JR Group gives back to local communities
PAISLEY-based scaffold and construction business, The JR Group, has announced it has contributed more than £75,000 to charities and local community groups as part...
Akela teams up with modular housing specialist on North Ayrshire project
AKELA Ground Engineering has completed works at an affordable homes site in Stevenston, North Ayrshire after winning a contract with Connect Modular.
The Afton Court...
Caisson weighing over 3,200 tonnes attached to Lochmaddy Pier
GEORGE Leslie has attached a caisson weighing over 3,2000 tonnes to Lochmaddy Pier as part of the delivery of infrastructure improvements for the wider...
Aberdeen school build to progress at ‘much lower’ cost following re-tender
ROBERTSON Construction Group has secured the contract to build Aberdeen's replacement Riverbank School in Tillydrone.
It comes following a decision taken at an Aberdeen City...
Newton Mearns active travel project set for ‘innovative’ Dutch-style design
NEWLAY Civil Engineering Ltd has commenced work on the second phase of active travel improvements to Ayr Road in Newton Mearns.
East Renfrewshire Council said...
CITB’s employer network pilot to offer ‘sector specific’ support
EMPLOYERS can now receive advice and support from sector specific networks, as part of the Construction Industry Training Board’s (CITB) employer network pilot.
The organisation...
Trade body reports ‘record’ increase in condensation-related claims
A trade body has reported the highest level of condensation affecting homes in 2022.
The Property Care Association (PCA) revealed it has seen a record...
Building towards a successful year in the rental sector
By Angela Fee, head of mattering (marketing) & impact at AnswerConnect
LANDLORDS and letting agencies have weathered a tough twelve months. Tightening regulations, unfavourable tax...
B-listed mixed-use Inverness building set for auction
SHEPHERD Chartered Surveyors will auction a multi-let retail and office mixed-use investment opportunity at 1-5 Union Street, Inverness.
Occupying a corner location, directly opposite Inverness...
Cruden gets green light to build 122 homes in west Edinburgh
CRUDEN Homes has received planning permission to build 122 new homes in west Edinburgh.
The development forms part of the West Craigs Masterplan - a...
Ex-Locharbriggs logistics yard to be transformed into 89-home development
A former logistics yard in Locharbriggs, Dumfries and Galloway, is being transformed into a new development of 89 homes for social rent by CCG...
Edinburgh firm could create Europe’s first full-scale gravity energy store
AN Edinburgh-based underground energy storage specialist could be set to turn a former Czech Republic coal mine into Europe's first full-scale gravity energy store.
It...
New ‘state-of-the-art’ construction training facility opens in Whitburn
A new 'state-of-the-art' training facility has opened in Whitburn in a bid to combat workforce shortages across Scotland's construction, road, and rail sectors.
Launched by...
Faithful+Gould appointed to project manage Aberdeen institute’s Just Transition Hub
Faithful+Gould has been selected by The James Hutton Institute as the project manager for its new Just Transition Hub in Aberdeen.
The move follows the...
New categories added to BESA industry awards
THE Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has announced the launch of an 'expanded and rebranded' BESA Industry Awards programme for 2023.
The BESA Awards celebrate...
DM Hall seeks ‘substantial’ Scottish central belt site for international drinks client
DM Hall has announced it has been instructed to acquire a 90-130-acre site in Scotland’s central belt on behalf of an international drinks company.
The...
Housebuilder posts increased revenue as interim financial results revealed
SPRINGFIELD Properties has reported an 85% increase in revenue to £161.9 million for the six-months ending November 2022, compared with the same period 12...
Over 200 engineers to work 24/7 on £164m rail project
ENGINEERS are set to deliver a 'vital' programme of works in the £164 million overhaul of the west coast main line.
It will see the...
Roof tiling manufacturer’s staff ‘raring’ to begin fundraising
RUSSELL Roof Tiles has revealed the local charities and good causes that are to benefit from this year's Give 4 Good project.
The firm's team has...
Nightclub to be demolished to make way for care home
WORKS to transform a former Livingston nightclub into a new care home are set to get underway in March.
Club Earth, located on Howden South...
