Hub South East and Connect Modular to deliver new Livingston homes
REPRESENTATIVES from West Lothian Council recently visited the site of planned new council homes in Livingston that will include supported housing specifically for homeless...
Public consultation begins on winning Princes Street Garden design
THE Quaich Project has opened a public consultation on the winning design of the redevelopment of Edinburgh’s Princes Street Gardens.
From the seven shortlisted designs,...
Plans unveiled for build of apartments and business space in Edinburgh
PLANS have been launched for the build of a new development on the site of the former Clermiston Clinic on Rannoch Terrace in Edinburgh.
AMA...
JR Group lands Ayr town centre housing contract
THE JR Group has been appointed to construct 31 high-specification flats in Ayr on behalf of Ayrshire Housing.
The properties will be located in the...
Healthy company culture is key to Wallace Whittle’s growth plans
REPLICATING the quality service, customer trust, and market dominance of Apple is what Wallace Whittle is working towards, chiefs at the high-flying environmental building...
Collaboration is vital to delivering planning reform
THE Future for Planning in Scotland keynote seminar took place in Edinburgh recently, as the country prepares for the new Planning (Scotland) Act 2019,...
Will the Scottish Government’s move towards ‘Passivhaus’ support zero carbon ambitions?
By Keith Emmerson and Andrew Leslie, solicitors specialising in construction and housebuilding at Gillespie Macandrew
A lot has been written on the new Scottish National...
Acquisition of £6.5m Dundee industrial estate completed
LISMORE Real Estate Advisors has announced it has advised joint venture partners Chancerygate and JR Capital on the £6.5 million acquisition of G3 Arrol...
Savills confirms raft of promotions in Scotland
REAL estate advisor Savills has announced 15 promotions across its Scottish business.
Four people move up to director level, two become associate directors, eight take...
A merry ‘Trussmas’ in Inverness…
THE team at Pasquill Inverness have designed, manufactured and erected a 23 foot 'Trussmas' tree made out of eleven individual prefabricated roof trusses.
The firm...
Contractor completes second phase of Edinburgh student complex
CLARK Contracts has delivered the second phase of the Straits Meadow student accommodation development on Edinburgh’s London Road.
The contractor had already handed over the...
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...
OnPath Energy’s wind farms meet annual power needs of 195,000 homes
ONPATH Energy has revealed that its portfolio of wind farms generated enough electricity in the last financial year to meet the annual electricity needs...
CCG to deliver bathroom project for Yoker Housing Association
CCG Asset Management, the planned maintenance division of the CCG Group, has announced it will start its final contract of 2019 with Yoker Housing...
Convoys begin on £566m Shetland wind farm project
CONVOYS are underway to deliver wind turbine components from Lerwick Port to the £566 million Viking Wind Farm site in central mainland Shetland.
Vestas, which...
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...
Engineers work through the night to install 75-tonne structure at Uddingston Station
NETWORK Rail and Story engineers worked through the night on Saturday to install a new fully accessible footbridge and lift towers at Uddingston Railway...
Contractor’s new charity partnership is Streets ahead
GRAHAM has teamed up with 'sport for employment' charity Street League to establish construction skills academies, with the aim of giving young people support including...
Housebuilder’s donation boosts coffers of animal charity
HOUSEBUILDER Dandara East Scotland has donated food and £500 to Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home (EDCH).
The charity looks after more than a 1,000 stray...
Contractor fined after Covid spot check at Manchester site
THE Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has confirmed that a construction contractor has been fined after 'multiple' health and safety issues were identified during...
