Construction work to begin on £35m revamp of Inverness Castle
CONSTRUCTION work is set to begin on the £35 million renovation of Inverness Castle next week, The Highland Council has confirmed.
Bancon Construction will lead...
Contractor’s new charity partnership is Streets ahead
GRAHAM has teamed up with 'sport for employment' charity Street League to establish construction skills academies, with the aim of giving young people support including...
Revamped hospital site roof is in excellent health
With buildable land at a premium, derelict public spaces are ripe for regeneration as contemporary housing developments. Westburn Gardens in the centre of Aberdeen...
Research begins into housing adaptations for older and disabled people
THE University of Stirling is to lead a new research project, which also involves the University of St Andrews, which intends to identify the...
Funding Boost for Festival of Architecture
THE Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has announced a significant award of £50,000 from Creative Scotland towards the cost of developing The Festival of Architecture...
Edinburgh’s £207m Trams to Newhaven project nears completion
THE final sections of Edinburgh's trams to Newhaven tracks are soon to be laid as the full line gets set to be electrified for...
Developer shares vision for Paisley Grammar site
NIXON, the preferred bidder for the sale of the former Paisley Grammar Secondary School, has been sharing its proposals for the site with local...
Third programme helps professionals return to Scotland’s renewables sector
SSE has stepped up its collaboration with STEM Returners to help more engineers in Scotland re-enter the renewables sector following a career break.
The partnership...
Space Solutions completes Aberdeen office revamp
WORKPLACE design and management consultancy, Space Solutions, has completed a renovation of Piper Sandler’s office in Aberdeen.
Located in Waverley Place, the 15,800 sq. ft....
Aberdeen-based panel manufacturer expands into Europe
PANEL manufacturer Perform Panel, part of the Donaldson Group, is expanding into Europe with its wet wall laminated shower panels.
Perform Panel has over 35...
Prototype bridge built to showcase future of accessible railway stations
A fully-functioning prototype has been constructed of a new bridge tipped to be the future of accessible railway stations.
The AVA accessible bridge is designed...
Interserve posts £94m loss following Energy from Waste exit
Support services and construction group Interserve has reported losses of £94.1 million for 2016.
The group has attributed the loss to its exited Energy from...
Firm acquires development spaces in East Kilbride
Murphy Property is to extend its portfolio after receiving a seven-figure funding package from the Royal Bank of Scotland.
Cruden Homes appoints senior land & development manager
CRUDEN Homes has appointed Rory Stephens as senior land & development manager in the east of Scotland.
He will be responsible for focusing on sourcing...
Hundreds attend Scottish Apprenticeship Week events
ROBERTSON Group said it welcomed hundreds of youngsters to events marking Scottish Apprenticeship Week.
The firm ran a series of activities including the Get into...
Aberdeen Market set to be purchased by council as part of Covid-19 recovery
THE former Aberdeen Market and BHS building are set to be taken into public ownership as part of the Aberdeen recovery from Covid-19.
It comes...
Construction industry gives thumbs up to increased AI use
SCOTLAND’S construction industry is broadly enthusiastic about the potential benefits of the growing use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Project Scotland can reveal.
As the AI...
Elgin firm ‘honoured’ to provide granite setts for Aberdeen’s Union Street
THOUSANDS of granite setts originating from an Aberdeenshire quarry are to be laid as new surfacing on Aberdeen's Union Street.
The light grey cassies, or...
University of Stirling strikes Norwegian partnership for new project
THE University of Stirling has partnered with the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (NIKU) in a bid to develop better understandings of heritage...
Milestone marked as net zero homes handed over in Airdrie
NORTH Lanarkshire Council has marked the completion of the local authority's first net zero homes.
The 11 properties, built by contractor CCG, are said to...
