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Project to trial industrialised offsite solutions to ease housing “crisis”

A £6.5 million project designed to tackle the UK housing "crisis" by using offsite solutions to deliver homes faster and more reliably has been...

Balfour Beatty fined over Third Don Crossing death

BALFOUR Beatty has been fined £600,000 after a worker was killed when he was struck by a wheeled excavator at the Third Don Crossing...

Permission granted for boat yard regeneration project

PLANNING permission has been granted for the regeneration of a port in the Scottish Borders. Edinburgh-based Applied Engineering Design (AED) is taking on a central...

Subcontractors benefit from Healthy Working Lives event

SUBCONTRACTORS working on the site of the new Bertha Park High School in Perth have taken part in an event promoting a healthy working...

St Johnstone FC legend opens new flat named in his honour

ST Johnstone football legend Roddy Grant has teamed up with Urban Union to launch a new show flat named in his honour. Grant played for...

Housebuilder helps university student access opportunity

STEWART Milne Group has lent a helping hand to an ambitious university student studying construction. The independent housebuilder and timber systems manufacturer is supporting a...

Graham promotes construction to pupils at STEM event

CONTRACTOR Graham has been involved in an open day promoting STEM careers to Glasgow secondary school pupils. Over 160 second year students at All Saints...

Saracen Interiors bags Dundee fitout contract

FITOUT company Saracen Interiors has won the contract to transform an office building at the heart of Dundee’s £1 billion waterfront regeneration programme. Work id...

Architects appointed to £300m Edinburgh development

ARCHITECTURE practice Foster + Partners has been appointed to design the masterplan for a £300 million development in Edinburgh. The 4-acre Haymarket site was acquired...

Academic takes top role at Edinburgh Napier’s School of Engineering and the Built Environment

AN academic who once featured on TV show Robot Wars has taken charge of Edinburgh Napier’s School of Engineering and the Built Environment. Professor Simeon...

FES FM appointed to operate TECA energy centre

FACILITIES management specialist FES FM has been appointed to operate the energy centre for The Event Complex Aberdeen (TECA) and two on-site hotels, which...

“Under-resourced” planning system putting growth at risk, warns RTPI

THE nation’s “under-resourced” planning system is putting large-scale infrastructure projects and construction-led economic growth at risk, the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Scotland has...

114-home Newton Mearns development gets the green light

MACTAGGART & Mickel will build a new 114-home development in Newton Mearns after receiving planning permission. Work on the Stewart Gardens development at Malletsheugh will...

Lovell Scotland going for Gold as new HQ officially opens

PARTNERSHIP housing developer Lovell has announced it is celebrating securing Gold Investors in People accreditation for a further three years as its new Scottish...

Work underway on Edinburgh industrial development

CONSTRUCTION work has started on a major new industrial speculative build development in Edinburgh. Seven Hills Business Park in Sighthill will provide 76,000 sq ft...

Mike Naysmith joins Homes for Scotland board

MIKE Naysmith, the managing director of CALA Homes (North), has been appointed to the board of trade body Homes for Scotland. CALA said Mike has...

Housebuilder helps raise £101,000 at charity dinner

BARRATT Homes West Scotland organised a charity dinner in Glasgow which raised £101,000 for charity. An audience of 576 people donated funds to allow children...

CCG research aims to reduce heat loss in homes

CCG has announced it has taken steps to improve the energy performance of homes with research and development into heat loss. The contractor has teamed...

CSIC event to help firms utilise government’s Transforming Construction programme

CONSTRUCTION Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) is running a free event aimed at helping companies take advantage of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund’s Transforming Construction...

Robertson Homes appoints regional director for north east England

SCOTS housebuilder Robertson Homes has announced the appointment of Richard Bass as regional director for its business in the north east of England. Based in...