Plans approved for house builds in Hopeman and Lhanbryde
MORAY Council has approved plans for the build of 48 homes in Hopeman and 25 affordable homes in Lhanbryde.
Tulloch of Cummingston is behind the...
New £25m fund looks to reduce Covid risk in business premises
A £25 million fund to improve ventilation in business premises is to open for applications next week (November 22).
It comes as the Scottish Government...
Continuous 24-hour working to see demolition of Highland Mainline bridge
NETWORK Rail is to demolish an existing bridge under the Highland Mainline railway at Lynebeg to make way for a new crossing.
It comes as...
Multi-million pound Elgin masterplan approved
PLANS to rejuvenate Elgin have been approved following a public consultation which received over 1,000 responses.
The Moray Council blueprint includes the creation of a...
BESA conference shows ‘real grounds for hope’
THE Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has claimed its national conference produced a 'series of practical solutions' for helping to achieve global emissions targets.
The...
Mott MacDonald appoints new façades director
MOTT MacDonald has appointed Simon Pierce as director of façade engineering, where he will be tasked with leading the UK façades team within the...
Nigg Waste Water Treatment Works halves carbon emissions by harnessing power of waste
A waste water treatment process which maximises the production of biogas has helped 'transform' the carbon footprint of a Scottish Water site in Aberdeen,...
Aberdeen organisations benefit from housebuilder’s community fund donations
ABERDEEN'S The Archie Foundation Neonatal Unit and Befriend a Child are the latest organisations to benefit from Barratt Developments North Scotland’s Community Fund giveaway,...
hub South West launches festive appeal to help tackle suicides in Scotland
HUB South West has launched a Christmas appeal to help tackle the rise in suicides in Scotland.
The organisation is urging its partners, suppliers, and...
Safer Scotland appoints new MD and outlines ambitious growth plans
SAFER Scotland has appointed Phil Bunting as its new MD. The Paisley-based company, which has been employed on hundreds of projects for construction, civil...
SNIPEF appoints new technical advisor
SNIPEF (The Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers’ Federation) has appointed George Todd as technical advisor.
George, who comes from Shotts in Lanarkshire, has more...
Housebuilder sticks its neck out with giraffe sculpture sponsorship
HOUSEBUILDER CALA Homes (East) is sponsoring an eight-foot-tall giraffe sculpture that will form part of an Edinburgh art trail.
The company is among the first...
Build of new £3m nursery in Greenock complete
CCG has completed work on the build of a new £2.9 million nursery in Greenock, on behalf of Inverclyde Council.
The Larkfield Early Learning Centre...
New HSE campaign targets good mental health in construction
CONSTRUCTION is one of five sectors to be targeted in a new campaign by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) aimed at helping businesses...
‘Transformative’ Aberdeen regeneration could include new football stadium
A 'transformative' regeneration of Aberdeen's city centre, former market and beach front has been given the go ahead.
Described as 'once-in-a-generation' by Aberdeen City Council,...
Edinburgh bid and tender specialist breaks £1m turnover barrier
EDINBURGH-based bid and tender specialist AM Bid has broken the £1 million turnover barrier for the first time in its seven-year history.
Following what the...
Housebuilding team turns in Peak performance in charity quest
A Taylor Wimpey East Scotland team has participated in the housebuilder's annual challenge to hike through the Peak District to raise money for charity.
In...
Most Scottish trades businesses have grown since lockdown
NEW research has revealed that trades businesses across Scotland have delivered some of the strongest growth in profit across the UK.
A study by BigChange,...
86-home Cambuslang affordable housing development handed over
THE JR Group has completed construction of an 86-home affordable housing project at Bridge Street in Cambuslang, which has been handed over to Link...
93 redundancies as Wishaw M&E specialist enters administration
93 redundancies have been confirmed after Wishaw-based M&E specialist Weir & McQuiston entered administration and ceased trading with immediate effect.
Blair Milne and James Fennessey,...
