Glasgow City Council disposes of three sites to make way for 80 new homes
GLASGOW City Council has approved the disposal of land, a former childcare unit, and a car park to a developer and local housing associations...
Bo’ness Recreation Centre to close after survey reveals £4m repair cost
THE Bo'ness Recreation Centre is to close due to condition concerns, Falkirk Council has announced.
An independent survey was undertaken on the facility as part...
Housebuilders urged to engage with programme to build 11,000 net zero homes
HOUSEBUILDERS have been called upon to engage with the Edinburgh Home Demonstrator (EHD) programme which aims to see the build of 11,000 net zero...
DM Hall announces ten promotions
DM Hall has announced a raft of new year promotions at both director and associate levels.
David Hyde and Wallace Kid, both of the firm's...
Scottish construction workloads fall but surveyors optimistic about future
CONSTRUCTION workloads in Scotland continued to fall through the last quarter of 2023, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Construction...
Green light for build of new Winchburgh school
PLANS have been approved for the build of a new non-denominational primary school in Winchburgh.
Morrison Construction is to lead the build of the school,...
New £260,000 skatepark opens in St Andrews
WORK is complete on the £260,000 build of a new modern concrete skatepark in St Andrews.
The build was made possible through the Spider Park...
Classrooms back in use at Forres Academy following RAAC discovery
A number of classrooms at Forres Academy are back in use following the discovery of RAAC at the school in July 2023.
Moray Council and...
GRAHAM becomes first business to secure IIP’s platinum wellbeing award
GRAHAM has been awarded the highest certification possible for positive wellbeing culture by Investors in People (IIP).
The IPP wellbeing platinum standard recognises an 'outstanding...
Springfield unveils hedgehog highways designed by local school pupils
SPRINGFIELD Properties has unveiled the winning hedgehog highway design for its Strathkinness development to mark National Hedgehog Day.
The housebuilder worked with P7 pupils at...
Engineering services provider appoints new academy lead
MULTI-disciplinary engineering services provider, Edwin James Group, has appointed Geoff Bruce to head up the EJ Academy.
The newly created role is part of the...
Fife College students graduate from new course aimed at tackling civils skills gap
THE first students of a new course designed to address skills shortages in the civil engineering industry have graduated from Fife College.
The graduation was...
Avant starts construction on final phase of Hamilton development
AVANT Homes West Scotland has started construction on the final 84 homes on an 8.7-acre site at its £53 million Highstonehall development in Hamilton.
This...
McLaughlin & Harvey and RJ McLeod to lead utilities framework in Scotland
MCLAUGHLIN & Harvey and RJ McLeod have been appointed to lead a £1 billion SCAPE utilities works and services framework in Scotland.
Kier and McLaughlin...
Eskmills appoints Allied Surveyors to bolster lettings drive
ALLIED Surveyors Scotland has been appointed by the owners of Eskmills, East Lothian’s largest business campus, to bolster its letting team.
The firm revealed it...
Net Zero Home officially launched to help address Scotland’s skill needs
THE Energy Training Academy has announced the opening of its Net Zero Home, which is tipped to help shape the future workforce.
The property is...
Vivalda Group launches new aluminium cladding system
VIVALDA Group has launched MetSkin, a new UK designed and manufactured solid aluminium cladding system for residential high-rise or municipal projects.
Supplied as a whole...
Hub South East and Balfour Beatty take lead roles on Craighall and Blindwells schools
EAST Lothian Council has appointed development partner Hub South East to deliver two new primary schools at Craighall and Blindwells. Balfour Beatty has been...
Secure By Design properties handed over in Bellahouston
AS Homes (Scotland) Ltd has completed the handover of 36 new affordable homes in Bellahouston in partnership with Home Group.
The properties are located at...
Kirkwood Timber Frame appoints two new directors to help drive market growth
ABERDEENSHIRE-based Kirkwood Timber Frame has appointed Barbara Massie as business development director and promoted Steven Robbie to technical director designate.
The firm said the moves...
