Fast-track joinery training programme launched for second year
CR Smith and Fife College have joined forces to run a 'pioneering' fast-track training programme for would-be joiners for a second successive year.
Last year's...
Work begins on Scotland’s largest low-rise modular housing development
WORK is underway on a £17 million modular affordable housing development in the Bridgehousehill area of Kilmarnock.
It will see a mixture of 101 two,...
‘Continued fall’ in vacant and derelict land in Glasgow
THERE has been a 'continued fall' in the amount of vacant and derelict land in Glasgow, the city's council has said.
The total level of...
Glasgow to spend £104 million on affordable home builds
GLASGOW City Council has pledged to allocate 'almost £104 million' to housing associations and private developers to build new affordable homes in 2022/23
It is...
Housebuilder secures 91 acres of land for new Dunfermline neighbourhood
TAYLOR Wimpey East Scotland has acquired 91 acres of land at Halbeath Farm in North Dunfermline.
It signals a 'key milestone' in the delivery of...
Plans to upgrade Ardrossan Harbour take ‘significant’ step forward
PLANS to upgrade facilities at Ardrossan Harbour have taken a 'significant' step forward following the publication of a consultation report, North Ayrshire Council has...
Resilience boosted on West Highlands railway following £1.8m project
NETWORK Rail and QTS Group have completed a £1.8 million project to improve the resilience of the railway on the Mallaig line at Lochailort...
Scottish construction activity continues to grow despite challenges
WORKLOADS in the Scottish construction continued to grow 'solidly' in Q2 2022 but expectations for the year ahead moderated as issues with skills, costs and...
Work underway on Scotland’s largest net zero housing development
GROUND has been broken at Scotland's largest net zero housing development in the Granton area of Edinburgh.
It marks the start of construction works at...
Work complete on £22m Helensburgh Leisure Centre
HERON Bros Ltd has officially handed Helensburgh's new £22 million leisure centre to Argyll & Bute Council.
The centre features new swimming and studio pools,...
Inverurie practices to combine following acquisition
ARCHITECTURAL practice and planning consultancy Lippe Architects + Planners has been bought by fellow Inverurie-based business RJM Architectural Design.
All staff will transfer to the...
CITB pilot tipped to ‘revolutionise’ how firms access funding for training
THE Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has announced an investment of more than £800,000 for the launch of a new employer network pilot project.
The...
Bridge in Glasgow city centre to undergo £3.8m repairs works
NETWORK Rail is to begin £3.8 million repair works on a rail bridge spanning the A8 at Saltmarket in Glasgow city centre.
The 12-month project,...
Bancon Group reports significantly increased profits
ABERDEENSHIRE-based housebuilder and construction company Bancon Group has reported a 24% increase in turnover, on comparable pre-pandemic years, and 55% on the previous Covid-impacted...
Edinburgh office achieves WELL Certification
AN Edinburgh office has achieved WELL Certification from the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI).
Home of multi-national professional services firm, Pinsent Masons, the firm achieved...
New MD for MGM Timber and James Donaldson Insulation
DONALDSON Group has announced the appointment of Steve Galbraith as MD of two of its merchant retail and distribution subsidiary businesses, in addition to...
Pre-construction work begins at Farrier Fields site in Edinburgh
TAYLOR Wimpey East Scotland has revealed pre-construction work is underway on a new 134-home development on land at Gilmerton South, Edinburgh.
Farrier Fields will deliver...
Plans submitted for new Winchburgh park
A formal planning application has been submitted to West Lothian Council for the creation of a new park on the site of the Winchburgh...
Aberdeen eyes beach rejuvenation with £20m levelling up fund bid
ABERDEEN City Council has submitted a £20 million bid to rejuvenate its beach area to the UK Government's levelling up fund 2.
The plans for...
Bridge in Glasgow’s southside to be demolished
THE bridge on Glasgow's Nithsdale Road is to be demolished as part of Network Rail's Barrhead to Glasgow electrification project.
'Significant round the clock' activity...
