Community benefits prove child’s play for housebuilder in Coatbridge
CRUDEN has teamed up with North Lanarkshire Council to provide new play equipment for Shawhead Family Learning Centre in Coatbridge.
The new mud kitchens and...
Next phase of £7m speculative development underway in East Kilbride
KNIGHT Property Group has started construction work on-site with the next phase of speculative development at Langlands Commercial Park in East Kilbride.
Clark Contracts has...
Scottish millennials willing to pay more for eco-homes
NEW research has revealed that young housebuyers in Scotland are prioritising environmental credentials when buying a new home, despite rising living costs and higher...
Construction underway of UK’s ‘largest consumer-owned wind farm’ in Ayrshire
CONSTRUCTION of the UK’s largest consumer-owned wind farm has begun in Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, as blades begin to be lifted onto the eight turbines at...
Work completes on 300-home retrofit initiative in Dumfries
GLASGOW-based energy services company Union Technical is concluding work on a £1.5 million retrofit of almost 300 homes in Dumfries.
Residents of the town’s Sandside...
Major £12.6m Glasgow bridge project progresses
WORK to replace the bridge over the railway at Shields Road in Glasgow has taken a step forward following the installation of a temporary...
Unsuccessful Highland school bids ‘devastating’ for communities
THE Highland Council is 'urgently' considering what its options are to provide new primary schools after failing to secure funding from the Scottish Government's...
£23m Carrongrange campus funding bid approved
FALKIRK City Council has announced that plans for the new £23 million campus at Carrongrange High School will progress after a funding bid was...
Ayr residents to have their say on town centre streetscape designs
THE views of residents and business owners in Ayr are being sought regarding enhanced streetscape designs for the town centre.
The move follows feedback from...
Council leader visits build of inland surfing resort in Edinburgh
THE City of Edinburgh Council leader has visited the site of the new Lost Shore Surf Resort at Ratho.
Cammy Day was given a tour...
Bellway site manager wins health and safety award
BELLWAY senior site manager Peter Lawrie has been presented with a national health and safety award.
The Bellway national UK awards, which is in its...
Current retrofit approach ‘misses huge opportunity’
THE current approach to retrofit isn’t going to achieve the scale required, according to Rufus Grantham, co-founder at not-for-profit community interest corporation Living Places.
His...
Clark Contracts to deliver Inverness park project
THE Highland Council has announced that Clark Contracts has been awarded the contract for improvements to Bught Park in Inverness.
Work is set to get...
Ten Scottish school projects to benefit from share of £450-500m
TEN school projects in Scotland have been awarded a share of £450-500 million as part of the Scottish Government's £2 billion learning estate investment...
Top construction trainees gear up for SkillBuild final
80 of the top construction trainees from across Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland are gearing up for the SkillBuild National Final 2023.
More than...
Balfour Beatty awarded £67 million contract for Liberton High campus
BALFOUR Beatty has secured a £67 million contract to deliver a replacement campus at Liberton High School in Edinburgh.
The contractor will be responsible for...
Housebuilders back proposals for mandatory training on planning for elected members
TRADE body Homes for Scotland has welcomed proposals for mandatory training on planning for elected members.
The organisation has submitted its response to the Scottish...
Open day visitors see ‘enhanced’ Portakabin capacity in Scotland
SITE accommodation specialist Portakabin has hailed the success of a recent open day at its latest depot on Westburn Farm Road in Cambuslang.
The team...
Scottish Roofing Awards 2023 winners revealed
THE winners of the 2023 Scottish Roofing Awards have been announced at a luncheon in Glasgow.
Eight category winners were revealed, as well as Young...
Derelict Edinburgh public toilets transformed into ‘stunning’ timber frame apartments
THE site of former public toilets in the Morningside area of Edinburgh has been transformed into a new five-storey residential building.
The development, by Rennick...
