SELECT review highlights achievements during pandemic
THE president of SELECT has praised the 'spirit of collaboration and co-operation' shown by the trade body and its members during the course of...
Hardies completes acquisition of Aberdeen quantity surveying practice
HARDIES Property & Construction Consultants has acquired Aberdeen-based quantity surveying practice BDG Thomson Gray.
The move has been described as bolstering Hardies’ offering in the...
GRAHAM opens supply chain opportunities on £79.5m Renfrewshire project
GRAHAM is advertising a range of services of interest to small firms as part of its build of a new bridge across the River...
Contractor announced for £23.9m build of new Larkhall Leisure Centre
BAM Construction has been appointed by hub South West and South Lanarkshire Council to build the new £23.9 million Larkhall Leisure Centre.
The project team...
Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm build progresses
Careys is to start work on the next phase of the Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm build on the East Lothian coast.
Contracted by Siemens...
Construction firms urged to help prevent suicide deaths
CONSTRUCTION companies are being urged to introduce measures to mark World Suicide Prevention Day on Tuesday 10 September.
With one death attributed to suicide every...
Haymarket Edinburgh development secures landmark pre-let agreement
M&G Real Estate and its property developer partner Qmile Group have secured a 280,000 sq ft pre-let at the £350 million Haymarket Edinburgh development.
Investment...
KRG Specialist Engineering reaffirms commitment to apprenticeships
AS Scotland marks Scottish Apprenticeship Week, Coatbridge-based KRG Specialist Engineering has reaffirmed its commitment to developing the next generation of engineers, having supported more...
Scottish Government awards £22m to three permanent active travel projects
THE Scottish Government has awarded over £22 million to three permanent active travel schemes in Ayr, Hawick and Broughty Ferry.
It comes as part of...
Scotland’s railway set for £120m electrification investment
MORE than £120 million of Scottish Government funding is to be invested into boosting the electrification of the country's railway network.
Network Rail said that...
McBains names new director of architecture team
CONSTRUCTION consulting and design agency McBains has appointed Mark Baseby as director of its architecture team.
He has been with the firm since 2000, working...
Ex-Carillion apprentices find new home at VQ Construction
GLASGOW-based all-trades firm VQ Construction has stepped in to place four ex-Carillion apprentices and ensure they gain their final qualifications.
The apprentices will now be...
Build of UK’s first Universal theme park to create 20,000 construction jobs
ALMOST 20,000 construction jobs are to be created through the build of a Universal theme park in Bedford.
The news comes after plans for the...
Report highlights fall in tender prices for Scottish social housing
TENDER prices for social housing in Scotland started to fall in the second half of 2023, a new report by the Building Cost Information...
Second round of Collegelands Park consultations to begin
GLASGOW Enlightenment is launching the second round of consultations on its plans for a new £95 million residential and cultural hub in Glasgow ahead...
Glasgow Caledonian University students win CIOB challenge in Hong Kong
A team of Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) engineering students defended the University’s title as CIOB Global Student Challenge champions.
The finals of the competition, run...
Construction workers revealed as ‘most generous’ Valentine’s spenders
A new study has revealed that construction workers are the most generous workers when it comes to treating their partners on Valentine’s Day.
As February...
Paisley contractor achieves Approved Training Organisation status
CLARK Contracts has announced it has achieved Approved Training Organisation (ATO) status and will now be delivering a 'suite of training modules' to staff.
Jones Bros secures contract to help construct Dumfries and Galloway wind farm
JONES Bros Civil Engineering UK has been appointed as principal contractor on the build of the 20-turbine Windy Standard III Wind Farm in Dumfries...
Ensuring a smart energy transition: challenges and opportunities
By John Forster, chairman and founder of Forster Group
The journey towards net zero is fraught with complexities and challenges that often seem insurmountable and...
