Tilbury Douglas hails success of northern supply chain roadshows
TILBURY Douglas has concluded its Northern Supply Chain Roadshows, delivering events across four key locations.
Held in partnership with ConstructionLine, the roadshows visited Haydock, Middlesbrough,...
Community engagement boosts Winchburgh project
WINCHBURGH residents, who nurtured saplings during the pandemic, have now planted their trees to create an area of community woodland as part of the...
All platforms at Glasgow Central to reopen
ALL platforms at Glasgow Central are to reopen on Wednesday (March 25) following the Union Street fire, Network Rail has announced.
An exclusion zone had...
Faster broadband to feature in all new build Scottish homes from next year
FASTER broadband will feature in all new build homes in Scotland from January 2025, the Scottish Government has announced.
Legislation amending building standards will require...
Scottish Government plans to invest ‘heavily’ to support housing supply
THE Scottish Government has revealed that 10,462 affordable homes were delivered in Scotland in the 2022-23 financial year, with its affordable housing supply programme...
Fife fit-out specialist announces ‘record’ quarter for orders
DUNFERMLINE-based furniture and fit-out specialist Deanestor has revealed it has been awarded £9.4 million of new orders in the last three months – a record quarter...
Securing the future of our industry
By Alan Burns, Divisions Manager for City Building
There have been reports for some time of a skills gap in the construction industry where talents...
Ten Scottish school projects to benefit from share of £450-500m
TEN school projects in Scotland have been awarded a share of £450-500 million as part of the Scottish Government's £2 billion learning estate investment...
Unoccupied properties in Angus to be brought back into use
ANGUS Council is launching a £100,000 campaign to bring long-term unoccupied properties back into residential use.
Owners of an empty property that has lain empty...
Paisley contractor reaches £100m turnover milestone
PAISLEY-based Clark Contracts has recorded a record turnover of £100 million for the year ended October 2022.
The business, which is celebrating its 45th year...
Public inquiry to be held over hospital issues
THE Scottish Government has confirmed that a public inquiry will be held to examine problems found at the new Royal Hospital for Children and...
Paisley contractor secures place on £100m refurbishment and modernisation framework
CLARK Contracts has expressed its joy at being appointed by the Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA) onto its £100 million refurbishment and modernisation framework.
The Paisley-based...
Byelaw passed to restrict right to roam at Scotland’s first Center Parcs
SCOTTISH ministers have confirmed that a new byelaw has been granted to restrict the right to roam at the site of the country's first...
Transformation project breathes new life into historic Maybole Town Hall
THE historic Maybole Town Hall has reopened following an 'extensive' restoration project.
The building, parts of which are believed to date back to the 1500s,...
Scottish Government education chiefs see progress of Fife College’s new Dunfermline Campus
FIFE College recently welcomed Scotland's education secretary Jenny Gilruth MSP and minister for higher and further education, Graeme Dey MSP, to the site of...
Offers sought for historic Dundee department store site
A historic former Dundee city centre department store site has been brought to the market.
The vacant B-listed building on Barrack Street, which was the...
Work underway on Passivhaus housing development in Midlothian
WORK is underway in Bonnyrigg on the build of 20 new affordable housing apartments built to Passivhaus standards.
Cruden is delivering the work on behalf...
Campaigners present own plans for Glasgow’s Park District
Campaigners fighting against plans to build a modern block of flats in Glasgow’s Park Quadrant have submitted their own alternative proposal for the area.
The...
Glasgow firm adds new recruits to apprenticeship programme
GLASGOW-based commercial and domestic electrical specialist A Alexander Group has announced the appointment of four new electrical apprentices.
Bailey McCartney, Tony Crawford, Lucas McShane and...
‘New and improved’ exoskeleton tipped to help prevent construction-related injuries
HILTI has announced the launch of a 'new and improved' version of its wearable EXO-O1 skeleton, the EXO-S, which offers relief for above shoulder...
