Progress made in Storm Floris response after 71,000 homes left without power
CONSIDERABLE progress has been made to restore power to homes and businesses impacted by Storm Floris, the Scottish Government has said.
Justice Secretary Angela Constance...
Lar to manage Octopus Capital’s new Scottish property portfolio
LAR Housing Trust's property management arm has been appointed by Octopus Capital to manage its new property portfolio in Scotland.
Octopus’ Affordable Housing Fund recently...
Build of affordable homes underway in Bishopton
WORK is underway on the build of 23 new affordable homes at Dargavel Village in Bishopton through a partnership between Sanctuary Scotland and Persimmon Homes.
Sanctuary...
Firm eyes build of student accommodation in Edinburgh
PROPOSALS by Alumno Group for the build of 'high-quality' student accommodation at Jock's Lodge in Edinburgh is to go out for public consultation.
Planned to...
Major £12.6m Glasgow bridge project progresses
WORK to replace the bridge over the railway at Shields Road in Glasgow has taken a step forward following the installation of a temporary...
Ramboll strengthens senior team with double appointment
ARCHITECTURE, engineering and sustainability consultancy Ramboll has bolstered its transport infrastructure offering with two senior apointments.
Graeme Dodds has been named director of urban &...
New industrial plots to give Oban firms room to grow
CONSTRUCTION work is underway at the site of four new industrial development plots in Oban.
The site has been created in a bid to offer...
Ten years later: revisiting Scotland’s first commercial Passivhaus building
Morgan Sindall reflects on the construction of the GALE Centre in the Highlands, which was built to Passivhaus standards in 2011
50mph winds, driving rain,...
Planning application to be submitted for new homes in Midlothian
BANKS Property has announced that it expects to submit a planning application for a new residential development in Midlothian consisting of around 100 homes.
The...
Research highlights sector’s lack of awareness around post-Brexit migration system
NEW research has highlighted that a lack of awareness and engagement within the construction sector with the Points-Based System (PBS) post-Brexit is continuing to...
Permission granted for new Bargeddie housing development
Planning permission has been granted for a new 160-home development at Glasgow Road, Bargeddie.
North Lanarkshire Council granted full planning permission to Ashfield Land and...
Parish church and surrounding estate in Bargeddie brought to the market
SHEPHERD Chartered Surveyors has brought a parish church and surrounding estate in Bargeddie to the market.
Bargeddie Parish Church is situated on Manse Road which...
Local government data resource availability tipped to benefit Scottish construction industry
THE Improvement Service (IS) has launched open access to the Spatial Hub, a local government data resource covering Scotland and containing information valuable to...
Vp plc has emissions targets validated by SBTi
SPECIALIST equipment rental group Vp plc has had its efforts and strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through science-based targets validated by the Science...
Amey secures place on £72.5m civil engineering and technical consultancy framework
AMEY Consulting has announced it has secured a place on the £72.5 million Scotland Excel Civil Engineering and Technical Consultancy Framework.
Spanning four years, the...
Edinburgh public artworks to return as part of trams to Newhaven project
EDINBURGH'S Elm Row pigeons are to be returned to Leith Walk as part of the capital's trams to Newhaven project.
The public artworks, created by...
Housebuilder celebrates personal best NHBC quality awards haul
TAYLOR Taylor Wimpey West Scotland is celebrating after eight of the firm's site managers won an NHBC (National House Building Council) Pride in the...
Scottish Government urges firms to stop trading with Russia
FIRMS in Scotland have been urged by the Scottish Government to withdraw from trading with Russia, following its invasion of Ukraine.
Kate Forbes, finance and...
Tender prices for Scottish social housing fall by 4.9%
NEWLY released data has shown that Scottish social housing tender prices fell by almost 5% in the final quarter of 2024.
The findings were revealed...
Social Security Scotland to occupy £40m Dundee waterfront building
SOCIAL Security Scotland has taken a 20-year lease to become the first tenants at Dundee's waterfront regeneration programme.
The Earl Grey Building, which sits beside...
