Track work reaches halfway point on £116m Levenmouth rail project
TRACK work on the £116 million project to bring rail travel back to Levenmouth has passed the halfway point, Network Rail has announced.
The rail...
Protecting the health rating of your construction business
Protecting the health rating of your construction business means reducing its risk exposure. In light of economic uncertainty, investor confidence is likely to waver...
Final residents settle in to new Castlemilk homes
AS Homes (Scotland) has welcomed its final residents into 36 newly built flats in Castlemilk.
Developed on the site of a former parish church at...
Arup energy leader wins prestigious director accolade
ARUP energy leader Clare Lavelle was named Director of the Year at the 2023 Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce (ECC) Business Awards.
Clare has been part...
Irvine construction business to introduce four-day working week for employees
IRVINE-based construction property and investment business Edison Group has introduced a four-day working week for all employees.
The new regime will guarantee all 60 employees...
‘Iconic’ features tipped to help make memories at North Lanarkshire community hub
A new multi-use community hub has been delivered in North Lanarkshire, designed by BDP with BAM the main contractor.
Newmains & St Brigid’s Community Hub...
Fife flooring contractor and local rugby club are a ‘good match’
SPECIALIST flooring contractor Advanced Traditional Screeding (ATS) has agreed a three-year sponsorship deal with Dunfermline Rugby Football Club (DRFC).
The deal will involve kit provision...
Deanestor on course for record turnover in 2023
DUNFERMLINE-based furniture and fit-out specialist Deanestor has announced a record order intake of around £24 million in the last six months.
The business revealed it is...
Property sector collaboration helps to progress plans for ‘urgently needed’ school for vulnerable children
NINE Scottish property firms have teamed up to support an 'urgently needed' build project for a charity in Kinross-shire.
The collaboration of developers, architects, planners,...
Balfour Beatty confident of delivering ‘ongoing profitable managed growth’
BALFOUR Beatty has reported a 42% increase in underlying profit from operations to £279 million in its 2022 full-year financial results.
The group has seen...
Spring budget: construction industry offers mixed response
THE Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has announced that relaxing immigration rules to address 'chronic' skills shortages in the construction industry are a welcome...
University of Strathclyde helps rebuild Nepali school
STAFF and students of the University of Strathclyde have helped rebuild a Nepali school that was destroyed by an earthquake and flooding in 2017.
A...
Designs unveiled for proposed £10m Inverclyde learning hub
THE designs of a proposed new £10 million day centre for people in Inverclyde with learning disabilities have been unveiled.
Artist impressions have been released...
Best Practice Guide tipped to help transform construction sector pay issues
A new Best Practice Guide (BPG) for Scotland’s construction industry has been tipped to significantly improve long-standing payment issues which have blighted the sector.
Issued...
Quality homes provide the foundation for your life
A former landlord who launched an award-winning letting agency in response to concerns over practices in the private rental sector is preparing to ramp...
Built environment must sympathetically blend our surroundings to promote wellbeing
By Alasdair Rankin, MD, Aitken Turnbull Architects
WE know that our built environment matters, however very often we downplay its importance and treat environments as...
Business on top form in Ravenscraig bridge project
THE £16.9 million project being delivered through an agreement between North Lanarkshire Council and Network Rail, to construct a new bridge under the West...
Making a net zero Scotland alu-clad
By Mike Stevenson, senior manager strategic markets, NorDan UK
SCOTLAND is hoping to achieve a cleaner, greener environment by 2045 – five years ahead of...
Work complete on build of 82 homes in Newton Mearns
TAYLOR Wimpey West Scotland has completed the delivery of 82 homes for social rent on behalf of East Renfrewshire Council.
Forming part of the wider...
Collective custom build takes off in Edinburgh
AN Edinburgh-based organisation is giving people the opportunity to design and build their own homes in the capital after taking inspiration from practices in...
