Gullane housing development gets the go-ahead
PLANS for a "highly anticipated" brownfield housing development in Gullane have been approved by East Lothian Council.
125 new homes will be built after CALA Homes’ proposals for the...
Stephen Fry for Ecobuild 2016
Stephen Fry has been announced as the special guest for Ecobuild 2016, the exhibition for the UK construction and energy market.
BBC arts editor, Will...
Housebuilder donates defibrillator to Penicuik primary school
TAYLOR Wimpey East Scotland has donated a public access defibrillator (PAD) to Mauricewood Primary School in Penicuik, as part of a joint initiative with...
University of Glasgow names new £116m building after two graduates
THE University of Glasgow has announced that its £116 million Advanced Research Centre (ARC) is to be named after two graduates.
Former students John Shaw...
Contractor welcomes Glasgow students to Buchanan Wharf mixed-use site
GRAHAM recently welcomed students from Glasgow Caledonian University's building services department to Buchanan Wharf, one of Scotland’s largest mixed-use developments, to learn more about...
Offsite methods utilised at Paisley affordable homes project
CCG is currently delivering a 39-home affordable housing development in Paisley town centre using offsite construction and the firm's ‘iQ’ timber frame system.
The project...
Private finance alone ‘cannot end Scotland’s housing emergency’
THE Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has warned that private finance alone cannot end the nation's housing emergency.
The organisation was responding to a...
New Aberdeenshire civic hub pushes the envelope
EJOT UK has collaborated with Scottish distributor Tektum Supplies and roofing and façade contractor Fowler McKenzie to develop a robust fixing specification for the...
Robertson Construction Group announces new executive managing director
DOUG Keillor has been appointed executive managing director of Robertson Construction Group.
He joins the firm following 32 years in the construction industry spent with...
Global launches commissioning business with plans to create 25 jobs this year
ENERGY infrastructure solutions provider Global has announced the launch of Global Commissioning, which will deliver commissioning, completions, start-up, handover and operational readiness support to clients...
Fair returns to Stewart Milne Homes as central Scotland MD
JONATHAN Fair has returned to Stewart Milne Homes as MD in central Scotland.
The move follows James Crawford’s decision to retire after 24 years with...
Firms appointed to ‘robustly’ test Mackintosh rebuild plans
THE Glasgow School of Art has appointed two architecture firms to 'robustly' test its plan to rebuild the Mackintosh building
Reiach and Hall and Purcell...
Glasgow’s Golden Z delivery plan approved
THE vision and delivery plan for Glasgow's Golden Z (Argyle, Buchanan, and Sauchiehall Streets) has been approved by the city's council.
Traditionally Glasgow's retail core and a...
Construction underway on Motus Commercials’ new Ravenscraig facility
CONSTRUCTION has started on Motus Commercials’ new 38,000 sq ft commercial vehicle workshop and sales facility at Ravenscraig.
The development, located within the site’s dedicated...
Latest Scottish Government figures show drop in house builds
THERE were 19,623 homes built and 16,404 new builds started in 2023-24, the latest Scottish Government housebuilding statistics have revealed.
The figures mean that completions...
Built environment must sympathetically blend our surroundings to promote wellbeing
By Alasdair Rankin, MD, Aitken Turnbull Architects
WE know that our built environment matters, however very often we downplay its importance and treat environments as...
Hardies secures role on ‘groundbreaking’ sustainable housing project
HARDIES Property & Construction Consultants has announced it has been appointed to a 'groundbreaking' sustainable development comprising three houses overlooking Poole Harbour in Dorset.
Partridge...
£850 million development plan unveiled
PLANS for an £850 million commercial redevelopment of the St James Quarter in Edinburgh have been unveiled.
New home for Highland joinery business
INVERNESS-based joinery business, IBI Joiners, has bought and refurbished a once popular food-stop near the city, to create its new HQ with help from...
A9 dualling project to gradually resume
TRANSPORT Scotland has urged road users to take care as construction of the A9 dualling project north of Perth resumes.
Following completion of the pre-start...
