West Fraser report highlights group’s sustainability achievements
WEST Fraser has issued its 2021 Sustainability Report, outlining the group's environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance over the past year.
The document also reflects...
Finishing touches underway on £25m Cairngorm funicular railway project
FINISHING touches are being undertaken on the Cairngorm Mountain funicular railway following its reopening in January.
Balfour Beatty led what has been described as one...
Housebuilder secures land for build of 312 homes in Edinburgh
AVANT Homes has acquired a 20-acre site at Edinburgh's Edmonstone Estate for the build of 312 new homes.
It comes as part of the wider...
Kingston coastal protection plans to be showcased
A plan for managing coastal erosion in Kingston is to be put on show at a Moray Council drop-in event next week.
The project, which...
Kingdom Housing Association secures landmark IiYP platinum accreditation
KINGDOM Housing Association has revealed it has become the first housing association in the UK to achieve the Investors in Young People (IiYP) platinum...
Work begins on ‘pioneering’ affordable housing project in Livingston
ARK Housing Association has announced the start of work on a 'pioneering' affordable homes development in Livingston.
The £4.2 million Crusader Rise project, which...
Bespoke joinery helps create ‘beautifully executed’ new workspace in Glasgow
AKP has completed the fit out of new open plan offices within Glasgow's Skypark for Ceridian, a capital management tech company that provides HR, payroll,...
Key Worker Scheme helps couple secure dream Stirling home
A housebuilder’s Key Worker Scheme has helped a couple secure their dream home in Stirling.
Barbara and partner John have bagged their forever property thanks...
Six ways to reduce embodied carbon in construction
Ewan Duffin, Harley Haddow associate director
Embodied carbon is something we should all be talking about in the race to net zero and push to...
Student development gives youngsters a taste of construction careers
YOUNGSTERS from a Glasgow secondary school have received a tour of a student accommodation development in the city as part of Scottish Apprenticeship Week.
Five pupils...
Build of new school campus underway in Aberdeen
ROBERTSON Construction has commenced work on the build of the new Hazelhead Academy Campus in Aberdeen.
The project is being delivered by hub North Scotland...
Customers offered ‘virtual’ tour of new Aberdeen vehicle showroom under development
FORD dealer group TrustFord has launched a visualisation of its new Aberdeen showroom, which is being developed by Knight Property Group ahead of an...
Aberdeen regeneration project wins Scotland’s top architecture award
UNION Terrace Gardens in Aberdeen has been crowned the winner of the Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award by the Royal Incorporation of...
Historic Edinburgh façade specialist appoints administrator
HISTORIC Edinburgh-based façade specialist Charles Henshaw & Sons Ltd has appointed an administrator after experiencing financial pressures arising from additional costs in relation to...
Glasgow office take-up shows momentum has ‘significantly increased’
AVISON Young has released its latest quarterly Glasgow office market update, which reveals that office take-up in Q3 2021 was 66% higher than the...
Perthshire housebuilder set for ‘Grand’ TV showing
A Scottish construction firm is set to star on the small screen after carrying out work on what is potentially London's smallest two-bedroom house.
Auchterarder-based...
Procast contracted to transform 19th century Barrhead lodge into community hub
EAST Renfrewshire Council is set to bring the Cowan Park Gate lodge in Barrhead back into community use.
It comes following extensive consultation with the...
University of St Andrews launches revised accommodation plans
THE University of St Andrews is to submit new plans for the build of a multi-million pound student residence after the pandemic, global economic...
Scottish construction firms face bigger fines in 2018
SCOTTISH construction firms could potentially face bigger fines for health and safety breaches than ever before in 2018.
That’s the view of Malcolm Gunnyeon, a...
Edwin James Group strengthens senior team
EDWIN James Group has appointed a new operations director at group company, Parker Technical Services.
Simon Varo will take up the role which has been...
