Builders urged to reach out for help on World Suicide Prevention Day
THE Federation of Master Builders (FMB) is marking World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) by urging builders to reach out for help if they are...
Turner & Townsend tunes up for National Centre for Music project
TURNER & Townsend has been appointed by the Royal High School Preservation Trust as project manager and contract administrator for the transformation of Edinburgh’s...
Groundforce Training celebrates back-to-back wins at industry awards
GROUNDFORCE Training has celebrated its 10th anniversary year by winning the award for Water Industry Training Organisation of the Year for the second year...
Property consultancy expands surveying team
PROPERTY consultancy, CKD Galbraith, has added graduate Robert Weaver to its ranks as a building surveying trainee.
Robert will be based in the firm's Stirling and...
Aberdeen City Council to agree to sales of two former school sites
OFFERS for the sale of two former school sites in Aberdeen are to be accepted, the city's local authority has confirmed.
Aberdeen City Council's city...
New figures reinforce concerns over Help to Buy funding
WITH new statistics showing increases in Scottish house purchase lending, the country’s home building industry has again highlighted the clear impact of the Scottish Government’s...
BAM Nuttall’s new executive director announced
BAM Nuttall has announced its new executive director with Ian Parish set to retire from the role on December 31.
Ian, who has over 38...
Murform marks quarter of a century of success
MURFORM is marking 25 years in business this year, with the firm’s Scottish operations hailed as playing a crucial role in the company’s success.
The...
GRAHAM underlines support for male workforce on International Men’s Day
GRAHAM is today highlighting the range of support services available to its male workforce on International Men's Day.
Employing 355 men across its Building North...
Scotland’s Great Trail network set for £111,000 of improvement works
NATURESCOT has announced it is to fund almost £111,000 of improvement works to Scotland's Great Trails network.
The public body said that the work comes...
Housing minister visits Midlothian site to mark affordable homes completion
SCOTLAND'S housing minister Paul McLennan has marked official completion of Lovell Partnerships' affordable housing by visiting the Oakwood Edge development in Mayfield, near Dalkeith.
The...
SELECT 2020 Toolbox Talks delivered online
SELECT has revealed how it managed to overcome postponement of its Toolbox Talks roadshow by broadcasting digital versions of the technical presentations on YouTube.
The...
Edinburgh youngsters work alongside Balfour Beatty to publish two books
EDINBURGH school kids have worked alongside Balfour Beatty to publish two new books inspired by the history and refurbishment of the city's iconic North...
Glasgow and Edinburgh collaborate to make public realms safer for females
THE City of Edinburgh Council and Glasgow City Council have collaborated to explore how public realms can be made safer for women and girls.
A...
Dumfries Railway Station accessibility project to begin
SCOTLAND'S Railway is to begin construction work on a project to provide step-free access between platforms at Dumfries Railway Station.
Works will get underway on...
GMG turns up the heat on energy-efficient upgrades in North Lanarkshire
GMG Contractors has embarked on a five-year contract to deliver transformative home improvements to hundreds of properties across North Lanarkshire.
The Glasgow-based multi-disciplinary contractor has...
Green light for reopening of Govan Drydock Number 1
GOVAN Drydock Limited has secured change of use planning consent that will allow for the full reopening Drydock Number 1, which was previously designated...
Developer launches first Scottish BTR site in Edinburgh city centre
DEVELOPER Vastint UK has launched its first Build to Rent (BTR) scheme in Scotland, with the launch of 253 new homes in Edinburgh city...
‘Building passports’ could help remedy future crises
AN academic has told Project Scotland that the public is right to be concerned at the apparent lack of knowledge on which of our...
Scottish election to have huge implications for construction industry
THE Scottish construction industry is eagerly waiting to discover how the outcome of the upcoming Scottish Parliament election will impact the short, medium and...
