Scottish construction workload declines begin to ease
NEW research has revealed that the decline in Scottish construction workloads started to ease at the end of last year compared to the previous two...
Hamilton-headquartered luxury kitchen specialist expands into Livingston
LUXURY Kitchen specialist, Silver Birch Interiors, has purchased a showroom in Livingston.
Signalling a strategic move into the east of Scotland for the Hamilton-headquartered business,...
County Tyrone-based offsite specialist eyes further Scottish projects
A County Tyrone-based modular buildings specialist is aiming to ramp up work in Scotland after delivering a milestone project on behalf of Fife Council.
JDC...
Award win for project that transformed Falkirk landfill into ‘booming’ ecological site
A former Falkirk landfill that was transformed into a 'booming' ecological site has won the 2023 Brownfield Award for Best Biodiversity Enhancement.
Kinneil Kerse, which...
Shortlist announced for Homes for Scotland Awards 2015
THE shortlist for Scotland’s premier home building industry awards has been announced as trade body Homes for Scotland gears up for its largest ever ceremony...
Addressing the Scottish housing crisis: a call for pragmatic solutions
By Fraser Lynes, MD of Cruden Homes
SCOTLAND'S housing system is at a critical juncture. The Scottish Government has acknowledged the nation’s housing emergency and...
Middle East investment booming in Scotland
NEW research has revealed that Middle East investors ploughed £230 million into Scotland last year.
A study by global real estate advisor CBRE revealed that...
Perth hospital team help rehome stranded ducklings
CONSTRUCTION workers have helped give stranded ducklings a new home after they had taken up residence in a Perth hospital.
Initially spotted by the cash...
Retired plumber gets on his bike for charity challenge
A retired plumber and ex-board member of SNIPEF (the Scottish and Northern Ireland’s Plumbing Employer’s Federation) has raised over £4,000 for the Children’s Hospice...
Designs of two stations on £116m Levenmouth line to be unveiled
FINAL plans for new train stations in Leven and Cameron Bridge are to be unveiled in October, Network Rail has announced.
The stations will be...
Neilston campus transforms learning opportunities for local youngsters
THE £30 million Neilston Learning Campus in East Renfrewshire has been officially opened.
Jenny Gilruth MSP, cabinet secretary for education and skills, and councillor Andrew...
Engineering Development Trust extends skills partnership
THE Engineering Development Trust (EDT) has extended its skills partnership with SSEN Transmission to deliver STEM education to young people across Scotland for a...
Planning and design firm adds to Glasgow set-up
BARTON Willmore, which recently expanded its Scottish operations with the opening of an office in Glasgow city centre, has appointed Andrew Woodrow to the...
Research shows Edinburgh office take-up moving in ‘positive’ direction
EDINBURGH'S office market is ‘moving in a positive direction’, despite a dip in take-up during the summer, according to research from Knight Frank.
The commercial...
Cruden’s financial results ‘demonstrate benefits of strategic changes’
HOUSEBUILDER Cruden has reported a rise in pre-tax profits to £4.4 million for the year ended 31 March 2025.
The firm posted a 'temporarily reduced'...
Milestone reached on £27.6m investment programme
MAIN contractor Graham Construction has broken ground on the first of three health and social care centres it is building as part of a £27.6 million...
Funding boost for north east of Scotland coastal path plans
FOOD ingredients firm Macphie has donated £30,000 towards the creation of a new coastal walking route from St Cyrus to Aberdeen.
The Platinum Jubilee Coastal...
Multi-million pound station project handed over
THE restoration of Ballater Old Royal Station in Aberdeenshire has been completed and handed over to the client for fit out works.
Moran Sindall was...
Work underway on Highland schools with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete
REMEDIAL works are underway on two Highland schools affected by reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC).
Guidance was issued to the local authority by the Institution...
Millport residents to benefit from solar and battery initiative
RESIDENTS in Millport are being tipped to benefit from an energy project to deliver free solar-powered electricity to local homes.
Union Technical is set to...
