Plans lodged for £150m Shawlands Arcade regeneration
THE owners of Shawlands Arcade have lodged a planning application with Glasgow City Council for a multi-million pound regeneration of the existing site.
The proposed...
Waterproofing supplier has room to grow after relocating
ICB (Waterproofing) Ltd has announced it has relocated its Scotland branch to a new unit in Coatbridge following ‘continual growth’.
Previously based in Bellshill, the...
Life’s too short not to follow your dreams
AN award-winning Hamilton-based chartered architectural design-led studio is going from ‘strength to strength’ after its founder decided to take the plunge and launch his...
Older buildings could have vital role to play in meeting net zero targets
AN architect involved in a ‘first of its kind’ project to transform a pre-1919 Glasgow tenement into an energy efficient building has revealed that...
Modern training facility will help tackle sector skills gaps and build bright future for...
CITY Building, which prides itself on being Scotland’s largest employer of apprentices, is opening a new state-of-the-art training college in Glasgow, featuring a raft...
Early engagement key to future-proofing buildings
By Andrew Thornton, associate director, Thomas & Adamson
THE roll out of free early years childcare across Scotland, alongside a rising population and ageing portfolio,...
The great outdoors: ‘huge shift’ in design of learning environments
OUTDOOR learning has been a growing area of development within Scottish education facilities in recent times.
Long before the pandemic accelerated the need to find...
New primary school has sustainability ‘at its core’
THE new Canaan Lane Primary School in Edinburgh opened for the new term to help ease overcrowding in the neighbouring South Morningside Primary School.
Catering...
Leisure time for major wastewater system
AN 80-acre luxury holiday park on the banks of the River Tay has broken ground, thanks to a 300-person wastewater treatment system from Graf...
Open for business: pumping station install enables park development
DRAINAGE and wastewater specialist Lanes Group has revealed how it overcame difficult ground conditions to build a pumping station for a major new business...
Don’t suffer in silence as cost of living crisis rises
THE Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity has told Project Scotland that it expects to see greater demand for its services as the cost of living...
JCB chairman pays tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth
JCB chairman Anthony Bamford has paid tribute to HM Queen Elizabeth II following her death at the age of 96.
Lord Bamford said it was...
Plans lodged for 56-bed Penicuik care home
MORRISON Community Care Group (MCCG) has submitted plans for a new 56-bedroom care home site in Penicuik, Midlothian.
Set within a wider housing development currently...
Aberdeen to prioritise improving existing schools over new builds
ABERDEEN is to concentrate on improving existing schools before considering building new schools, the city's council has announced.
It comes as part of an approved...
Developer wins appeal for 64-apartment Edinburgh student complex
PLANNING permission has been granted for a student accommodation project in Edinburgh with 64 studio apartments, following a successful appeal by property and development...
Firm progresses house build plans
TAYLOR Wimpey East Scotland has confirmed that it has acquired land off Yosemite Park in the Hallhill area of Dunbar for the build of...
NFRC marks ten years of traditional skills workshops in Scotland
NFRC Scotland is celebrating ten years of promoting traditional skills and roofing careers.
In recent weeks, the organisation has taken part in the Edinburgh Traditional...
Motherwell train station’s £14.5m redevelopment enters fifth phase
WORK on the redevelopment and expansion of Motherwell railway station is progressing, ScotRail has said.
Now entering the fifth phase of the £14.5 million project,...
New images show plans for Glasgow’s Buchanan Galleries
NEW illustrative images have been released on how the existing Buchanan Galleries shopping centre in Glasgow could be replaced.
It comes as owners, Landsec, launch...
Farrans launches new training course to tackle mental health conversations head on
CIVIL engineering and building contractor Farrans Construction has teamed up with Action Mental Health and Dan Long Associates, to launch an internal training course...
