Prestwick North Educational Campus wins top award
PRESTWICK North Educational Campus has come first place in the Pupil/Student Experience category at the Learning Places Scotland Awards 2023.
The project team for the...
£12m Cambuslang resource centre for Scottish Fire and Rescue Service officially opens
THE new £12 million West Asset Resource Centre in Cambuslang, which will support the servicing of vehicles owned by the Scottish Fire and Rescue...
Story lands Balgray railway station contract
NETWORK Rail has appointed Story Contracting to design a proposed new railway station on the Neilston railway line in the area south of Barrhead.
To...
Housebuilder’s donation supports purchase of school learning equipment
BELLWAY Homes Ltd (Scotland East) has donated £3,365 to Elphinstone Primary in East Lothian to help pay for learning equipment.
The school plans to use...
New showhome opens at Eskbank development
DANDARA East Scotland has launched a new showhome at Eskbank Gardens in Eskbank, near Dalkeith, where the housebuilder is constructing a collection of 64...
Going for gold: Robertson honoured for environmental achievements
ROBERTSON has received the Gold Award in the 'Building & Construction: Energy Reduction’ category at this year’s Green Apple Environment Awards.
The awards, held at...
Plans approved for 400-home development in Milton of Leys, Inverness
PROPERTY group Hazledene and not-for-profit developer HHA have secured planning permission to deliver a 400-home mixed-use development in Milton of Leys, near Inverness.
50% of...
Lockhart Campus project team celebrates award win
THE project team behind the design and build of Lockhart Campus in Stevenson has scooped a top award at the Learning Places Scotland Awards.
Opened...
Scottish scaffolding operations director scoops coveted NASC President’s Award
JR Scaffold Services operations director Kellyanne Conway has won the National Access & Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) President’s Award.
Accepting the coveted accolade at a dinner...
Perth won’t become Scotland’s ‘forgotten city’ warns council
THE leader of Perth and Kinross Council has criticised the 'unacceptable neglect' of Perth in the third round of UK levelling up funding announced...
Scotland’s people deserve better on housing
By Jane Wood, chief executive of Homes for Scotland
Last week, Homes for Scotland held its annual conference in our great capital city, less than a...
Potential delay in heat pump timescales would be ‘welcome news’ for housing sector
A reported delay in the timescale for introducing heat pumps has been welcomed by Scottish property firm DJ Alexander Ltd.
The estate and letting agent...
‘Office of the future’ created in Glasgow’s east end
SPACE Solutions has completed a design and build project for ESG technology solutions provider Utopi in EastWorks, Clyde Gateway, creating an 'office of the...
MPA ‘deeply disappointed’ by lack of CBAM commitment in Autumn Statement
THE Mineral Products Association (MPA) has said it is 'deeply disappointed' by the lack of commitment to a UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)...
Housing emergency vote result a ‘lost opportunity’ for Scotland
TRADE body Homes for Scotland has described the decision of the Scottish parliament to vote down a housing emergency call as a 'lost opportunity'.
Labour’s...
Contracts awarded for £61.5m East Kilbride rail project
NETWORK Rail has announced the awarding of £61.5m worth of contracts for the delivery of the East Kilbride enhancement project.
Story Contracting, AmcoGiffen, SPL Powerlines,...
New portal to allow Glasgow residents to suggest tree planting sites
GLASGOW has launched a new online portal to allow city residents to suggest locations for tree and wildflower planting.
The move comes as 18 million...
Major Aberdeen projects ‘continuing at pace’
SEVERAL major build projects have been completed in Aberdeen including two new school complexes with more schemes continuing at pace, an Aberdeen City Council...
Henry Brothers earns international recognition for green credentials
CONSTRUCTION business Henry Brothers has received an award for Environmental Best Practice at the Green Apple Environment Awards.
Designed to recognise organisations that show innovation...
New report maps opportunities and barriers to financing heat transition in Scottish homes
THERE is 'substantial' growth potential for financing climate-friendly heating and energy efficiency improvements in Scotland's homes, according to a new report.
Focused on helping individual...
