Scottish Water creates building material from waste water grit
SCOTTISH Water and Zero Waste Scotland have partnered to turn grit that is found in the waste water system into a 'valuable' raw building...
Two Fife flats to undergo £4.5m improvement project
TWO Fife Council-owned blocks of flats in Methil are to undergo £4.5 million worth of improvement works.
The work at Swan and Memorial Court comes...
Civil engineering academy launches at HMP Perth
HMP Perth has become the first prison in Scotland to offer a civil engineering training programme for people in custody.
Established by the Civil Engineering...
Concern raised over sustainability of Scottish housing growth
AN industry body has raised concerns over whether Scotland's housing growth can be sustained after research revealed a sharp fall in the number of...
Scots consultancy launches new service to help reduce embodied carbon in construction
CONSTRUCTION consultancy Soben is urging industry-wide improvements to how carbon is calculated and reduced, as the firm launches a new carbon cost management service.
The...
Plans launched for residential build at site of former Mount Florida Bowling Club
NOAH Developments has lodged a planning application for the build of a residential development at the site of the former Mount Florida Bowling Club...
Global acquires majority stake in Aberdeen-based Prism Energy
INVERNESS-headquartered Global has acquired a controlling state in Aberdeen-based Prism Energy.
The project management and controls solutions provider was founded by Andy Sutherland and is...
Muir Homes commits to building more bungalows amid changing demographics
SCOTTISH housebuilder Muir Homes has announced it is 'pivoting' new developments towards providing more bungalows, in the face of changing demographics.
In recent times, the...
Offsite construction is even more vital in ‘new normal’
FORCED entirely online by the Covid-19 pandemic, a new offsite manufacturing training programme has highlighted why the industry may need to further embrace this...
Countesswells plans gather pace with latest milestone
THE new community of Countesswells, near Aberdeen, has been granted approval for a new neighbourhood centre.
Masterplans for the three phases of the 3,000-home community...
Burns & McDonnell to deliver Aberdeenshire substation infrastructure
BURNS & McDonnell has been selected as a preferred bidder by SSEN Transmission to deliver onshore transmission infrastructure across Scotland.
SSEN Transmission's £10 billion framework...
Danish firm to supply turbines for UK’s largest onshore wind farm
VESTAS has been confirmed as the contractor to supply wind turbines for the UK's largest onshore wind farm.
SSE Renewables, the developer behind the £580...
Stirling summer school aims to inspire construction careers
A new summer school in Stirling aims to inspire pupils who are considering a career in the construction industry.
Students attending the Traditional Building Craft Skills...
CITB to stop direct delivery of training as part of radical reform measures
THE Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has announced it is to stop direct delivery of training as part of a series of "really tough decisions"...
Groundforce promotes new engineering director
GROUNDFORCE Shorco has promoted the company's head of UK engineering design, Oliver Smith, to engineering director.
In his new role, he will be responsible for...
Funding boost for Mallaig Harbour overnight ferry berth project
CONSTRUCTION of a new overnight ferry berth at Mallaig Harbour is expected to start this autumn after the Scottish Government committed £6.4 million in...
DM Hall and ASSC renew formal association as ‘partners for business’
CHARTERED surveying business DM Hall has announced it has renewed its formal link with the Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers (ASSC) and has now been...
Hazlehead Academy Campus preparation works to get underway
ROBERTSON Construction is to begin preparation works ahead of its build of the new Hazlehead Academy Campus on behalf of Aberdeen City Council.
The new...
Ten top considerations for a geocellular stormwater tank system
By Mark Caswell, technical manager for water management specialists Graf UK
CORRECT stormwater management is critical to urban planning and infrastructure development because it protects...
Over 200 new homes for Holytown confirmed
TAYLOR Wimpey West Scotland has secured planning permission from North Lanarkshire Council to deliver 222 homes in phase one of Torrance Park in Holytown.
Located on...
