New Dunfermline City Campus

Landmark Fife College campus tipped to inspire construction students

THE project director behind Balfour Beatty’s build of Scotland’s first net zero higher education building has challenged construction students to take inspiration from the...
Timber frame at Allardice Centre

Timber frame vision takes shape for new wellbeing hub at Fettes College

CONSTRUCTION is now well underway on the Allardice Centre, a new wellbeing hub at Fettes College in Edinburgh, with Will Rudd Edinburgh leading the...
Tradstocks Heritage Setts used on Edinburgh street

Natural stone specialist is all ‘sett’ with new heritage offering

STIRLING-headquartered Tradstocks, a supplier of natural stone products for building and landscaping projects, has launched a new product – Tradstocks Heritage Setts – which...
Stuart Fleming

Sustainable drainage solutions check out for urban hotels

Stuart Fleming, a director at Will Rudd Edinburgh, explains how smarter drainage design can help to unlock urban hotel developments AS demand for high-quality hotels...
Geocellular stormwater tank

Ten top considerations for a geocellular stormwater tank system

By Mark Caswell, technical manager for water management specialists Graf UK CORRECT stormwater management is critical to urban planning and infrastructure development because it protects...
John Kilbane

CQM delivery takes on increasingly vital role

JOHN Kilbane, a senior associate at Thomson Gray Construction Consultants, has revealed that construction quality management (CQM) is becoming increasingly important within the sector,...

Roofing and cladding contractors’ workloads remain ‘largely steady’ despite wider sector challenges

NEW research has highlighted the resilience being shown by UK roofing and cladding contractors, despite a challenging period for the wider construction sector. NFRC’s (National...
Jennifer Phin and Scott Webb

Funding boost supports AC Whyte & Co’s expansion plans

BARRHEAD-based contractor AC Whyte & Co Ltd has secured £550,000 in funding from UKSE, a subsidiary of Tata Steel, to support its expansion plans...
Charles Harte

HFD appoints development director to lead Glasgow hotel redevelopment

HFD Property Group, the development division of the wider HFD Group, has appointed Charles Harte as development director to oversee the delivery of its...
L-R: Ben Carter (account director, Vattenfall); OCS operations manager Martin Abercromby; ETA co-founder Andrew Lamond; Simon Kerr (SAV head of heat networks, Scotland & NI); and Midlothian Council head of development Fiona Clandillon

Energy Training Academy launches Scotland’s first district heating education centre

SCOTLAND'S first dedicated district heating education centre has been established at the Energy Training Academy (ETA) in Dalkeith. A purpose-built conference and events facility, the...
Buckinghamshire housebuilding

Offsite precast concrete structural and architectural frame solution specified on luxury housing site

FP McCann has revealed details of a 'unique' supply and build project the business has completed, consisting of 64 luxury apartments in Chalfont St...

FMB marks World Kindness Day by celebrating builders making a positive difference

THE Federation of Master Builders (FMB) is marking World Kindness Day (13 November) by celebrating the acts of kindness that set great builders apart. From...
For sale house sign

Scottish housing market remains steady despite budget-related uncertainty

NEW research has found that house prices are still rising in Scotland despite some uncertainty relating to the upcoming UK autumn budget. The findings were...
Aerial of roofs

ACO Building Drainage launches ‘Blue Roof Guide – Volume 2’

ACO Building Drainage has published the second volume of its Blue Roof Guide to help architects, engineers, specifiers, and contractors design resilient, multi-functional roofscapes. The...
Speakers at BTO event

BTO to host annual Regulatory Risks Roadshow in Glasgow

BTO Solicitors LLP has announced that its regulatory and criminal defence team will host the annual Regulatory Risks Roadshow on Wednesday 19 November at...
Conflict Avoidance Coalition logo

FIS sets gold standard in conflict avoidance

FIS has announced it has become the first trade association in the UK to be awarded Gold Status by the Conflict Avoidance Coalition (CAC),...
Lerwick Power Station

Quartzelec secures major generator overhaul contract with SSE

ENGINEERING service provider Quartzelec has secured a four-year, multi-site framework agreement with SSE to deliver the overhaul and servicing of electrical generators at power...
Free suicide prevention workshops now open to Scotland’s construction industry 

Scottish construction workers offered free suicide prevention workshops

CONSTRUCTION workers across Scotland can now register to attend new suicide prevention workshops developed by Barratt and David Wilson Homes North Scotland in partnership...
Andrew Wilkinson, Regeneration & Town Centres, East Dunbartonshire Council; Mary Docherty, Director of Bus, Concessionary & Active Travel, Transport Scotland, Chris Rae, Luddon Construction; Councillor Paul Ferretti, Convener of the Place, Neighbourhood and Corporate Assets committee.

Luddon Construction to lead Lennoxtown Main Street transformation project

LUDDON Construction is to deliver a £1.02 million revamp of Lennoxtown Main Street on behalf of East Dunbartonshire Council. The local authority successfully applied to...
Fiona Hodgson, chief executive of SNIPEF

Confidence in UK economy hits record low among plumbing and heating firms

NEW research has found that confidence in the UK economy among plumbing and heating firms has dropped to its lowest level since reporting began. The...