HOKO adds new board members to help accelerate growth plans
HOKO, the Glasgow-headquartered architecture firm founded by architect and BBC Scotland’s Home of the Year judge Danny Campbell, has announced two senior appointments.
The company...
Green light for student accommodation on ex-Tynecastle High School site
A Scottish Government reporter has granted planning permission for an application by S1 Developments for a new student residential development at Edinburgh's former Tynecastle...
West of Scotland apprentices get hands-on experience with digital technologies
APPRENTICES across the west of Scotland are gaining hands-on experience with the digital technologies shaping the future of manufacturing through a new collaboration.
The National Manufacturing...
Beattock Country Park goes on the market
SPECIALIST parks agents, Colliers International, has been instructed by administrators, Kirstie Provan and Paul Dounis of Begbies Traynor, to dispose of Beattock Country Park in Dumfries and Galloway.
The...
Progress made on Highland school projects despite ‘extraordinary’ cost increases
THE Highland Council has said that 'immense' work has been undertaken to drive progress across ten major school projects in the area, despite the...
Improvements made for visually impaired passengers at Cardonald Railway Station
NETWORK Rail has completed works to improve access arrangements for visually impaired passengers at Cardonald Railway Station in Glasgow.
The project was launched following after...
City Region Deal progress welcomed
NEGOTIATIONS on the £1 billion City Region Deal for Edinburgh and South East Scotland are to begin, Chancellor George Osborne announced in his Spring...
Glasgow firm gets green light to develop new business units
SPECTRUM Properties has announced plans to expand an existing business park on a brownfield site in south east Glasgow with a range of industrial...
Scotland’s electrical trade body retains UKAS accreditation
SELECT'S inspection activities have retained accreditation with the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) for the 26th year in a row.
Accreditation against the internationally recognised...
Housebuilder raises more than £25,000 for poverty relief charity
BARRATT Developments raised £25,772 for a poverty relief charity in the north of Scotland at its recent charity dinner.
The housebuilder welcomed 220 guests to the...
SSEN Transmission marks one year of delivery of flagship Orkney Link project
SSEN Transmission has marked one year of delivery on its flagship Orkney link project by connecting the island to the high voltage GB electricity...
Bellway secures planning permission for 217 new homes in East Lothian
BELLWAY Homes Ltd (Scotland East) will build 217 new homes at Prestonpans, East Lothian.
The housebuilder has been granted planning permission to develop the properties...
Firms fined following wind farm fatality
THE death of a young man who was killed whilst carrying out a wind farm inspection was "easily preventable" according to the Health and Safety...
Time to nominate the best in Scottish construction
The CITB Pride of Construction Awards 2015 is looking for the country’s best construction workers.
Nominations are now open to find local construction heroes and...
New mobile app aims to simplify maintenance and repair of housing blocks in Edinburgh
A mobile application designed to streamline the maintenance and repair of shared areas in tenements and housing blocks in Edinburgh has been released.
The free...
SELECT technical director dispels common myths about the electrical sector
TRADE body SELECT has taken to the airwaves to debunk some of the most common myths and misconceptions about electricians and the electrical sector.
Bob...
Plans approved for 167-home Robroyston development
AVANT Homes has announced plans to build 167 homes at a new £57 million development in Robroyston, Glasgow.
The 17-acre Darach Fields site, located just...
Aberdeen’s legacy buildings: the key to meeting modern sustainability demands
By Roddy Morrison, senior director, UK project management & building consultancy, at CBRE Scotland
AS companies sharpen their focus on meeting net zero targets, the...
Inspection finds ‘overwhelming’ need for HMP Barlinnie replacement
THERE is an 'overwhelming' and 'urgent' need for a replacement prison to HMP Barlinnie, the HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland (HMPIS) has said...
Trade body’s digital annual report highlights response to Covid crisis
TRADE body SELECT has released its first ever digital annual report, outlining how the organisation has dealt with one of the most challenging years...
