Timber engineering manufacturer opens tenth UK site
DONALDSON Timber Engineering Ltd (DTE) has opened its tenth branch in the UK.
The new site in Exeter in the south west of England will...
Port Glasgow Train Station set for £5m accessibility project
A £5 million project to improve accessibility at Port Glasgow Train Station is set to get underway next month.
Network Rail will work alongside principal...
Scotland’s construction leaders urged to make ‘bold’ decisions to achieve net zero goals
STEPHEN Good, the CEO of Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST), has written an open letter to Scotland's built environment and construction leaders, calling...
New bridge opens in Glasgow’s southside
NETWORK Rail and BAM Nuttall have completed works on the construction of a new bridge on Nithsdale Road in the southside of Glasgow.
The work...
Contractors appointed for £48m Millport project
VAN Oord UK has been appointed as main contractor on North Ayrshire Council's £48 million Millport flood protection project.
The firm will be supported from...
Plans unveiled for build of apartments and business space in Edinburgh
PLANS have been launched for the build of a new development on the site of the former Clermiston Clinic on Rannoch Terrace in Edinburgh.
AMA...
Lender pledges to back Scottish SMEs with £80m this year
WHITE Oak UK has pledged to provide £80 million to Scotland's SMEs and mid-corporate businesses over the course of 2023.
It follows the non-bank lender...
BAM vows not to ‘shy away’ from responsibilities as sustainability strategy launched
THE Royal BAM Group has published its new sustainability strategy focusing on six key themes in accordance with the United Nations’ sustainable development goals.
It...
Work begins on new cycle route passing two major Glasgow sports venues
WORK on a 'key' section of Glasgow's emerging network of cycling infrastructure is underway in the city's east end.
The new route will form part...
Shepherd’s ‘delight’ at topping commercial property search expert’s disposals report
SHEPHERD Chartered Surveyors has secured the top spot in commercial property search specialist, NocaLoca's, disposals report 2022.
The report analysed 42,000 property adverts in the...
Work begins on build of new £50m Passivhaus Edinburgh school
KIER Construction has commenced the build of the new £50 million Currie Community High School in Edinburgh.
A ground-breaking event has been held to mark...
Regeneration projects gather pace in Glasgow’s east end
£90 million of regeneration projects are currently underway at Dalmarnock in Glasgow's east end.
This year will see hundreds of new homes under construction as...
Revised planning application launched for proposed Forfar development
MUiR Homes has submitted a revised planning application for a new housing development at Westfield Loan to the western edge of Forfar.
The plans would...
Paisley firm promotes site manager following delivery of ‘high quality’ projects
THE JR Group has announced the promotion of site manager, Stephen Robertson, to the new role of contracts manager.
Stephen first joined the Paisley-headquartered firm...
Edison Group completes acquisition of GDC Design
SCOTTISH-based construction and property business Edison Group has completed the acquisition of project management, interior fit-out and property maintenance business GDC Design.
Glasgow-based GDC Design...
House prices in Scotland rise at slowest rate since mid-2020
HOUSE prices in Scotland continued to rise through Q4 2022, but at the slowest rate since mid-2020, analysis has revealed.
The December 2022 RICS UK...
DM Hall backs charities with staff training
DM Hall has evolved its working relationship with charities Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland (CHSS) and the Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH) by...
‘Cautious optimism’ for Aberdeen market after positive 2022
THE recovery of the energy sector helped office take-up in Aberdeen increase by 96% last year, new research has revealed.
Knight Frank said office take-up...
Balfour Beatty to start main construction work on Fife College Campus
BALFOUR Beatty has revealed that main construction is scheduled to start later this month on a new learning campus in Dunfermline.
The contractor has been...
Work progresses on Stirling Train Station’s £5m upgrade
WORK has began on the upgrade of facilities at Stirling Train Station's platform 2 as part of the £5 million modernisation of the station.
Scheduled...
