Plant owners raise concerns over operation of schemes to support businesses during Covid-19
SCOTTISH plant firms have raised concerns over the operation of some of the schemes introduced to support businesses in the wake of the Covid-19...
ScotWind signs partnership with university to develop future offshore wind skills
THE ScotWind partnership has signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of Highlands and Islands.
The group involves renewable energy developer SSE Renewables, Japanese...
Construction employers offered free signage pack to help with restart
THE Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum has produced a pack of free practical signage to help companies safely return to work.
Designed for sites, depots and offices,...
Scottish Civil Engineering Awards launched
THE search is underway for Scotland’s top engineering and construction projects with the launch of the 2020/21 Scottish Civil Engineering Awards.
Organised jointly by CECA...
Funding boost for Fife employability project
KINGDOM Housing Association has announced its employability project, Kingdom Works, has secured funding of over £700,000 from Skills Development Scotland and Opportunities Fife to...
Demolition contractor bosses given bans
THREE directors of Glasgow-based demolition contractor George Hunter (Demolishers) Ltd have been handed a directors’ ban after a probe found they had allowed the...
Workhaus Projects to bring Inverness Castle vision to life
WORKHAUS Projects has secured a contract to carry out the interpretation for the interior of the Inverness Castle experience.
The Highland Council said the fit-out...
Regeneration game is no Urban myth
Regeneration company Urban Union is currently delivering award-winning housing projects in Scotland including Laurieston in Glasgow and Edinburgh’s Pennywell development. Project Scotland’s Fraser Rummens...
Alistair Henderson Bursary launched to support future fire engineers
OFR Consultants and the University of Edinburgh have launched the Alistair Henderson Bursary to support the next generation of fire engineers.
The bursary will provide...
Work begins on 58-bed Glasgow west end care home
CONSTRUCTION work is underway on a new 58-bedroom private care home in the west end of Glasgow.
Located on Anniesland Road, the facility will regenerate...
New house listings fall in Scotland but prices still edging upwards
HOUSING market activity in Scotland remained 'weak' last month, according to the latest RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) Residential Market Survey.
Respondents reported falls...
Scotland’s railway gets £15m upgrade over festive period
NETWORK Rail has completed a £15 million programme of engineering upgrades across Scotland over the festive period.
The organisation said that the work will improve...
DM Hall associate appointed to Scotland board of the RICS
JENNIFER Campbell, head of rural agency and an associate at DM Hall, has been appointed to the Scotland board of the Royal Institution of...
Figures show boom in builders’ merchant sales
THE latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report has revealed that value sales in November 2021 rose by 17.4% compared to the same month...
Milestone reached in A96 dualling Inverness to Nairn plans
TRANSPORT Scotland has announced further progress in plans to deliver the A96 dualling between Inverness and Nairn.
Following the publication last year of Made Orders,...
BRUSH Group acquires majority stake in Aviemore-based engineering contractor
BRUSH Group has acquired a majority stake in Scottish infrastructure and environmental engineering contractor McGowan Group in a multi-million pound deal.
The move sees Aviemore-based...
Balfour Beatty secures £70m Edinburgh Futures Institute project
BALFOUR Beatty has landed a £70 million contract to deliver the Edinburgh Futures Institute, a refurbishment and extension initiative on behalf of the University...
City Building employees graduate from new management qualification programme
SEVEN City Building employees have become the latest graduates of a management degree developed with Glasgow Caledonian University to support the next generation of...
City of Edinburgh Council puts former Royal High School on open market
EDINBURGH'S former Royal High School has been put on the open market by the capital's council.
The 19th century building acted as a school up...
Taylor Wimpey celebrates 10 site manager award wins
TEN Taylor Wimpey site managers from its developments across Scotland are celebrating after each winning an award at the NHBC Pride in the Job...
