Soil donation boosts Edinburgh garden project
ST Andrews Timber & Building Supplies has teamed up with charity Upward Mobility (UpMo) to help establish a new community garden in the south...
University of Glasgow announces contractors on £250m framework
THE University of Glasgow has named the contractors on its £250 million construction and maintenance framework.
Robertson, Morgan Sindall, Sir Robert McAlpine, Morrison and McLaughlin &...
Building consultancy launches standalone DRS offering
AN Edinburgh building consultancy has announced the launch of a new standalone dispute resolution support (DRS) service.
Paragon said the move makes the firm one...
Housing association consortium hails success of framework agreement
A collaboration between eight Scottish housing associations has been described as providing a boost for communities and helping to deliver value for money for...
Flamingo Land submits outline planning application for £40m Balloch tourism project
FLAMINGO Land has submitted its outline planning submission for the build of a £40 million tourist destination in Balloch, after making 'fundamental changes' to...
Cala submits planning application for 78-home Banchory development
CALA Homes (North) has submitted a planning application to Aberdeenshire Council for a development comprising 78 new homes in Banchory.
25% of the proposed homes...
RIAS unveils winners of special category awards 2025
A Falkirk distillery, a self-build home in the Outer Hebrides, and a primary school in Perth are among the winners of a Royal Incorporation...
Farrans launches search for next intake of graduates
CIVIL engineering and building contractor Farrans Construction has launched its application process for 50 positions on its graduate programme, Farrans Foundation, with intake dates...
Wood awarded topside modifications contract with bp in North Sea
WOOD, a specialist in consulting and engineering, has secured a contract to deliver topside modifications supporting bp’s latest subsea tieback in the North Sea.
The...
Former textile mill and site in Innerleithen brought to market
SHEPHERD Chartered Surveyors has confirmed it is bringing to market a former textile mill and site in Innerleithen in the Scottish Borders, described as...
Contractor appointed for ‘landmark’ Edinburgh project
THE City of Edinburgh Council has confirmed that work is underway to design around 150 new affordable homes at the former Silverlea care home...
Political uncertainty hampering future planning for roofing contractors
NEW research has revealed that political uncertainty has presented a growing challenge for UK roofing businesses.
The findings are revealed in NFRC’s latest State of...
Goal post donation helps organisations meet community benefits goals
EILDON Housing Association and Cruden Building have donated eight new goal posts for Earlston Primary as part of a community benefits initiative.
The organisations are...
Bond of trust
A new social enterprise is helping ex-offenders turn their lives around by employing them to build and refurbish homes. Project Scotland finds out more.
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£86 million MOD storage facility to deliver jobs boost in Scotland and Cumbria
MCLAUGHLIN & Harvey has landed an £86 million contract to help deliver a new 75,000-metre-squared MOD storage facility in Longtown, Cumbria.
Designed to enhance the...
Turley adds new director to Glasgow planning team
STEPHEN Partington has been appointed a director in Turley's Glasgow planning team.
The firm said that having previously worked for 12 years at Stewart Milne Group in...
Muir and BE-ST discuss low-carbon construction as Younger Building retrofit work gathers pace
MUIR Construction recently welcomed BE-ST (Built Environment – Smarter Transformation) to the site of its retrofit of the former Younger Building in Edinburgh for...
Council could seek legal remedy over firm’s failure to pay £3.2m developer obligation
ABERDEEN City Council has announced that legal remedy could be sought over the non-payment of £3.2 million of developer obligations due for a primary...
Non-domestic rates appeals backlog could push businesses ‘over the edge’
PROPERTY specialists have warned that the Scottish Government's decision to postpone non-domestic rates revaluation by a year to April 2023 will push more businesses...
Housebuilder extends partnership with Samaritans
CALA Homes has announced that it is extending its partnership with national suicide prevention charity, Samaritans, for a fourth year.
The firm said that the...
