Akela team completes gruelling charity challenge
GLASGOW-based ground engineering and construction specialist Akela Group has revealed that staff have raised £10,000 for Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity by completing the gruelling...
Balfour Beatty moves onto next phase of £14.5m Motherwell station upgrade
THE £14.5 million redevelopment of Motherwell Railway Station is to enter its third phase, ScotRail has announced.
It will see main contractor, Balfour Beatty, focus...
Galliford Try hails ‘positive’ outlook for sector as group posts £11.4 million profit
GALLIFORD Try has posted a pre-tax profit of £11.4 million on revenue of £1,125 million for the financial year ended June 30 2021.
The contractor...
Council tenants urged to have their say on Edinburgh’s housing budget plans
THE City of Edinburgh Council has encouraged its housing tenants to take part in this year's housing rent consultation.
The local authority said that responses...
‘Full explanation’ sought after Ferguson Marine misses out on £100m ferries shortlist
THE leader of Inverclyde Council has expressed his disappointment at Port Glasgow's Ferguson Marine not being shortlisted for new ferry contracts.
Councillor Stephen McCabe, who...
Centre of Excellence in Smart Construction announces 12 new partners
HERIOT-WATT University's Centre of Excellence in Smart Construction (CESC) has signed affiliate agreements with 12 leading institutes, organisations and startups.
CESC exists as a global...
Tenderer shortlist unveiled for facility able to ‘double’ UK’s electricity storage
SSE Renewables has unveiled the tenderer shortlists of contractors for the civil engineering and mechanical and electrical works on its hydro storage scheme at...
Dumfries chartered surveyors relocates amid ‘buoyant’ local market
THE Dumfries office of chartered surveyors DM Hall has moved to larger premises in the same street.
Established for some 26 years in the town’s...
20-year deal represents ‘final piece of the Buchanan Wharf jigsaw’
DRUM Property Group, developers of Glasgow's Buchanan Wharf, has agreed a 20-year lease with the Student Loans Company (SLC) for a 75,000 square foot...
Housebuilder’s donation helps keep local athletics club a runaway success
A £1,000 donation from the CALA Homes community bursary initiative has helped Aberdeen Amateur Athletic Club to continue providing athletic sessions to children across...
Stirling firm rebrands and moves to larger premises
KEVIN Wilson Joiners & Building Contractors has announced it has rebranded its business and moved to new premises.
The Stirling-based company is now known as...
Firm welcomes 23 new apprentices from North Lanarkshire
HOUSING and social care provider, Mears Group, has welcomed 23 new apprentices from North Lanarkshire.
The intake comes in partnership with the area's local authority,...
‘Perfect storm’ creates industrial space shortages across Scotland
NEW research has highlighted a 'critical mismatch' between the supply and demand of industrial space of all sizes across Scotland.
Property and investment management firm...
Clark Contracts begins work on new facility at Langlands Commercial Park
WORK is underway on the build of a new £4 million facility at Langlands Commercial Park in East Kilbride.
Clark Contracts is the main contractor...
UK Government looks to streamline apprenticeship levy system
LARGE firms will be able to 'easily' pledge funds to smaller firms through a new UK Government scheme, in a move which Westminster said...
Work begins on build of new Dunfermline properties
TAYLOR Wimpey has commenced work on the build of 29 new affordable homes and apartments in Dunfermline.
It sits within the firm's Meadowlands development and...
Housebuilder launches low deposit mortgage scheme
BARRATT Homes has announced the launch of a new low deposit mortgage scheme, designed to help make home ownership more accessible.
‘Deposit Unlock’ is being...
Contractor completes construction of world’s first T-pylon
BALFOUR Beatty has revealed it completed construction of the world’s first T-pylon.
Built on behalf of National Grid, the move represents the first new electricity...
Trade body calls for ‘unprecedented surge in training and recruitment’ to meet infrastructure goals
THE Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has called for an 'unprecedented surge in training and recruitment' to coincide with the UK Government’s announcement of...
Taylor Wimpey progresses plans for Monifieth development
TAYLOR Wimpey East has completed two online consultation events on the planned build of 40-50 new homes in Monifieth.
The firm said that it now...
