sustainable data centre solutions, is partnering with AI tech specialist CoreWeave to bring to life its new £1.5 billion investment...
New retrofit report highlights ‘biggest opportunity for construction employers this century’
THE Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and TrustMark have published a joint report designed to help the industry prepare for the skills required to...
Procast Group secures £55m contract renewal with North Lanarkshire Council
PROCAST Group has secured a £55 million contract renewal with North Lanarkshire Council to deliver roof and render improvements across the region over the...
Miller Homes looks to continue supporting local causes
MILLER Homes is inviting local causes, charities, and projects across Scotland to apply for its second round of community funding for 2023.
The funding will...
Edinburgh’s historic Granton Station to be restored as creative hub
THE former Edwardian B-listed Granton Station in Edinburgh is to be restored in a £4.75 million project, the City of Edinburgh Council has announced.
Kier...
Construction to begin at landslip-hit road after council demands action
CONSTRUCTION of a new temporary bund along a section of the Old Military Road (OMR) is to begin immediately, Michael Matheson has confirmed.
The Scottish...
Contractor embarks on 100-day fitness challenge
GRAHAM is helping its staff get fit for summer after launching a ‘100 Day Challenge’ initiative.
Introduced as part of the company’s health and wellbeing...
Sustainability: ‘Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good’
CONSISTENT political messaging and simplifying the customer journey are key to accelerating the adoption of heat pumps in Scotland and the rest of the...
Airdrie housing developments complete
TWO newly completed North Lanarkshire Council housing developments in Airdrie are providing an additional 56 homes for residents in the town.
Glenacre Drive, completed by...
Hitachi Energy awarded major SSEN Transmission contracts
HITACHI Energy has secured two major contracts to deliver high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter stations on behalf of SSEN Transmission.
The stations will be built...
Pacific Building hails ‘truly exceptional’ year as high-profile projects gather pace
PACIFIC Building has announced it is powering ahead on numerous project fronts as the company marks the half-way point in a 'hugely successful' year...
New PM urged to prioritise ‘national retrofit plan’ to tackle energy crisis
NEW prime minister Liz Truss has been urged to prioritise a 'national retrofit plan' to make homes more energy efficient to help tackle the...
Part of former Aberdeen school to be transformed into a mosque
PLANS to convert part of a former Aberdeen school into a mosque have been approved by the city's council.
Following its closure as a school,...
Galbraith strengthens Ayr team with new head of sales
PROPERTY and rural management consultancy Galbraith has appointed Natalie Fotheringham as head of sales in the estate agency department in Ayr.
Natalie has 15 years'...
Glasgow school launches business backed construction course
A Glasgow high school is formally launching one of the first private sector backed construction industry Pre-Apprenticeship programmes in Scotland at a special reception later...
