Cruden builds new facilities for Inverclyde primary school
CRUDEN Building has helped out a primary school in Inverclyde by transforming outdoor play areas and building new pieces of equipment for pupils to...
Scottish Government looks to ‘fast-track’ net zero infrastructure
THE Scottish Government has announced the first projects to benefit from its programme aimed at driving investment in low carbon infrastructure.
Coming from five different...
SSE alters major wind farm plans in bid to protect seabirds
PLANS for one of the world's largest offshore wind farms are to be altered in a bid to protect seabirds.
Following a 24-month aerial survey...
Monifieth housing project tipped to bring construction sector jobs boost
TAYLOR Wimpey East Scotland has submitted an application for Planning Permission in Principle to Angus Council for up to 50 new homes through the...
BDP returns to Edinburgh following Pattern Design acquisition
ARCHITECTURE practice BDP has opened a new studio at Thirlestane Road in Edinburgh city centre.
The business said the move forms part of its acquisition...
‘Major’ new public artwork unveiled on banks of River Ness
A new public artwork has officially opened on the banks of the River Ness in Inverness, in a bid to reconnect the city with...
Work to begin on £17m Countesswells Primary in Aberdeen
HUB North Scotland is set to start construction on the new Countesswells Primary School for Aberdeen City Council. Morrison Construction is the main contractor...
CSIC’s Innovation Factory to demonstrate low and zero carbon construction solutions
CONSTRUCTION Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) is set to showcase the built environment's role in tackling climate change when it hosts an event scheduled to...
Heriot-Watt eco-home project set to go global
STUDENTS who set up their own construction firm to compete in a global housebuilding competition have been tipped to change the industry for the...
Fungi to offer natural solution to landslips?
THE treatment of soils with fungi could help bring an end to road and rail infrastructure being halted by landslips, an academic leading a...
Growing firm invests in the future
A Glasgow-headquartered ground engineering and construction firm, which recently announced plans to expand into England, has revealed that investing in youth is key to...
New nursery building handed over to Highland primary school
MCGREGOR Construction (Highlands) has completed the build of a new nursery building at Kyle Primary School in Lochalsh.
The firm was supported by The Highland...
Planning action urged to help address racial inequality
AN expert in migration has warned that a recent report highlighting potential racial inequalities in England’s planning system should prompt ‘urgent action’ to be...
Balmore team receives a heroes’ welcome at Glasgow hospital
CHILDREN being treated at Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QUEH) were ‘overwhelmed with joy’ after Balmore Group workers dressed up as superheroes and rappelled...
Plans submitted for redevelopment of historic Glasgow office building
MOSAIC Architecture + Design has submitted applications for detailed planning permission and listed building consent for the redevelopment of 50 Bothwell Street in Glasgow's...
Firm unveils ‘world-leading’ underwater innovation to be made in Scotland
AKER Offshore Wind has unveiled plans to utilise its offshore wind underwater substation as part of its bids for major offshore wind farms.
The firm...
Book charts Glasgow’s ‘hidden history’ ahead of new chapter for area
A new book vows to tell the 'secret story' of one of Glasgow’s most beautiful quarters and the characters who helped create some of...
Landmark Queens Quay energy centre officially opens
THE Queens Quay Heat Pump Energy Centre is providing low-carbon heating to the first phases of the £250 million Clydebank-based development.
Members of West Dunbartonshire...
Homeowners warned over risk of ‘scammers’ ahead of new legislation on alarms
TRADE body SELECT has joined the Society of Chief Officers of Trading Standards in Scotland (SCOTSS) to warn that heat, smoke and carbon monoxide...
Public to have a say on Chesser urban quarter proposals
PROPOSALS for a residential development in Chesser, which will create a new urban quarter, are set to be viewed by the local community, who...
