Balfour Beatty vows to increase employment of trainees
BALFOUR Beatty has made a public declaration to increase its ongoing commitment to its apprentice, graduate and trainee recruitment programmes.
The firm has pledged to...
HFD Group appoints new property director
HFD Group has appointed Michael McDowall as property director.
He joins from London & Scottish Investments, where he spent five years as a senior asset...
Barratt Developments raises £204,000 for charities across Scotland
BARRATT Developments is celebrating a year of giving after its charitable efforts topped more than £204,000 in donations across Scotland.
The housebuilder supports a wide...
Blair Hill Wind Farm proposals tipped to unlock £165 million boost to local economy
RENEWABLE energy specialist RES has submitted a Section 36 application to the Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit (ECU) for its 14-turbine Blair Hill Wind...
HFD Construction appoints Martin Smith as MD
GLASGOW-headquartered HFD Construction, part of HFD Group, has announced the appointment of Martin Smith as its new MD.
Martin joins HFD Construction at a transformational...
Dalmarnock development to be designed for a ‘new era of living’
KEEPMOAT Homes is to deliver 48 new homes in Dalmarnock in Glasgow's east end after completing the purchase of land at French Street.
The range...
NFRC appoints chief operating officer
THE National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) has announced the appointment of Richard Miller as chief operating officer (COO).
He will be responsible for all...
Glasgow social enterprise body hopes for new home at Portcullis House
GLASGOW Social Enterprise Network (GSEN) has announced intentions to move to a new home, should proposals for a new development on the site of...
NHS Lanarkshire board approves full business case for new University Hospital Monklands
CONSTRUCTION of the new University Hospital Monklands could start next year after the board of NHS Lanarkshire approved the full business case for the...
Programme for Government ‘doesn’t go far enough’ to address housing emergency
THE Scottish Government has vowed to remove barriers on stalled housing sites to deliver up to 20,000 new homes - but housing bodies have...
Lack of construction careers advice in Scotland ‘threatens housing targets’
THE lack of construction careers advice in Scotland is threatening the country's housing and net zero ambitions, the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has...
BAE Systems’ new Glasgow shipbuild hall officially opened
BAE Systems has officially opened its new shipbuilding hall on the Clyde at its shipyard in Glasgow.
McLaughlin & Harvey led the build of the...
Beyond apprenticeships: expanding the talent pipeline in Scottish construction
By Ewan MacGregor, MD at Helica
ACROSS Scotland, the conversation around construction skills has rarely been more prominent. From industry discussions to parliamentary debates at...
Robertson creates new energy division
ROBERTSON has launched a new energy services division and named the company's first energy director.
Graeme Cameron moves from Serco to head up the new division, which will...
Edinburgh facility is no waste of space
CONSTRUCTION has started on the new Higgs Centre for Innovation on the site of Edinburgh’s Royal Observatory.
Named after Nobel Prize winner Professor Peter Higgs...
Model makers – BB for BIM
BALFOUR Beatty is among the founder members of a new organisation that wants to put Building Information Modelling (BIM) into practice across the industry.
BIM...
Housing developers to work with Scottish Government on fixing cladding issues
THE Scottish Government has confirmed that some of the country's largest housing developers have agreed to work with it to address cladding issues.
Holyrood said...
Lippe Architects mark 30 years in business
North East Architects Practice, Lippe Architects held a Celebration Dinner recently to mark 30 years in business.
Amongst the 130 invited guests to the Meldrum House Hotel,...
Work begins on build of new £14.8m Inverness school
KIER Construction has commenced work on the £14.8 million build of a new primary school in the Highlands.
The Inverness development comes following housing builds...
CCG secures framework contract for UK-wide public sector procurement consortium
GLASGOW-based construction and manufacturing business CCG is delighted to announce that it has been selected to deliver the ‘Panelised Systems’Framework for public sector procurement...
