Curtins makes senior Scottish appointment
JANICE Smith has been appointed technical director for Scotland for built environment consultancy Curtins.
The appointment transitions Scotland from leadership under executive director, Phil Richardson, who...
Trade body launches new isolation awareness campaign
TRADE body SELECT has launched a new isolation awareness campaign to help keep electricians and apprentices safe at work.
Titled ‘Work dead safely: Stay alive’,...
Tunnel weighing more than the Eiffel Tower to be installed on major railway line
A massive 11,000 tonne curved concrete box (tunnel) is to be 'pushed under' Britain's railway, as part of the £1.2 billion upgrade of the...
Bishopbriggs railway bridge to receive £550,000 makeover
NETWORK Rail is set to begin a 'vital' £550,000 makeover of the rail bridge over Crowhill Road in Bishopbriggs.
A programme of cleaning, repairs to...
Housebuilder welcomes rise in home completions in half year trading
BARRATT Developments has hailed an 'excellent' performance in the half year ended 31 December 2020.
The housebuilder has issued a trading update ahead of publication of...
Public to have its say ahead of planning application for new homes in Edinburgh
TAYLOR Wimpey East Scotland is to host an online public consultation event ahead of plans to make a Planning Permission in Principle application to The...
Scottish Government awards £22m to three permanent active travel projects
THE Scottish Government has awarded over £22 million to three permanent active travel schemes in Ayr, Hawick and Broughty Ferry.
It comes as part of...
Scottish communities set for fast-tracked £3.2m green recovery funding
COMMUNITIES across Scotland are set to benefit from fast-tracked funding to help deliver the country's green recovery from Covid-19, the Scottish Government has announced.
A...
Whisky won’t cost the earth thanks to new £10m green innovation fund
ELEVEN whisky distilleries in Scotland are to benefit from a new £10 million fund to help implement green innovations at their facilities.
The UK Government...
Dundee City Council to invest £320,000 in play parks
AN investment of £320,000 is to be made to improve and enhance play provision in Dundee, the city's council has announced.
Councillors are to be...
Former ski hotel to be redeveloped into affordable housing
HIGHLAND councillors have given their backing for the raising of a compulsory purchase order to acquire the Struan House Hotel in Carrbridge which has...
Up to 50 jobs to be created as decommissioning facility secures major contract
CESSCON Decom has launched its new decommissioning facility at Energy Park Fife in a move which Fife Council said will create up to 50...
Network Rail completes £16m upgrade of Scotland’s railway
NETWORK Rail has hailed its £16 million improvement works to Scotland's railway as a success.
From Christmas Eve until the early hours of January 2,...
East Ayrshire Council to invest £154m in housing stock over next five years
EAST Ayrshire Council has said it is to invest £154 million in its housing over the next five years.
The local authority said that projects...
Council ‘encouraged’ by progress of major construction projects amid lockdown
ARGYLL and Bute Council has said it is 'encouraged' that construction can still go ahead, as it moves forward on major projects across the...
Workers returning from Scottish mainland to Shetland wind farm to be tested for Covid-19
CONSTRUCTION workers returning to Shetland from mainland Scotland for the build of SSE Renewable's £566 million Viking Wind Farm are to be tested for...
Housebuilder set to mark East Lothian debut with new development
ALLANWATER Homes is launching a new development which will see the firm build in East Lothian for the very first time.
Allanwater Haddington, situated in the...
Construction Industry Coronavirus Forum urges sector to use face coverings properly
THE Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum is urging the sector's workforce to wear face coverings properly.
The call follows the news that, as things stand,...
Trade body secures services of ‘tireless campaigner’ for construction industry
SELECT has appointed professor Rudi Klein to act as a consultant for the trade association.
Professor Klein recently stepped down from his role as chief...
Chartered surveying business appoints new managing partner
DM Hall has appointed Ayrshire-based John McHugh as the firm's new managing partner.
He succeeds Eric Curran, who has held the role for the past...
