Scottish firms invited to supply chain event for £2bn wind farm
SCOTTISH firms are being invited to an online event to find out about opportunities on the construction of the £2 billion Inch Cape offshore...
Carbon capture is name of the game for students
A group of friends from Abertay University have created a new retro platformer video game which is to be showcased at COP26.
A prototype of...
A healthy outlook for the built environment
THIS year’s Royal Society of Edinburgh’s summer events programme Curious featured a number of thought-provoking discussions on a range of topics, including some which...
Construction machine set to raise money for children’s hospital
A special-liveried backhoe loader is set to raise money for Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity when it goes to work on construction sites across Scotland’s...
‘Unique’ residential development plot marketed in North Berwick
ALLIED Surveyors Scotland has announced it has been appointed to sell the former Heugh Reservoir in North Berwick.
Offers over £450,000 are being sought for...
Investment in Inverkeithing’s built heritage set to boost job opportunities
FIFE Council is welcoming expressions of interest for the next round of its building repair grant scheme in Inverkeithing town centre.
Grants of up to...
Skilled refugees to boost Scotland’s construction sector talent pool
SKILLED and experienced resettled refugees living in Scotland - who could help tackle the nation’s construction skills shortage issue - are working as fast-food...
Medical professionals call for Edinburgh to expand Covid-19 active travel measures
CALLS by over 140 medical professionals for Edinburgh to retain its temporary Covid-19 active travel measures have been welcomed by the capital's council.
Doctors and...
CITB earns sector backing for levy proposals
CITB has announced that construction employers have backed its levy proposals to support skills and training by way of the consensus process.
66% of the...
UK Government says it’s a ‘step closer’ to ‘revolutionising’ construction
THE UK Government is continuing in its project to build a digital map of underground pipes and cables.
It said its commencement of work on...
Tidal energy specialist to press ahead with growth plans after £6.4m investment
EDINBURGH-based tidal energy specialist Nova Innovation has secured £6.4 million from the Scottish National Investment Bank to fund manufacturing and distribution of its subsea...
‘Certainty and momentum’ needed to build on COP26 opportunities
THE MD of SELECT has claimed that the construction industry requires 'certainty and momentum' to successfully build on the upcoming COP26 summit.
Speaking at the...
Atkins confirmed as first occupier of Glasgow’s Atlantic Square Building 2
ENGINEERING and project management consultancy Atkins Limited has been announced as the first occupier for Building 2 at Atlantic Square in Glasgow.
A joint venture...
‘Hard-hitting’ film released to help prevent construction suicides
A poignant new video has been released to highlight the issue of suicides in the UK and Ireland construction sector.
Almost 500 construction workers take...
New Fife recycling plant tipped to benefit construction sector
A new 'state-of-the-art' recycling facility set to open in Glenrothes has been tipped to positively impact the construction sector.
Buckinghamshire-based Yes Recycling's new plant features...
Time capsule buried near Glasgow’s largest Passivhaus development
CCG has revealed that pupils from Silverdale Nursery in Glasgow’s east end have buried a time capsule in the nursery grounds adjacent to the...
Soben strengthens senior EMEA team with double appointment
GLASGOW-headquartered quantity surveying and commercial management consultancy Soben has made two new appointments to its EMEA senior team.
Derek McFarlane joins as EMEA director of...
Concrete poured at £566m Shetland wind farm
CONCRETE is being poured on the first wind turbine base at the site of the £566 million Viking Energy Wind Farm.
Once completed, the Shetland...
Plans approved for build of railway station in East Linton
TRAINS are set to return to the village of East Linton for the first time in half a century, after plans were approved for...
Dumfries architecture practice adds Passivhaus specialist to its team
AN architecture practice has hired a Passivhaus specialist as it continues to grow its portfolio of housing association and community housing projects across Dumfries...
