Firefighters visit Bridge of Don housebuilding site as part of training exercise
AN Aberdeen housebuilder recently welcomed a team from Scottish Fire & Rescue Service (SFRS) for a guided tour as part of routine training, ensuring...
Housebuilder celebrates trio of award nominations
FALKIRK-based housebuilder Ochilview Developments is celebrating after three shortlistings in the Herald Property Awards for Scotland 2021.
Two of its nominations are in the Best...
Securing the future of our industry
By Alan Burns, Divisions Manager for City Building
There have been reports for some time of a skills gap in the construction industry where talents...
Scottish Government pledges £20m to speed up cladding remediation
THE Scottish Government has announced further funding of £20 million to speed up actions to make the country's buildings safe from dangerous cladding.
Publishing update...
Aberdeen City Council projects to bring opportunities for local firms
OPPORTUNITIES to secure contracts as part of a multi-million pound series of Aberdeen City Council projects are to be showcased today (September 20).
The local...
GRAHAM reinforces commitment to Scotland’s next generation of construction workers
GRAHAM has pledged to support Scottish youngsters in establishing a career in construction.
The firm has joined the Young Person's Guarantee (YPG). The £60 million...
Edinburgh conference set to focus on retrofit delivery
ENVIRONMENTAL charity Changeworks is holding a conference on 28th February at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh, which will focus on retrofit delivery.
The Changeworks Connects Conference...
Over 5,500 tonnes of fire-damaged material removed from Glasgow’s Mackintosh Building
THE first phase of physical preparation works for the rebuild of the Mackintosh Building has been completed, The Glasgow School of Art has announced.
It...
Size of proposed Berwick Bank Wind Farm to be reduced by 20%
SSE Renewables has confirmed its plans to reduce the overall area for its proposed Berwick Bank Wind Farm by around 20%.
It comes as it...
Earth Day: what makes a distillery sustainable?
To mark Earth Day, Organic Architects explores how distilleries can take practical steps toward a more sustainable future
WHISKY might be made from just three...
BAM secures civil engineering contract on UK’s biggest electricity transmission project
BAM is to deliver the first phase of civil engineering works for the northern converter station on the proposed £3 billion Eastern Green Link...
Legal firm agrees ten-year lease BAM TCP’s new Glasgow development
COMMERCIAL law firm Burness Paull has taken a ten-year lease at BAM TCP Atlantic Square Limited’s 2 Atlantic Square development in Glasgow city centre.
The...
SPF urges government action to incentivise retrofitting of commercial buildings
THE Scottish Property Federation (SPF) has written to finance secretary Kate Forbes MSP, urging her to support the decarbonisation of the built environment and...
‘Groundbreaking’ suicide prevention programme to launch for Scottish construction industry
BARRATT and David Wilson Homes North Scotland has joined forces with SAMH (Scottish Action for Mental Health) to create a new suicide prevention training...
Celtic to introduce “safe standing” area at Parkhead
CELTIC football club has announced they will introduce "safe standing" in the form of rail seating, potentially in time for the 2016/17 season.
The area is...
Build of £4.3bn subsea electricity link between Scotland and England underway
WORK is underway on the creation of a £4.3 billion subsea electricity link between Scotland and England.
Simultaneous groundbreaking ceremonies were held in Peterhead and...
Cruden Group staff to take part in Sleep in the Park event
FIVE employees from The Cruden Group have volunteered to sleep rough in Social Bite’s Sleep in the Park event to raise cash to help...
Balfour Beatty reports ‘solid’ performance in full-year results for 2023
BALFOUR Beatty has reported a 7% rise in revenue to £9.6 billion in its full-year results for 2023.
Underlying profit from operations from earnings-based businesses...
Contractor donates selection boxes to groups across Scotland
THE JR Group has donated more than 1,200 selection boxes to 20 charities and organisations across Scotland in the lead up to Christmas.
The business...
Scots housing market expectations ‘improving’ but challenges lie ahead
NEW research has revealed expectations for activity in the Scottish housing market are improving as more new buyers enquiries are reported by surveyors.
The June...
