Paisley contractor announces partnership with construction industry charity
PAISLEY-headquartered contractor The JR Group has donated £2,000 to the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity, which provides emotional, physical, and financial wellbeing support to sector...
Scottish Water launches largest ever apprenticeships drive
SCOTTISH Water has announced plans to recruit 60 apprentices from across the country.
The utility company is launching its biggest ever drive for modern, technical...
Development opportunity opens up in Dumbarton town centre
COMMERCIAL property agency Drysdale & Company is listing The Clipper, a former public house in Dumbarton High Street, as a redevelopment opportunity.
Available for the fixed price of...
Pause for reflection may be no bad thing for residential property market
By John McHugh, managing partner of DM Hall Chartered Surveyors
WHILE reports about a slump in house sales and dropping prices quite naturally attract the...
Build of new station underway on £116m Levenmouth line
WORK has commenced on the build of the new Leven Train Station as part of the £116 million Levenmouth rail link project.
It is one...
Primary school pupils design safety signs for housing developments
PRIMARY school children have designed signs encouraging drivers to drive safely throughout Taylor Wimpey's Westfield Gardens and Castle Gate developments.
It comes after the housebuilder...
Law firm becomes latest Capital Square occupant
LAW firm Eversheds LLP is taking almost 6,000 sq ft of space on the ground floor of BAM Properties’ and Federated Hermes’s Capital Square...
Webinar to explore improving cashflow and payments within Scottish construction sector
THE Construction Industry Collective Voice (CICV) is set to host a webinar to discuss improving cashflow and payments within the Scottish construction sector this...
Work starts to transform green space in Glasgow’s southside
RJ McLeod has commenced work to transform a green space in Glasgow's southside into a 'vibrant' urban park.
The 'underused' area adjacent to high-rise flats...
Don’t let the green construction agenda slip
By Scott Brewster, MD of Brewster Brothers
OVER the past few years, the construction industry has taken great strides to embrace sustainable practices. But faced...
Contractor pledges monthly foodbank donation to help tackle hunger in Fife
ROSYTH-based flooring contractor Advanced Traditional Screeding (ATS) has teamed up with the Dunfermline Foodbank to help fight poverty and hunger.
Part of a nationwide network...
New initiative aims to help engineers return to sector after career break
ENGINEERS and STEM professionals across Scotland who are struggling to return to the sector after a career break can benefit from a new initiative...
Blueprint on bringing empty homes back into use to be launched
NEW guidance is being launched to assist local authorities in bringing some of Scotland's 43,000 long-term empty homes back into use.
The strategic empty homes...
New fire doors to benefit 600 South Lanarkshire residents
OVER 600 residents of multi-storey tower blocks in South Lanarkshire are to benefit from new fire safety measures.
Led by South Lanarkshire Council and contractor...
Network Rail delivers railway bridges and repair systems to Ukraine
NETWORK Rail has supplied Ukraine with eight railway bridges and 30 bridge support tower and tunnel repair systems.
It comes in a bid to support the...
Scottish Property Awards winners announced
THE best new public and commercial buildings in Scotland have been celebrated at the Scottish Property Awards in Edinburgh.
The competition honours achievements in the...
2022 marked ‘record’ year for Scotland’s £1m-plus property market
SCOTLAND'S top-end market witnessed an 'extraordinary' period in 2022, with a record 491 residential transactions at £1 million and above, according to Savills latest...
Edinburgh painting and decorating firm launches recruitment drive to meet demand
TRINITY Decorating Services, the Edinburgh-based painting and decorating company, has announced plans to double its workforce to meet growing demand.
The firm has launched a...
Winchburgh school kids get lesson on sustainable housebuilding
TAYLOR Wimpey East Scotland has marked the rollout of its new primary school resources by returning to school with a visit to Winchburgh Primary.
During...
Almost a quarter of tradespeople ‘can’t afford to take time off’
TRADESPEOPLE are working longer hours and extra shifts because of the cost of living crisis, new research by ElectricalDirect has revealed.
The electrical product retailer...
