Green light for 110-home Lauder development
WHITEBURN Projects has been granted planning permission for a residential development on land accessed from Stow Road in the north of Lauder in the...
Construction firm’s volunteering scheme benefits charities across Scotland
PAISLEY-based Clark Contracts is supporting a range of charities through the company's volunteering scheme.
Since 2017, the contractor has offered its employees the chance to...
Housebuilder supports Loanhead Gala celebrations
LOANHEAD Children's Gala Day has welcomed a £500 donation from Dandara Scotland.
The money will be used to sponsor an afternoon of entertainment on Sunday...
Major contractors join forces for embodied carbon project
MAJOR contractors and suppliers have joined forces with a construction technology provider in a project to develop automated, real-time reporting of embodied carbon.
Aggregate Industries,...
Northern Scotland Women in Property Student Awards winners announced
THE talent, skills, and ambition of female property and construction undergraduates were celebrated at the annual Northern Scotland Women in Property Student Awards last...
Research shows contractors are embracing digital transformation
THE National Federation of Builders (NFB) has found that the 'vast majority' of its contractors have implemented a digital transformation.
Furthermore, a 'substantial majority' found...
Largs site offering ‘rare opportunity’ marketed for offers over £1.5m
DM Hall is marketing a 1.7 acre site on Irvine Road in Largs for offers over £1.5 million.
The site has planning permission for the...
Online event will discuss how Scotland needs to adapt to tackle climate emergency
BUILT environment professionals are being invited to an online event on June 7 to learn how to create climate-friendly places through new and existing...
New campaign promotes safety on soon-to-be electrified Glasgow-Barrhead line
NETWORK Rail has reached the halfway point in delivering a new safety campaign that educates youngsters on the dangers along the Glasgow to Barrhead...
£60 million Ayrshire Eco-Therapy Wellness Park plans a step closer to reality
A Proposal of Application Notice (PAN) for The Barony Eco-Therapy Wellness Park, located on the site of the former Barony Colliery, has been submitted...
Construction complete at new £85.7m women’s custodial facility in Stirling
CONSTRUCTION work has been completed at the new £85.7 million women’s custodial establishment at HMP & YOI Stirling.
The replacement facility for HMP Cornton Vale...
Scottish Procurement Alliance appoints regional director
LESLEY Anderson has been appointed regional director of the Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA), which currently has £1.1 billion of contracts under management.
Lesley has 27 years'...
Brewster Brothers invests £6m in second recycling plant
BREWSTER Brothers is investing £6 million in a second recycling plant near Cumbernauld.
The firm's Livingston site has diverted over one million tonnes of construction,...
Edison Group founder launches charitable foundation
A new charitable foundation has been launched by Scottish businessman, Calum Melville, whose fast-growing Edison Group has been acquiring companies throughout the UK construction...
Manufacturer earns accreditation for sustainability progress
RUSSELL Roof Tiles has received Planet Mark Business Certification, an accreditation firms can use to report on its carbon footprint and demonstrate sustainability progress.
The concrete...
Network Rail takes advantage of ‘once in a generation’ access to key line
NETWORK Rail has taken advantage of 'once in a generation' access to the West Coast Mainline and invested over £2 million in boosting its...
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...
Ground broken at new Bellshill warehouse development
WEST Ranga Management has revealed that ground has been broken on its Connect-70 warehouse development in Bellshill.
Muir Construction has been appointed main contractor and...
Glasgow event celebrates role of women in construction
BUILDING products distributor CCF recently teamed up with mineral wool insulation specialist ROCKWOOL to host an event in Glasgow celebrating women in construction.
The event...
‘Prominent’ Glasgow east end site launched to market
REAL estate advisor CBRE has announced the launch to market of Glasgow Gait, described as a 'prominent' development opportunity in the east end of...