JR Group focuses on mental health with charity fundraising events
TO mark Mental Health Awareness Week, team members from The JR Group have been raising funds for The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity as part...
Homes for Scotland award winners announced
THE winners of this year's Homes for Scotland (HFS) awards have been announced.
The annual event, which was attended by over 900 senior representatives from...
Scottish contractors team up for mental health initiative
KIER GRAHAM Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has teamed up with Men Matter Scotland to provide mental health support to employees and sub-contractors at His...
Clark Contracts appointed to £150m Fire Safety Framework
CLARK Contracts has secured a place on the Scottish Procurement Alliance's (SPA) £150 million Fire Safety Framework.
The contractor has been appointed to the cladding...
Major milestone reached in £50m Tummel Bridge Power Station project
PERTHSHIRE'S iconic Tummel Bridge Power Station is generating renewable electricity once again following a major milestone being reached in the £50 million project to...
Tillicoultry Quarries director announces retirement
TILLICOULTRY Quarries director Joe Hadnum has retired after 28 years with the business and over five decades in the quarrying sector.
The firm said Joe's...
Former primary school in Fife with conversion potential to go under the hammer
A former primary school in Fife with conversion potential is set to go under the hammer in a live streamed Shepherd commercial property auction...
New natural insulation product for suspended ceilings launched
PERFORMANCE Technology Group business Mayplas has launched a thermal and acoustic insulation product for suspended ceiling systems made from UK-grown industrial hemp.
Named ‘Thermapad’, the...
Turner & Townsend to support re-development of Ardersier Port
FOLLOWING the recent financial investment decision and secured funding for the re-development of the Ardersier Port, Turner & Townsend has announced it will continue...
Construction businesses mark Mental Health Awareness Week
LOVELL, Morgan Sindall Construction and Morgan Sindall Infrastructure have united to mark Mental Health Awareness Week with a series of activities, including a pop-up...
Major milestone reached in Renfrew Bridge project
A major milestone has been achieved in the delivery of the first opening road bridge across the River Clyde after the final section of...
Contractor’s Spring Classic event raises over £1,500 for SAMH
CLARK Contracts recently held the firm's 12th annual Spring Classic at Loch Katrine, which raised over £1,500 for nominated charity Scottish Action for Mental...
‘Pioneering’ NASC resource aims to redefine safety standards in manual handling
THE National Access & Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) has announced the launch of its 'groundbreaking' SG6 manual handling training video.
The digital resource has been designed...
Dougall Baillie Associates engineers overcome Five Ferry Challenge
A ten-strong team of cyclists from East Kilbride-based engineering consultancy Dougall Baillie have completed the Five Ferry Challenge to raise £4,500 for the Beatson...
New sports complex completed on East Dunbartonshire brownfield site
A new community sports facility has been built by Robertson Construction in East Dunbartonshire.
A lease of the Kirkintilloch Community Sports Complex has been concluded...
‘Fantastic progress’ made in construction of new primary school in Whitecraig
CONSTRUCTION work is gathering pace on a new primary school for the village of Whitecraig in East Lothian.
Mainline drainage infrastructure works have been completed...
Timber frame: the material of choice for rising variety of projects
LENZIE-based Fleming Timber Structures is flying the flag for timber frame by demonstrating how the material can be used successfully in the construction of...
Architect blocks out doubts to achieve his dream
AN architect has vowed to help more young deaf people into the profession after becoming only the second deaf person in Scotland to achieve...
Quality ‘revolution’ would bring raft of gains for Scotland’s construction sector
THE chief executive of Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) is calling for a quality ‘revolution’ within the construction industry similar to that seen around health...
Building accessible homes: turning the challenges into opportunities
Dougie Herd, joint MD at Campion Homes, discusses turning the challenges of building accessible homes into opportunities
AS the joint managing director of Campion Homes,...
