Princess Royal visits Greenock Ocean Terminal Visitor Centre

THE Princess Royal was given a warm Inverclyde welcome on a recent visit to the new Greenock Ocean Terminal Visitor Centre Officially opened six months...

B-listed mixed-use Inverness building set for auction

SHEPHERD Chartered Surveyors will auction a multi-let retail and office mixed-use investment opportunity at 1-5 Union Street, Inverness. Occupying a corner location, directly opposite Inverness...

New fund launches to find uses for vacant properties in Glasgow city centre

GLASGOW City Council has approved a new £400,000 fund to help improve the look and feel of the city centre and find new uses...

Approval for £15m housing development at former Greenock sugar refinery

THE Easdale Investment Group has secured approval for a new £15 million housing development on the site of the former 19th century Tate &...
Colin Lafferty

Increased safety focus can bring lasting change

SOME of the health and safety measures which have taken on extra significance during the pandemic could have long-lasting positive implications for the construction...
Fire

Financial package worth £10m launched to rebuild Glasgow area impacted by fire

A financial package worth up to £10 million has been made available by the Scottish Government to rebuild and renew the area of Glasgow...

Young Stirlingshire surveyor wins national award

A young Stirlingshire surveyor has won a UK-wide accolade at the RICS Young Surveyor of the Year Awards. Kevin Keane, who works for e.surv Chartered...

Morgan Sindall appointed to deliver two more Edinburgh schools

MORGAN Sindall Construction has started work on two new integrated primary and early years schools projects for The City of Edinburgh Council worth a...

ScotPlant 2020 to be rescheduled due to coronavirus

SCOTPLANT 2020 is to be rescheduled due to the escalating coronavirus (COVID-19) situation. The biennial showcase event for the Scottish construction equipment industry was due...

Work begins on Aberdeen innovation hub for food and drink sector

ROBERTSON Construction has announced that work to create ONE SeedPod – a new innovation hub for Scotland’s food and drink industry – has started...

Taylor Wimpey’s new Whitefields neighbourhood takes step forward

TAYLOR Wimpey East Scotland has submitted two approvals of matters specified in conditions (AMSC) planning applications to Fife Council as preparations for its Whitefields...
Listed buildings

Pledge to preserve Edinburgh estate

‘Development will not spoil historic buildings’ THE developer behind plans to transform a university campus into a housing estate has promised to ensure a sustainable...

Workshop investment pays off for Pacific Building

PACIFIC Building has revealed that its new bespoke joinery workshop is now fully operational and 'starting to pay for itself' after the company secured...

Historic Aberdeen fountain to be sensitively restored

A £130,000 project to restore an A-listed Aberdeen fountain is being delivered by the city council and community partners. The works will include the repair...
Dawn MacPherson

Law firm appoints new partner amid rising demand for commercial property services

SCOTTISH law firm Anderson Strathern has appointed a new partner to bolster its team of commercial property specialists in what is expected to be...

Construction industry urged to change its attitude over female staff

A Thomas & Adamson director is urging the construction industry to 'look beyond gender', ahead of International Women's Day (March 8). Gill Kirkness, regional director...

Award win is lucky 13 for Scottish site manager

MACTAGGART & Mickel Homes’ site manager Stuart Gillespie has been honoured with a 13th industry award. Stuart, the senior site manager at the company’s Greenan...
Aerial shot of Cooper Park toilets

Plans approved for creation of new café at Elgin’s Cooper Park

PLANS have been approved to redevelop a toilet block at Elgin's Cooper Park into a café, as part of wider proposals to transform the...

Scotland considers new benefit for those injured at work

VIEWS are being sought on plans to replace the UK Government's industrial injuries scheme in Scotland. The Scottish Government said that its proposed replacement benefit would...

First images of MSIP Innovation Hub in Dundee released

MICHELIN Scotland Innovation Parc (MSIP) has released the first images of its flagship innovation hub in Dundee. MSIP, a joint venture between Michelin, Dundee City...