Akela appointed to deliver 149 new homes in East Lothian
AKELA Construction has landed a second housebuilding contract at the Ravensheugh site in Wallyford, East Lothian, worth over £6 million.
Taylor Wimpey East Scotland appointed...
Waste not, want not
By Phil Sutton, founder, Duraproducts
THIS year’s European Week for Waste Reduction (EWRR) takes place from 16-24 November and its campaign theme is ‘reduce, reuse,...
Kingdom Group appoints new finance director
LESLEY Janes has been appointed finance director at the Kingdom Group, the Fife-based affordable housing and care provider.
A qualified chartered accountant with 15 years...
Experts warn ‘many’ new buildings fail to meet minimum ventilation requirements
CHANGE is needed to ensure that buildings are designed with better ventilation, a University of Strathclyde professor has warned.
Professor Tim Sharpe, from the university's...
Morrison tackles Wester Hailes underpass project
MORRISON Construction is building a new underpass to provide a safe and wheelchair-friendly path to a state of the art health centre in the...
Pandemic drives investor shift to industrial and retail property in Scotland
NEW research has revealed the industrial sector’s share of investment in Scottish commercial property has nearly doubled since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Knight...
Work underway on £4.2m Garnock Visitor and Community Hub
HUB South West and CCG will deliver the new £4.2 million Garnock Visitor and Community Hub on behalf of North Ayrshire Council.
Work is underway on...
Fourth award for £120m Glasgow Queen Street Station project
GLASGOW Queen Street Station has received its fourth award in 12 months following its £120 million transformation led by Balfour Beatty.
The latest gong came...
Significant milestone reached on £63.3m Glasgow – Barrhead electrification project
NETWORK Rail has achieved a significant milestone on the £63.3 million Glasgow - Barrhead electrification project with the first electric test train running on...
Scottish pupils to learn employability skills
AN employability skills programme that brings together school pupils and employers has been launched in Scotland.
Esh Border Construction, part of Esh Group, is bringing...
Green light for 340 new homes near Perth
A detailed planning application for 340 new homes at Almond Valley has been granted consent by Perth & Kinross Council.
The plans were submitted by...
Henry Brothers appoints MD for Northern Ireland and Scotland
CONSTRUCTION business Henry Brothers has appointed Jody Wilkinson as its MD for Northern Ireland and Scotland.
The move marks a period of growth for the...
New installation at Edinburgh’s Waverley Station hoped to boost mental health
A sensory flower installation is to be unveiled at Edinburgh's Waverley Station in a bid to make the station feel 'lighter and happier' for...
New community starts to take shape in Dunfermline
A new community is taking shape in Dunfermline as the first residents start to move into a development in the heart of the town.
Nine...
Work complete on £1.1m extension of two Airdrie schools
LINEAR Design Construction (LDC) has completed the £1.1 million extension of two primary schools in Airdrie.
The project, led by hub South West, provided two...
Former minister shows support for regulation of Scotland’s electrical industry
FORMER Scottish Government minister Fergus Ewing is the latest politician to show support for the campaign for the regulation of the electrical industry, which...
Green light for new Passivhaus community campus in Faifley
PLANNING permission has been granted for a new community campus in Faifley, West Dunbartonshire that will bring together two primary schools, a nursery and...
Hardies to take key role in Edinburgh student scheme
GHL has appointed Hardies Property & Construction Consultants to oversee the construction of a new student development in Edinburgh.
Hardies will act as project manager, quantity...
Scottish Procurement Alliance announces new interim director
SCOTTISH public sector framework provider Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA) has appointed procurement specialist Lesley Anderson as its new interim director.
Current director Clive Feeney steps...
Webinars aimed at helping businesses through Covid-19 pandemic to be hosted
A series of webinars are set to be hosted to help brief businesses on how best to handle the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.
The Scottish Business...
