Numerous Scottish SMEs earn place on demolition framework
23 Scottish SMEs are in line to benefit from an £18 million a year contract to offer demolition and deconstruction services to local authorities...
Construction graduate embraces challenge of starting a new job during lockdown
A construction graduate has told of his experience of starting a new role in the sector on the very day Scotland went into lockdown.
Alex...
Marshall awarded contract to build luxury Perthshire homes
MARSHALL Construction has landed a contract to build luxury housing for Athron Hill Development Company, near Milnathort.
The site is located in wooded grounds, which...
Work resumes to convert former Shakespeare Street school building
WORK on the third and final stage of a new residential development close to Glasgow’s west end has resumed, which is set to preserve...
Latest Building for Growth programme moves to online format
HUB South West has announced that its eleventh Building for Growth programme is to get underway.
This edition will be online only due to Covid-19...
Robertson to build Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre in Preston
ROBERTSON has been appointed by the University of Sheffield to build its new Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) in Preston.
The facility will be constructed...
Supply Chain Sustainability School marks partner milestone
MCCARTHY & Stone has become the 100th partner at the Supply Chain Sustainability School.
The Supply Chain Sustainability School is an initiative which represents a...
New link road boosts Cults community
CALA Homes (North) has announced completion of the construction of a 'key' new road for the Cults community, which is now open to traffic.
Craigbank Drive, connecting Craigton Road and...
Inverness builder reports lockdown ‘bounce back’ with significant rise in sales
TULLOCH Homes has announced the business has experienced a lockdown 'bounce back' with July sales up by 25% on last year.
The Inverness-based housebuilder revealed Covid-19...
Hitachi ABB Power Grids wins ‘major’ contract to link Shetland to UK grid
HITACHI ABB Power Grids has won a 'major' order from Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Transmission to enable Europe's first multi-terminal high-voltage direct-current...
Housebuilder submits plans for third phase of Milltimber development
CALA Homes (North) has submitted plans to Aberdeen City Council for 85 properties which, if approved, would form the third phase of its Oldfold...
GAP continues investment in Scottish sites
CONSTRUCTION equipment business GAP has revealed details of its recent depot premises investment in Scotland.
The hire giant has relocated its Elgin depot to a 3-acre...
Covid-19 still leaves ‘uncertainty’ for construction despite ‘build, build, build’ promise
THE full impact of Covid-19 on the UK economy is expected to spell 'uncertainty' for the construction industry, according to the Construction Products Association's...
Timber specialist appoints new CFO
ARLENE Cairns has been appointed chief financial officer (CFO) at James Donaldson and Sons.
She has joined the timber specialist from Aviva, where she was chief finance...
RIBA announces winners of its post-pandemic design competition
THE Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced three joint winners of its Rethink: 2025 design competition.
The initiative invited architects and students to...
‘Lasting legacy’ to be left from £23.5m removal of Loch Lomond pylons
SSEN Transmission has welcomed Ofgem's decision to approve £23.5 million of funding for the removal of 75.km of overhead lines and 25 transmission towers...
Housebuilder hails popularity of luxury Glasgow development
THE first phase of homes at a new luxury development in Glasgow’s west end has sold out.
All 29 apartments from The Beech Collection at...
Applications open for Scottish Men’s Sheds Association awards
THE Scottish Men's Sheds Association (SMSA) has opened applications for its Shed of the Year awards.
SMSA is an initiative that encourages men 'with time...
John Lewis could turn unwanted retail space into affordable homes
JOHN Lewis is considering repurposing its excess retail space into mixed-use affordable housing.
The plans came in a letter addressed to John Lewis employees from...
BESA to waive card fees for redundant workers
THE Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) is allowing redundant workers to apply for and renew SKILLcards free of charge.
The organisation said anyone who suffered...
