Cruden Building named preferred contractor for Stirling affordable homes project
CRUDEN Building has been appointed as the preferred contractor by Forth Housing Association to deliver 24 new affordable homes in Stirling.
Following a competitive tender,...
Steel signing marks milestone in £124m Aberdeen school campus build
THE steel frame for the main building of the new Hazlehead Academy Campus in Aberdeen has been completed.
Project partners from Aberdeen City Council, hub...
Edinburgh Castle scoops UK crown
EDINBURGH Castle has been named the UK’s Best Heritage Attraction for a record fourth year running at the 2014 British Travel Awards (BTAs).
This year’s prestigious BTAs,...
Housebuilder provides vital kit to NHS in Glasgow
CALA Homes (West) has donated personal protective equipment (PPE) from its construction sites to help NHS staff on the frontline in the fight against...
Robertson Construction Group announces new executive managing director
DOUG Keillor has been appointed executive managing director of Robertson Construction Group.
He joins the firm following 32 years in the construction industry spent with...
Schools joy
BAM Construction has joined in celebrations at two turf cutting ceremonies heralding the start of works for two new primary schools to be built...
Scottish construction projects open their doors
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has partnered with Build UK to open the doors to dozens of construction projects across Scotland.
Open Doors “gives...
Cumbernauld glass and aluminium specialist nets Ibrox Stadium lounge contract
CUMBERNAULD-based glass and aluminium specialist Cube Glass has landed a contract to provide 'stunning' glass feature attractions in the new Blue Sky Lounge at...
‘Unique’ mix of garden spaces announced for ‘Edinburgh’s greenest homes development’
ALMOST 150 new trees, as well as herb and vegetable growing beds and more than half a kilometre of evergreen hedgerows, are to be...
Craigleith rainwater project aims to reduce flooding risk
A project in Edinburgh’s Craigleith area has seen free water butts and stormwater planters installed at 27 properties, in an effort to reduce the...
Scottish Water to put 1,000 apprentices at forefront of transformation plans
APPRENTICES will be 'essential' in making Scottish Water greener and fit for future generations, the utility firm has said.
Over 1,000 new starts are set...
Council presses Scottish Government for timescale on Greenock prison build
THE leader of Inverclyde Council has called on the Scottish Government to provide a timescale for the build of a new prison in Greenock.
It...
Blantyre business is turning up the heat on electric solutions
A Blantyre-based electric heating specialist says electric boilers must form part of the solution to the UK’s decarbonisation ambitions.
The Electric Heating Company (EHC) was...
Edinburgh Napier University backs Scottish Apprenticeship Week
EDINBURGH Napier University has pledged its support for Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2022.
Last autumn saw the university's first intake complete their degrees four years after...
Sutherland business invests £100,000 in new treatment plant
A north east of Scotland business has completed an investment which is tipped to provide local construction firms with access to vital resources without...
Architects embrace online professional development during pandemic
NEW research has revealed a 'surge' in demand for online CPD content for architects and specifiers during the the Covid-19 pandemic.
SpecifiedBy, a specification-led marketing...
Balfour Beatty helps support refugees into employment
BALFOUR Beatty has joined forces with social enterprise RENAISI to provide skilled refugees with employment opportunities in the construction sector.
The firm has already offered...
Robert Gordon University to offer over 200 graduate apprenticeship opportunities
ROBERT Gordon University (RGU) has announced it is to offer over 200 fully-funded graduate apprenticeship opportunities for entry in 2021.
The Aberdeen university confirmed that...
Analysis reveals north-south divide in repair and maintenance of property
NEW analysis has revealed repair and maintenance of public and private housing in Scotland has fallen by £451 million since 1997.
During the same period,...
Care home partnership celebrates construction delivery milestone
MORRISON Community Care Group and CCG have marked a milestone in their care home partnership after revealing that over 500 private bed spaces have...
