Contractor shortlisted for hat-trick of housing awards
THE JR Group is celebrating after three of the firm's developments were named as finalists in this year’s Homes for Scotland Awards.
The business has...
£5m Quartermile contract for Balfour Beatty
BALFOUR Beatty Engineering Services has been awarded a £5m contract to install mechanical and electrical services for a new office development, Q9, at Quartermile...
Accelerated construction programme revealed for UK vaccine facility
CONSTRUCTION work has started ahead of schedule to build a specialist facility in Oxfordshire that will house the Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre (VMIC).
VMIC...
Donaldson Timber Systems secures place on CHIC’s newbuild development framework
DONALDSON Timber Systems (DTS) has been appointed to the Communities and Housing Investment Consortium's (CHIC) newbuild development framework.
As part of CHIC’s new eight-year framework,...
MMS grows real estate practice with senior hires
Maclay Murray & Spens LLP (MMS), the UK-wide commercial law firm, has boosted its real estate practice, with the appointment of Aberdeen-based David Rose and Alexis...
Local MP praises site manager in Ayrshire
HOUSEBUILDER Mactaggart & Mickel has welcomed MP Allan Dorans to the firm's Greenan Views development in Doonfoot, Ayrshire, where he congratulated site manager Stuart...
Working smart: new formwork system aids digital ambitions
FERROVIAL has revealed it has taken another step forward in the digitalisation of the company’s construction projects with the introduction of a smart formwork...
American dream for Scots company
GLASGOW-based ‘proptech’ company arbnco has doubled its team from 18 to 37 after opening American offices in Detroit and California.
Founded in 2012, the company...
Work begins to transform historic Dalmarnock building into offices
WORK is to get underway to transform a historic building in Dalmarnock in Glasgow's east end into two modern office units.
The latest phase at...
New study examines impact of sea infrastructure on marine life
ST Andrews University has commenced a study, Ecosystem-level importance of STructures as Artificial Reefs (EcoSTAR), in collaboration with an international team of experts to...
Housebuilders invited to bid to deliver new Lanarkshire village
SHEPHERD Chartered Surveyors has announced it has been instructed by Albert Bartlett Properties to invite bids from housebuilders to deliver Berryhill, a new village...
Top contractor accolade for Graham Construction
GRAHAM Construction was recently named 'Contractor of the Year' at the NEC Awards in London for its work in providing health care facilities throughout Scotland.
Having been...
Deanestor completes landmark tertiary education project at new University of Glasgow building
FIT-out specialist Deanestor has delivered its first project in the tertiary education sector by providing fitted furniture for the Clarice Pears Building which houses the...
Charity secures vacant Glasgow land for £1
GLASGOW City Council is set to sell an area of land in Maryhill to Barnardo's Scotland for the nominal sum of £1.
The charity will...
Historic castle set for new chapter following delicate conservation work
AN architect at PagePark has told Project Scotland that the practice’s work to make the 17th century Rosslyn Castle more resilient in the face...
Work begins on build of Highlands wind farm
WORK is underway on the build of SSE Renewables' wind farm project at Aberarder in the Scottish Highlands.
The firm took a final investment decision...
Revamped hospital site roof is in excellent health
With buildable land at a premium, derelict public spaces are ripe for regeneration as contemporary housing developments. Westburn Gardens in the centre of Aberdeen...
New primary school in Tillydrone on track for May opening
A new primary school for Tillydrone is on track to open before the summer holidays, Aberdeen City Council has revealed.
Members of the council's finance...
Richard Murphy completes Edinburgh Academy hockey pavilion
A £2 million hockey pavilion for Edinburgh Academy has been completed by Richard Murphy Architects.
The pavilion forms part of a wider masterplan strategy for...
New resource launched to help managers address mental health at work
MATES in Mind, a charity dedicated to promoting positive mental health in the construction sector, is using Time to Talk Day (February 6) to raise awareness...
