CSIC and SFHA join forces to improve social housing in Scotland
CONSTRUCTION Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) and the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) have announced a new partnership to use innovation to improve the...
Scottish project will explore relationship between healthcare and built environment
A 'groundbreaking' initiative in Scotland will fund six PhD studentships to explore the relationship between healthcare and the built environment.
Thanks to funding from NHS...
CITB looks for senior construction figure to help shape future skills in Scotland
THE Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has announced it has a Nation Council chair vacancy for Scotland.
The organisation revealed it is looking for a...
Maxi Construction awarded £3.7m refurbishment contract in Edinburgh
MAXI Construction has secured a £3.7 million contract from The City of Edinburgh Council for refurbishment works to May & Gunnet Court in the...
Behind the scenes tours of Scotland’s National Retrofit Centre project prove popular
OVER 60 individuals were given a tour of Clark Contracts' work to retrofit and refurbish Scotland's National Retrofit Centre.
The project is being undertaken in...
Green Home Festival to return to Edinburgh Fringe
THE popular Green Home Festival is making a return to the upcoming Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Now in its third year, the Green Home Festival will...
Size of proposed Berwick Bank Wind Farm to be reduced by 20%
SSE Renewables has confirmed its plans to reduce the overall area for its proposed Berwick Bank Wind Farm by around 20%.
It comes as it...
New electric boiler targets ‘simplicity over sophistication’
THE Electric Heating Company (EHC) claims to have gone back to basics with the launch of its latest boiler, which has been deliberately kept...
First phase of new Paisley development launches
BELLWAY has announced the launch of a new development on the outskirts of Paisley.
Situated on the former site of Dykebar Hospital, Abercrombie Park is...
Complex engineering work completed on Orkney link project
ONE of the most complex elements of SSEN Transmission's Orkney link project has been successfully completed.
The project, estimated to cost £900 million, will connect...
Scottish construction workloads fall flat, but outlook is more optimistic
NEW research has revealed construction workloads in Scotland fell 'broadly flat' through the final quarter of 2024, however surveyors are more optimistic about the...
HFS welcomes recommendations in Housing Investment Taskforce report
HOMES for Scotland (HFS) has welcomed the publication of the Housing Investment Taskforce report, and called for 'urgent implementation' of the list of recommended...
Lighthouse Charity lunch raises £270,000
THE Lighthouse Charity's premier fundraising and networking event has raised nearly £270,000 for the construction community.
Almost 950 guests attended the annual lunch at the...
Students pitch in on £15m Tullibody project
SECONDARY pupils from across Clackmannanshire have played their part in the construction of the £15 million Tullibody South Campus project by completing a programme...
Roofing contractor shows support for World Menopause Awareness Month
ROOFING contractor BriggsAmasco has shown its commitment to World Menopause Awareness Month by hosting a course for female staff to gain a better understanding...
Scottish plumbing workforce urged to help shape apprenticeship
SKILLS Development Scotland (SDS) and the Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers’ Federation (SNIPEF) have launched a consultation with employees to help develop the...
NASC confirms plans to launch Common Assessment Standard at ScaffEx24
NATIONAL Access and Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) will launch its Common Assessment Standard (CAS) at ScaffEx24 next month.
The initiative is designed to reduce the burden of...
Balfour Beatty appoints new MD for Scotland
BALFOUR Beatty has announced that Nick Rowan will become MD of its construction services business in Scotland from August 4, 2025.
He will succeed the...
Milestone reached in V&A works
COMPLETION of a cofferdam in the River Tay at the site of the V&A Museum of Design Dundee has marked a major milestone in the...
Top architect Gareth Hoskins dies aged 48
Gareth Hoskins, one of Scotland's best-known architects, has died at the age of 48.
A former UK and Scottish Architect of the Year winner, he established Glasgow-based Hoskins Architects...
