Fife firms hail success of SPE Offshore Europe
EIGHT Fife-based businesses recently participated in SPE Offshore Europe, held at the P&J Live in Aberdeen.
CluisTROM, TDC Parsons Peebles, PFI Sign Plus Ltd, International...
NASC confirms plans to launch Common Assessment Standard at ScaffEx24
NATIONAL Access and Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) will launch its Common Assessment Standard (CAS) at ScaffEx24 next month.
The initiative is designed to reduce the burden of...
“Record” number of Scots pupils engage with skills initiative
AN employability programme aimed at giving youngsters an introduction to the world of work has reached a "record" number of Scottish pupils.
Esh Border Construction...
New £5.8m bridge lifted into place in Fife
THE new Mountfleurie Bridge has been successfully lifted into position over the Levenmouth Rail Link.
The £5.8 million crossing is a key part of the...
Communities across Scotland recognised at the Scottish Planning Innovation Awards
COMMUNITIES across Scotland have been recognised at the Scottish Government's relaunched Scottish Planning Innovation Awards (SPIA).
The overall winner was Planning Aid Scotland's Live Life...
Construction input costs rise by an average of 4% in Scotland
CONSTRUCTION input costs in Scotland increased by an average of 4% in the year to Q4, 2024 according to a contractors’ panel established by...
Beaming with delight: precast system earns high praise from builders
AKELA Ground Engineering is targeting further use of its ABeam precast foundation system in 2025 after being thrilled by feedback from Scottish housebuilders who...
Glasgow leads the way in student accommodation rental growth
A new report has revealed that the period 2022/23 - 2023/24 has been the strongest ever year for UK rental growth in the student...
Fife College welcomes record number of modern apprentices
FIFE College has this week welcomed a record intake of 350 first-year modern apprentices through its doors.
Apprentices from engineering, construction, automotive, plumbing, gas engineering,...
Paisley contractor appointed to £20m framework
LAR Housing Trust has appointed Paisley-based Clark Contracts to Lot 2 of its £20 million construction framework
ScotPlant postponed to April 2022
THE next ScotPlant exhibition has reluctantly been postponed to April 22 & 23 2022 due to the continued disruption and uncertainty caused by the...
Housebuilder launches community bursary scheme in north east Scotland
CALA Homes has announced that charities, schools, community projects and good causes across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire could receive a share of £10,000 thanks to...
‘Vital’ £329,000 biodiversity pilot begins on Scotland’s railway
A £329,000 pilot scheme is to be launched in what Network Rail said will be the 'most ambitious' biodiversity enhancement project to ever take...
Multimillion pound development delivered
MACTAGGART & Mickel Contracts, a division of the award-winning Mactaggart & Mickel Group, have handed over the keys to a £2.7 million social housing...
267 Glasgow homes to benefit from external wall insulation project
HAMILTON-based Procast Group has started work on a £5 million project to install external wall insulation across 267 flats managed by Calvay Housing Association.
This...
Groundforce awarded first-place framework agreement by Scottish Water
SCOTTISH Water has awarded a first-place framework agreement to Groundforce for the hire of trenching and shoring equipment.
The award is based on a ranked...
New £3.6m footbridge installed at Dumfries Railway Station
A new £3.6 million footbridge and lifts have been installed at Dumfries Railway Station by Network Rail and STORY engineers.
The installation was completed using...
Historic Glasgow theatre site poised for “fitting second act”
THE developers of a Glasgow regeneration project have revealed that a historic site in the city's Laurieston area will play a major role in...
FMB urges members to seek help if they are struggling
THE Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has encouraged its members to seek help if they are struggling with low mood or anxiety.
The call comes...
Contractor launches new recruitment drive
GLASGOW-headquartered Morris & Spottiswood has announced it is launching a recruitment drive in the north of England after unveiling a £600,000 office buy-out and refurb...
