Hydrock appoints heat networks specialist to help drive sustainability offer in Scotland
HYDROCK has strengthened its multidisciplinary team in Scotland with the appointment of heat networks specialist Charlie Drysdale as an associate director.
He joins the firm's...
Balfour Beatty announces third strategic design partner
BALFOUR Beatty has named Jacobs as the new partner for its strategic design partnership.
The design, engineering and project management consultant joins Atkins and Mott...
GRS completes acquisition of SafetyDeck working platform solution
CONSTRUCTION materials group GRS has completed the acquisition of SafetyDeck Ltd, a working platform and fall prevention system used by housebuilders, for an undisclosed...
‘Game-changing’ life sciences hub launches in Aberdeen
THE £40 million ONE BioHub, a new building for life sciences in Aberdeen, has officially launched.
Robertson Construction was the main contractor on the project...
Local trainees to restore roundhouse to its former glory
LOCAL trainees have started to rebuild the traditional roundhouse on one of the islands at Lochore Meadows Country Park.
The building on Tod Island, which...
Top projects honoured at Homes for Scotland Awards
CRUDEN Homes and social enterprise Places for People are celebrating after winning the ‘Development of the Year’ accolade for its Longniddry Village project at...
Work begins on Aberdeen innovation hub for food and drink sector
ROBERTSON Construction has announced that work to create ONE SeedPod – a new innovation hub for Scotland’s food and drink industry – has started...
Lomond acquires Purplebricks’ rental portfolio in Scotland
LOMOND has acquired the entire rental portfolio of Purplebricks in Scotland.
The deal, for an undisclosed sum, will see all the properties transfer from the...
Hardies begins work on ‘most ambitious’ Passivhaus programme
HARDIES Property & Construction Consultants has started work on what the firm described as the 'most ambitious' Passivhaus programme in Scotland for Midlothian Council...
City Building creates breakfast roll fund amid cost-of-living crisis
CITY Building has created a near £3,000 fund to allow school pupils completing SVQ programmes at the firm's Royal Strathclyde Blindcraft Industries (RSBi) factory...
Homes for Scotland urges wider support to tackle ‘chronic undersupply’ of housing
HOMES for Scotland (HFS) is calling for a rethink on how to address what it described as the nation's 'spiralling housing crisis'.
Launching its new...
New hub South West construction partners announced following ‘refresh’ process
BALFOUR Beatty, BAM Construction, Kier, Morgan Sindall and Morrison Construction have been appointed as the Tier 1A construction partners for hub South West Scotland...
Forster Group founder calls for ‘urgent modernisation’ of electricity grid
THE founder of solar and integrated roofing provider, Forster Group, has welcomed new analysis from the International Energy Agency (IEA) that shows that global...
Hydrock secures place on Scotland Excel framework
INTEGRATED engineering design, energy and sustainability consultancy Hydrock has been awarded a place on the Scotland Excel framework.
Hydrock has been awarded a place on...
Paisley contractor celebrates hat-trick of health and safety awards
CLARK Contracts has announced it has been awarded a third consecutive Order of Distinction in the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)’s...
Turner & Townsend extends charity partnership for three more years
TURNER & Townsend is extending its partnership with charity Action for Children.
The professional services consultancy has committed to a further three years’ support, building...
Scottish Government approves plans to extend Highland wind farm
PLANS have been approved by the Scottish Government for the extension of Achany Wind Farm near Rosehall in the Highlands.
The approval will see SSE...
Construction of Passivhaus primary school in Irvine gets underway
CONSTRUCTION work is underway on a new £24 million primary school in Irvine being built to Passivhaus standards.
North Ayrshire provost Anthea Dickson carried out...
Sweco and Story help deliver new sensory garden in Doonfoot
PRIMARY five pupils from Doonfoot Primary School have been granted a sneak preview of the progress being made at a new sensory garden in...
Retrofit Academy marks milestone after enrolling 5,000th learner
THE Retrofit Academy is celebrating a major milestone after announcing it has successfully enrolled over 5,000 learners to its range of retrofit training courses.
Trained...
