Mental health programme ‘surpasses expectations’
BUILDING Mental Health, the CITB and the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity have published a report detailing the social value of their initiative to train...
Completion of refurbishment project is sweet moment for Airdrie baker
AN Airdrie baker has taken over new premises following a £750,000 refurbishment, carried out by construction and property specialist Procast
Christie the Baker is relocating...
Rising material costs impacting smaller builders ‘most severely’
THE cost of construction materials is 'holding back' the recovery for smaller firms, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
The trade body spoke out in...
Scottish firms contracted for project forming part of £1.4bn offshore windfarm
TWO Scottish firms have been contracted to construct an operations and maintenance base at Eyemouth Harbour as part of the Neart na Gaoithe offshore...
Charity secures vacant Glasgow land for £1
GLASGOW City Council is set to sell an area of land in Maryhill to Barnardo's Scotland for the nominal sum of £1.
The charity will...
Firm fined £700,000 after fatal dumper truck accident
BAM Nuttall Limited has been fined £700,000 after an employee lost his life after being run over by a six-tonne dumper truck.
Inverness Sheriff Court...
East Kilbride commercial park plans receive planning consent
KNIGHT Property Group has revealed it has been given the green light by South Lanarkshire Council for further development at Langlands Commercial Park in...
Thomas & Adamson introduces raft of wellbeing measures for staff
THOMAS & Adamson has introduced a raft of new wellbeing changes in a move designed to better meet the needs of staff in a...
James Donaldson & Sons adds award-winning Kitchens International to portfolio
TIMBER specialist James Donaldson & Sons has acquired award-winning kitchen brand, Kitchens International Ltd.
Kitchens International will join the JDS portfolio of brands which includes...
New toolkit to boost community input in conservation decision making
A new toolkit has been developed to ensure social values are taken into account in relation to decisions over Scotland's historic environment.
The resource, developed...
Highland Council launches dedicated construction project website
THE Highland Council has launched a new website dedicated to allowing residents to follow the progress of construction projects in the constituency.
The new site...
Double appointment boosts DM Hall’s Dumfries operations
DM Hall has appointed two more property professionals to its Dumfries office in the shape of Michael P Churm and Joseph Wemyss.
Michael P Churm,...
M&E works progressing well at Perth City Hall transformation project
ARC-Tech (Scotland) has announced that the installation of M&E works is progressing well at one of the firm's largest ever projects - the transformation...
Roof tile manufacturer launches recruitment drive to help meet demand
ROOF tile manufacturer Russell Roof Tiles has announced it has launched a major recruitment drive in anticipation of what will be a record year...
Plans launched for Aberdeenshire office and community facility build
PLANS for the build of a new Aberdeenshire Council office and community facilities on the site of the former Ellon Academy have been lodged...
‘Rebooted’ 3DReid Student Prize returns
ARCHITECTURE practice 3DReid has relaunched its Student Prize after skipping a year in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The firm revealed it has reassessed...
HMRC handover marks key milestone in Atlantic Square project
BAMTCP Atlantic Square has handed over the keys to Building 1, Atlantic Square in Glasgow’s International Financial Services District to HMRC.
A joint venture between...
Unnamed ‘high quality’ retailer to redevelop vacant Sauchiehall Street building
PLANS have been approved for a 'high quality' and 'well known' retailer to occupy a vacant building on Glasgow's Sauchiehall Street.
The identity of the...
Scottish Government eyes unlocking £200m low carbon investment
A new investment programme to help deliver Scotland's transition to a net zero emissions economy has been launched.
The Scottish Government said that the green...
Construction milestone for submarine training facility at HMNB Clyde
WORK is progressing on the construction of a new training facility at HMNB Clyde, with the steel frames now in place.
Last year the Defence...
