University student helps oil and gas firm cut PPE waste
A University of Strathclyde student has helped a global oil and gas firm cut waste by repurposing its old personal protective equipment (PPE).
Employing over...
Local businesses to discover Paisley Town Hall restoration opportunities
KIER Regional Building Scotland, hub West Scotland and Renfrewshire Council are inviting potential partners to a ‘Meet the Buyer’ event this week to discover...
Robertson Group confirms senior finance appointments
ROBERTSON Group has appointed Irene Wilson as chief financial officer and Colin Mitchell as group finance director.
Irene has been with the business for 20...
Preparatory work underway on major Falkirk road project
FENCING is being installed in around Falkirk's Helix Park and A9/A904 as part of a project to improve road infrastructure in the area.
Balfour Beatty...
FMB calls for action on rising material prices and supply chain disruption
THE Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has warned that a lack of long-term thinking combined with rising material prices and supply chain disruption are 'limiting'...
SMEs benefit from £1 billion of hub programme works
NEW figures have revealed the value of construction work going through the Scottish 'hub' programme is over £1 billion and supporting thousands of jobs.
Projects...
Lyndon SGB expresses pride at Operation Unicorn role
TEAMS from Lyndon SGB by Brandsafway in Scotland provided a large access platform outside the Scottish Parliament buildings at Holyrood for the BBC, Sky...
Glasgow student development is a work of art
ROBERTSON Construction Central West has marked the topping out of Clyde Court student residency at Jocelyn Square, Glasgow, with a secret art show by...
Concrete actions boost North Sea oil rig safety
ELITE Precast Concrete’s Legato interlocking blocks are said to have shown their ’versatility and durability’ after been called upon to help with the health...
V&A project provides employment boost for out of work electricians
THE construction of the V&A Museum of Design Dundee has provided a jobs boost for eight local electricians.
The three qualified electricians and five apprentices,...
Clark Contracts completes upgrade of RNIB’s Edinburgh office
CLARK Contracts has completed the £1 million cat B fit-out of the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) in Edinburgh.
The refurbishment of the...
House prices in Scotland rise despite fall in demand
THE Scottish housing market has continued to weaken with October bringing another decrease in buyer demand and agreed sales with prices increasing, according to...
College students visit Ravenscraig construction site
STUDENTS from New College Lanarkshire's Motherwell Campus recently visited the construction site at Ravenscraig, as part of their HNC and HND courses in computer...
Idom Merebrook doubles housing turnover since 2010
Multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy Idom Merebrook has reported 100% growth in its housing division since 2010.
The firm’s housing turnover has grown from £1.35 million in...
Work begins on £3.1m learning centre on the outskirts of Edinburgh
THOMAS Johnstone Ltd has broken ground on the new learning centre at Harmeny Education Trust's 35-acre estate.
Designed by Loader Monteith with Studio SJM Architects,...
£27m Edinburgh hospital refurbishment project to begin
ROBERTSON is set to start a £27 million project to redevelop areas of the Western General Hospital for NHS Lothian following the appointment of...
Brick by brick: Apprentice bricklayer builds foundation for future career
JAMIE Cumming, a 3rd year apprentice bricklayer with Alloa based Marshall Construction, has won the 2014 Incorporation of Hammermen Award in Bricklaying.
With the motto “By...
Scotland’s construction sector to be transformed in ten key areas
INDUSTRY leaders from across Scotland's public and private sectors have been appointed as co-chairs to develop ten core construction areas where transformation across the...
Architects launch virtual work experience for pupils during lockdown
HALLIDAY Fraser Munro (HFM) has launched a virtual work experience portal for secondary school pupils missing out on placements with the architecture firm because...
Pacific Building earns platinum status for employee development contribution
HILLINGTON-based Pacific Building has been awarded the ultimate Platinum Award by The 5% Club.
The honour follows two previous Gold Awards and recognises the company’s...
