£8.9 million dementia-friendly development officially opens in Alloa
SCOTLAND'S housing minister Paul McLennan MSP has officially opened Kingdom Housing Association’s new £8.9 million dementia-friendly development in Alloa.
Townhead House features 60 affordable new...
Perthshire business tees up further support for Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance
PERTHSHIRE-based Hadden Group has teed up a two-year support partnership with Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) and raised over £11,000 from its first fundraising...
Glasgow-based firm launches new M&E services division
GLASGOW-based J & C Architectural Ltd has launched a new mechanical & electrical services division called J & C Building, which has already secured...
Muir Construction to drive build of new vehicle showroom at Hillington Park
A 3.7-acre site on Hillington Park industrial estate is to be developed into a modern vehicle showroom and service facility for TrustFord.
The bespoke 29,000...
Shepherd to sponsor prizes for five years on University of Aberdeen Business School course
SHEPHERD Chartered Surveyors is sponsoring two prizes for students on the University of Aberdeen Business School real estate course.
The financial prizes will be awarded...
City of Edinburgh Council launches major housing services recruitment drive
A recruitment drive has been launched by the City of Edinburgh Council in a bid to hire over 80 recruits in its housing service.
Adverts...
Donaldson Group creates new role to boost digital strategy
DONALDSON Group has announced the appointment of Fergus Bell as D-commerce director of the retail & distribution division in a newly created role.
He joins...
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...
