Progress made on £8m project to limit flood risk on Dumfries rail line
WORK is progressing on an £8 million project to reduce the risk of flooding and landslips on the rail line between Sanquhar and Dumfries.
The...
Covid and supply chain issues delay £25.7m Aberdeen project
A soft opening planned for the redeveloped Union Terrace Gardens in Aberdeen is to no longer take place today.
Balfour Beatty first started works on...
Something for everyone: assistant site manager wants to see more women in construction
AN assistant site manager from Dandara East Scotland is urging more women to consider a career in the construction industry.
Speaking during Women in Construction...
Engineering firm launches returners programme to support STEM professionals following career break
PD&MS Group, a multi-disciplined engineering company, is to launch a new returners programme to help STEM professionals in Scotland who have had a career...
New Livingston base gives Taylor Roofs space to grow
TAYLOR Roofs has announced it is set for continued growth after expanding into a new headquarters in Livingston.
The family-run firm serves domestic clients across...
Huge investment helps transform historic buildings
FM Group has invested £10 million into transforming two listed buildings in Scotland.
The 19th century Ury House in Aberdeenshire, which the property developer said...
Offsite construction speeds up delivery of new Glasgow hotel
THE new 181-bedroom Moxy Hotel is set to open in Glasgow's Merchant City.
Robertson served as main contractor on the project for developer Vastint Hospitality....
Bridge in Old Kilpatrick to be demolished and replaced
NETWORK Rail is to begin work to demolish and replace the bridge over the railway on Dumbarton Road in Old Kilpatrick in August.
The rail...
Glasgow City Council approves plan for build of 6,400 affordable homes
GLASGOW City Council has approved a five-year plan for the construction of almost 6,400 new affordable homes.
Targeted at 165 sites across the city, the...
New research highlights tender price rises in Scotland
NEW research has revealed that building tender prices in Scotland rose by 1% in the first quarter of 2024 compared with Q4 2023 and...
Wind farm opens in Highlands after construction hit by ‘worst winter in recent memory’
SCOTLAND'S newest onshore wind farm has been officially opened in the Highlands 18-months on from construction first commencing.
Cabinet secretary for net zero and energy,...
Rangers secure planning permission for build of mixed-use venue
RANGERS Football Club has confirmed that Glasgow City Council has approved plans for the build of a two-storey mixed-use venue at their Ibrox stadium.
Rangers’...
Cala Homes acquires Erskine site with plans for new properties in town
CALA Management Limited has submitted updated technical documents to Renfrewshire Council to further progress planning matters for a site situated off Florish Road in Erskine.
The...
New Glasgow neighbourhood secures three-star Fitwel certification
BUILD to rent developer and operator Moda Living has secured its fourth three-star Fitwel certification for its first Glasgow neighbourhood, Moda, Holland Park, which...
Solar crowdfunded scheme is top performing project
A partnership between Glasgow-based Edison Energy and Oakapple Renewable Energy to install up to 749 roof mounted solar PV systems for Berwickshire Housing Association...
2,200 jobs go after ISG collapse
Around 2,200 staff have lost their jobs after stricken construction giant ISG's UK operations ceased to trade with immediate effect.
Timothy Graham Vance, Alan Michael...
Materials shortage leaves council unable to repair Inverness bridge
THE repair of a prominent Inverness bridge has been delayed due to a shortage in construction materials, the Highland Council has said.
The Infirmary Bridge,...
Balfour Beatty kicks off ‘transformative’ Westfield infrastructure improvement works
BALFOUR Beatty has commenced work on Falkirk Council's 'transformative' A9/A904 Westfield infrastructure improvement project.
The first phase will involve preparatory work including establishing a compound...
Green light for Scotland’s first net zero college building
THE Scottish Government has approved plans for the build of the first net zero tertiary education building in the country.
Scottish ministers have agreed to...
Plans unveiled for Troon Station redevelopment
THE final design for the redevelopment of Troon Station have been unveiled by Network Rail.
After the train station's main building was destroyed in a...
