Highland construction firms invited to experience ‘cutting edge’ sector tech

HIGHLAND and Islands SMEs working across the construction and built environment sector are being invited to attend free workshops next week to experience 'cutting...

Ogilvie welcomes new recruits

OGILVIE Construction has taken on six young recruits to work on a variety of projects across Scotland. The Stirling-based firm has hired two trainee quantity surveyors,...

Construction of new building for firefighters at RAF Lossiemouth complete

THE Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has announced construction of the new Crash, Fire and Rescue building at RAF Lossiemouth has been completed. Built by Henry...

Scottish Government to ‘revitalise’ River Clyde to support Covid-19 economic recovery

A Glasgow events space is set to be transformed into a year-round cultural destination under a new Scottish Government scheme. It comes as part of...

Councillors see progress of landmark Glasgow logistics project

LOCAL dignitaries joined Tritax Symmetry and Readie Construction to mark the progress on the new 552,500 sq ft distribution centre and offices for publishing...
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Work complete on £4m upgrade of Inverclyde railway line

NETWORK Rail has successfully completed £4 million worth of upgrades across the Inverclyde railway line. During an eight-day programme, engineering teams carried out essential repairs...

Balfour Beatty begins work on SSEN Transmission projects

BALFOUR Beatty has begun work on the development of nine electricity transmission projects across the north of Scotland. The work forms part of SSEN Transmission's pathway...

Stepps project tipped to provide construction jobs lift

NEW research has revealed that plans lodged by Barratt Homes West Scotland and CALA Homes (West) to build a housing development in Stepps would...

SES appointed to £84m University of Glasgow development

SES Engineering Services (SES) has announced it has been appointed by Multiplex to deliver an £84 million project at the University of Glasgow. The...
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Temporary access supplier names new MD

TEMPORARY access specialist TPA has appointed Guy Butterworth as MD, succeeding David Walkden who moves across to fellow Vp plc subsidiary MEP Hire. Guy was...
SSE Head of Heritage Gillian O'Reilly and SSE Heritage Development Officer Holly Cammidge

New book details the history of power transmission in the Scottish Highlands

THE story of power transmission in the north of Scotland is to be told in a new book published by SSE Heritage. The Highland Grid draws...

Further STTA prizes at Edinburgh Napier University

THE Scottish Timber Trade Association (STTA) has continued its sponsorship of student prizes at the Centre for Timber Engineering within the Forest Products Research Institute...

Contractor announced for build of £40m Edinburgh Innovation Hub

HERON Bros has been awarded the contract for the £40 million build of the Edinburgh Innovation Hub. The 'nationally significant' facility, which is a joint...

On a High: Dundee museum works earn award recognition

HIGH Mill at Verdant Works, a social history museum in Dundee, has won a Dundee Civic Trust Award for the architecture and construction works...
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RSE establishes presence in North America

SCOTLAND-based clean water technology company RSE has opened its first American-based office in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The move marks a major milestone in the firm exporting...

Inspiring young professionals receive industry awards

AN awards evening recently honoured exceptional young professionals who have overcome great personal difficulties to establish promising careers.   Now in its fourth year, the Young...

Labour market pressures set to continue in Scotland’s construction industry

LABOUR market pressure in the Scottish construction industry looks set to continue, according to new research. The latest Local Skills Scotland report by the Construction...
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Insolvency figures down by a third

THE number of Scottish building companies going bankrupt has fallen by 33% in the past year. In total, 87 Scottish construction companies were forced into...

SSE has one million reasons to celebrate safety on Berwick Bank project

SSE is celebrating hitting the milestone of one million hours of safe contractor working on its offshore Berwick Bank Wind Farm super project. The safety...
L-R: Emma McMillan (SAMH assistant director); Jude Deacons (SAMH senior programme manager); Dave Findlay (Taylor and Fraser project manager); and Douglas Smith (managing partner, Hardies)

Groundbreaking mental health support hub on track in Glasgow

HARDIES Property & Construction Consultants is providing project management, quantity surveying and principal design services as well as architectural work at The Nook –...