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...
Health impacts caused by noisy traffic could influence planning
NOISY road traffic in residential areas can lead to an increased chance of high blood pressure, a University of Glasgow study carried out in...
Barratt Developments Scotland site manager scoops prestigious award
A Barratt Developments Scotland site manager has been named Site Manager of the Year at this year's Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) Scotland Awards.
Iain...
Waste materials to provide cost-effective temporary surface in Aberdeen
WASTE materials generated from Aberdeen City Council's capital roads resurfacing programme are to be used to create a temporary surface in the Castlegate area...
Paisley bridge reopens after closure spanning two decades
A footbridge over the White Cart River has reopened to the public following its closure more than 25 years ago.
The Paisley crossing will soon...
Creating sense of community is key to bringing people back to the office
By Lyndsay Clark, property management associate, Knight Frank Scotland
It is no secret that some employers have struggled to get staff back into the office...
Barratt financial results set to be in line with ‘current market expectations’
BARRATT Developments has issued a trading update for the period 1 January 2023 to 23 April 2023 in which the housebuilder revealed it expects...
Winchburgh Developments strengthens senior team with double appointment
WINCHBURGH Developments has made two senior appointments in the shape of Paul Curran as commercial manager and Allan Mason as technical manager.
The developer is...
‘Industry first’ inlet plugs tipped to enhance road project contractors
ACO Technologies has launched a reusable range of inlet plugs for its KerbDrain range, designed to boost civil and highways contractors working on road...
Glasgow’s Stockingfield Bridge reaches quarter of a million journeys milestone
AROUND 240,000 active journeys are predicted to have been made via Glasgow's Stockinfield Bridge in 2023, new data from Sustrans has revealed.
The findings come...
Norbord announced as Jewson’s Supplier of the Year
Norbord was awarded the prestigious title of Jewson Supplier of the Year 2014, as voted by over 600 branch managers throughout the UK.
Jewson, with...
CITB members offered 70% discount on carbon literacy training
ENVIRONMENTAL charity Keep Scotland Beautiful is offering Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) members a 70% discount in carbon literacy training.
The charity's accredited training for...
Stakeholders hear how ‘game-changing’ AIMCH project can help housing sector
INDUSTRY stakeholders have attended an event to learn more about the Advanced Industrialised Methods for the Construction of Homes (AIMCH) project, which aims to...
Trade body ‘warmly welcomes’ home completion figures
HOMES for Scotland has 'warmly welcomed' the news that the number of new build homes completed in Scotland rose by 15% last year.
The figures...
Housebuilder submits plans to extend “extremely popular” Edinburgh scheme
HOUSEBUILDER Springfield Properties has submitted a planning application for over 100 new homes at a scheme near Edinburgh.
The firm has submitted proposals to Edinburgh...
DM Hall announces two new directors and promotes six to associate status
DM Hall Chartered Surveyors has announced a raft of promotions with two director appointments and six raised to associate status.
The two new directors are...
Technical transparency is vital in timber frame
John Mellor, senior product manager with Glidevale Protect, a producer of external wall breather membranes, explains what structural timber manufacturers need to know following...
Annan event will explore opportunities for the future of housing in the region
A south of Scotland-based business that specialises in sustainable industrialised construction has announced it will host housing minister Paul McLennan for a regional business...
All under one roof: super campus for East Kilbride schools
THE rebuild of Halkmerke Primary School, Halfmerke Community Nursery and West Mains School is now underway.
The £12 million project will bring all three establishments in...
New bridge opens in Glasgow’s southside
NETWORK Rail and BAM Nuttall have completed works on the construction of a new bridge on Nithsdale Road in the southside of Glasgow.
The work...
























