Housebuilder submits plans for 342 new homes at Blindwells
STIRLING-based housebuilder Avant Homes Scotland has submitted plans to build 342 new homes of varying sizes at Blindwells in East Lothian.
The application follows the firm's...
£3.5m Gourock Primary extension complete
A £3.5 million extension of Gourock Primary School has been completed.
The extension was delivered by main contractor WH Kirkwood. The project team included architects...
Turner & Townsend appointed to help drive capital’s decarbonisation plans
TURNER & Townsend has been appointed by the City of Edinburgh Council to develop its Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategy (LHEES).
The move is...
Home Scotland loan set to help deliver hundreds of new properties
HOME Scotland has received a £15 million loan, arranged by Allia C&C through the charitable bond programme funded by the Scottish Government.
The loan will...
Engineers to work ‘around-the-clock’ on £63m Barrhead to Glasgow rail project
ENGINEERS are set to work 'around-the-clock' for six weeks to prepare the Barrhead to Glasgow rail line for a £63.3 million electrification project.
It marks...
Work underway ahead of River Leven bridge demolition
PREPARATORY work is underway ahead of the demolition of the rail section of the River Leven bridge.
Network Rail is replacing the abutments and deck...
Golfing experience helps tee up hundreds of new jobs
MORE than 300 new jobs have been created by the arrival of Topgolf Glasgow in Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire.
The business, which opened late last year,...
Company fined £550,000 following ‘avoidable’ death
A Sheffield-based construction and telecommunication firm has been fined £550,000 following the death of an employee during work being undertaken at Bearsden train station.
Linbrooke...
Designing feel-good homes to suit modern and flexible needs
By George Buchanan, director and lead architect at George Buchanan Architects
THE UK has always had a fascination with homes, but in a post-Covid world,...
Historic Glasgow Green building restored in £3m project
WORK is complete on the £3 million project to restore the listed West Boathouse at Glasgow Green.
Built in 1905 for Clyde Amateur Rowing Club...
University of St Andrews launches revised accommodation plans
THE University of St Andrews is to submit new plans for the build of a multi-million pound student residence after the pandemic, global economic...
Street Soccer Scotland nets £2,000 donation from Paisley contractor
THE JR Group has donated £2,000 to support Street Soccer Scotland as part of an ongoing sponsorship of the group’s Scottish Mental Health and...
Roof tile manufacturer’s charity golf day goes with a swing
ROOF tile manufacturer Russell Roof Tiles (RRT) has hailed the success of the company's recent charity golf day, which raised funds for its Give4Good...
Edinburgh garden design and build specialist doubles turnover
ARMSTRONG Gardens and Landscapes has announced it has bounced back from the pandemic to report a record turnover of more than £1 million.
The Edinburgh-based...
Firm hailed for ‘reactiveness’ after stepping in to complete Dumfries wind farm project
WORK is complete on the delivery of phase two of the Sandy Knowe Wind Farm in Dumfries, after Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK stepped...
Construction industry urged to deliver ‘rapid response’ attitude to mental health issues
ALASTAIR Wallace, senior partner at Thomas & Adamson, has called for a ‘rapid response’ attitude to mental health issues in the construction industry.
As the...
Construction law specialist joins Burness Paull
BURNESS Paull has announced the appointment of Mark Kirke as a partner in its construction and projects team.
Kirke, who is accredited by the Law...
First tenants move in to Kirkintilloch flats on former school site
THE first tenants have arrived at a new 38-home affordable housing development on the site of the former Lairdsland Primary School in Kirkintilloch.
The properties...
Edinburgh project tipped to demonstrate how to deliver net zero carbon housing at scale
PLANS to transform vacant land into an affordable net zero carbon housing development in Edinburgh have now been approved.
Located between Greendykes Avenue and Greendykes...
Housebuilder adds to construction team with three senior appointments
AVANT Homes has made three new appointments to its construction team.
Bryan Galloway has been named construction director, while James Reid and Peter Forrester have...
