Greig Fenton

How to turn PFI handover risk into a net zero opportunity

By Greig Fenton, regional director, Thomas & Adamson – part of Egis Group PRIVATE Finance Initiatives – or PFI, as the programme was better known...
RIAS

RIAS announces 2014 award winners

The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) announced 13 winners at its annual Awards Dinner held in Glasgow this week. The judging panel included...

Colorado offers lifeline to young construction worker

LIVINGSTON-based Colorado Construction has stepped in to help a young construction worker carve out a career in the industry. In March, West Lothian College sent...

Aberdeen development “ticks all the boxes”

CALA Homes will deliver a new community in the Bridge of Don area of Aberdeen after receiving planning permission for the initial phase of Grandhome...
Second Vicki Nairn, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of UHI and Robin Young, Managing Director, Business and Workforce Development, Corporate Training

UHI collaborates with Canadian college to launch renewable energy training

THE University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) has announced a new international partnership with Canada's Durham College to support workforce development in the...

Work begins on Scotland’s largest low-rise modular housing development

WORK is underway on a £17 million modular affordable housing development in the Bridgehousehill area of Kilmarnock. It will see a mixture of 101 two,...

Savills launches new Cala homes on historic Glasgow site

SAVILLS has been appointed by Cala Homes (West) to launch a new housing development in the Cathcart area of Glasgow. The Foundry development will offer...

Glasgow Caledonian University chosen for £218,000 generator study

GLASGOW Caledonian University (GCU) has been awarded £218,000 from Aggreko Ltd as part of a knowledge transfer partnership to improve the efficiency of generators...

Survey shows positive signs of ‘sustained’ Scottish civils recovery

A new study has highlighted signs of a 'sustained recovery' in the Scottish civils sector. The latest Workload Trends Survey, conducted by trade association CECA...
Stepping Stones Family Learning Centre

Nursery transformation is child’s play for Morris & Spottiswood in Stepps

MORRIS & Spottiswood has completed a social value project for Stepping Stones Family Learning Centre in Stepps, to upgrade the exterior play areas of...

Historic Inverness hotel brought to market

SHEPHERD Chartered Surveyors has announced it is bringing to market Crown Court Hotel in Inverness for sale. The hotel sits on a corner location at the...

Milestone in conversion of former Glasgow school site

MULTI-utilities specialist Arc-Tech MU has started work at a former primary school site in Govan that is set to become a new affordable housing...
L-R: Caitlin Pearson (assistant site manager); Evette Devine (assistant site manager); and Emmy Martin (production manager). Image credit: Chris Watt Photography

Housebuilder marks International Women’s Day 2025

TAYLOR Wimpey East Scotland has marked this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) by bringing some of its female talent together to share their experiences...

CSIC makes £50k industry call for innovation in automation

CONSTRUCTION Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) is calling for construction businesses across the country to put forward proposals on how to increase efficiency or quality...

Big-hearted Morrison employees raise thousands for charity

MORRISON Construction employees have helped raise more than £4,000 for the charity Nansen Highland following a fundraising drive. The Black Isle-based charity provides services and support...

Stephen Lewis to be appointed new chair of Scottish Property Federation

STEPHEN Lewis, MD of HFD Property Group, will be appointed as chair of the Scottish Property Federation (SPF) at the organisation’s annual conference in...
Nyrie Eller, Gillespie Macandrew

Building on shaky ground: how poor planning led to legal collapse

By Nyrie Eller, paralegal, dispute resolution at Gillespie Macandrew SCAFFOLDING is a temporary structure and so naturally, if not erected correctly, it may collapse. Training,...

Fife development to benefit from housebuilder’s Community Pledge

CALA Homes (East) has announced a suite of community support initiatives for the Aberdour area in Fife, as part of the housebuilder's new Community...

Lovell and Melville Housing Association recognised for Midlothian project

LOVELL Partnerships and Melville Housing Association have won the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) Excellence in Affordable Housing award for their project delivering 39...

Heriot-Watt University’s recycled brick shortlisted for award

HERIOT-WATT University's development of a recycled brick made from construction and demolition waste has been shortlisted in the prestigious Times Higher Education Awards 2020. The...