Overseas funding helps business expand luxury care home division
GLASGOW-based developer Simply UK has secured a further 40 million euro investment funding package from a European investor to develop its recently launched care...
Work begins to transform historic Dalmarnock building into offices
WORK is to get underway to transform a historic building in Dalmarnock in Glasgow's east end into two modern office units.
The latest phase at...
Improved differential movement sealed with ISO BLOCO T-Max
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IMPROVED compensation of differential movement in timber frame structures is provided by ISO-BLOCO T-Max from construction foam tape specialists, ISO Chemie.
Designed for multi-storey timber...
Formal start of HS2 project delivers ‘much needed’ boost to construction workforce
THE formal start of HS2 construction is a 'much needed' boost to thousands of workers and the supply chain, the GMB union has said.
HS2 Ltd...
Non-domestic rates appeals backlog could push businesses ‘over the edge’
PROPERTY specialists have warned that the Scottish Government's decision to postpone non-domestic rates revaluation by a year to April 2023 will push more businesses...
Tributes paid to former SEC Group president Lord Martin O’Neill
LORD Martin O’Neill, long-term president of the Specialist Engineering Contractors’ (SEC) Group, has died at the age of 75.
Lord O’Neill of Clackmannan became president...
New project explores potential of urban green space to act as low carbon boilers
A new research project launched by greenspace scotland will explore how we can transform urban landscapes to meet low carbon heat ambitions.
Green Heat in...
Scottish Government boosts net zero fund to almost £1.6 billion
THE Scottish Government has announced that an additional £500 million is to be invested in its Green New Deal, bringing the total to nearly...
Land sale is a Smart move for Winchburgh
WINCHBURGH Developments Limited (WDL) has announced the sale of a ‘prime’ waterfront site to J. Smart & Co in a move which result in...
University study uncovers ‘upside down houses for the dead’
AN archaeological study by the University of the Highlands and Islands has found that a Stone Age tomb in Orkney contains side chambers that...
New SELECT president elected at online AGM
DONALD W Orr has been elected as the new president of SELECT, the trade association for Scotland's electrotechnical industry.
He succeeds Kevin Griffin, who has...
Housebuilder secures £13m funding package to accelerate delivery of new homes
STEWART Milne Homes has revealed the business has secured an additional £13 million from Homes England to accelerate delivery of new properties across its...
CICV Forum secures new funding to identify investment areas
THE Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum has announced it has secured grant funding to help it explore the investment areas which will benefit the wider economy.
The...
Fall protection specialist merges four Scottish-based businesses into one
KEE Safety, a global supplier of fall protection solutions and safety railing systems, has announced a new venture that sees four of its Scottish-based...
Huge drop in construction site Covid-19 safety breaches
THE Building Safety Group (BSG) has reported a 41% decrease in the number of Covid-19 breaches on construction sites over a three month period.
The organisation's...
Green light for Meldrum House development
CALA Homes (North) and Meldrum House Estate have been granted permission to build 36 new homes within the grounds of the hotel and golf...
Douglas Ross calls for ‘massive’ acceleration of infrastructure to ‘power up’ Scotland
SCOTTISH Conservative party leader Douglas Ross has launched his first policy paper which includes proposals to 'power up' Scotland and rebuild the country's economy.
His...
Legionella dangers highlighted as water systems restart in buildings post-lockdown
TRADE association SNIPEF (Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers’ Federation) has warned of the dangers of Legionella infection as water systems are restarted in...
CICV Forum to host free webinars to improve construction project awareness
THE Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum is launching a series of free advice webinars to help industry professionals improve their contractual and commercial awareness on...
Trade body announces new safety measures to restart training sessions
TRADE association, SELECT has announced a range of Covid-19 safety measures as it prepares to restart partial training sessions at its HQ outside Edinburgh.
Staggered...
