Soben retains top consultancy accolade at national awards ceremony
SCOTTISH-headquartered quantity surveying and commercial management consultancy Soben has been named Consultancy of the Year at the National Building and Construction Awards for the...
CR Smith and Fife College team up to launch fast-track joinery programme
CR Smith and Fife College have teamed up to launch a fast-track training scheme for joiners to help address demand for trade skills.
The programme...
Online Meet the Contractor event to discuss Perth & Kinross opportunities
HUB East Central Scotland and Perth & Kinross Council, in partnership with the Supplier Development Programme (SDP), will host a free online event on...
New Highland wind farm to power Tesco stores
CONSTRUCTION has been completed on the build of a Highland wind farm built specifically to support the green energy needs of Tesco.
The ScottishPower Renewables...
Scottish construction plant sales more than double in first half of 2021
SALES of construction equipment in Scotland for the first half of 2021 were more than double the figures recorded over the same period 12...
Programme unveiled for ninth Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival
THE programme for this year's Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival has been released, with organisers focusing heavily on COP26 and the sustainability of traditional buildings...
Housebuilder honoured for health and safety performance
STEWART Milne Group has announced the firm has secured its 12th Royal Society of Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Gold Award for health and safety...
3DReid announces student prize victor
3DREID has announced Tiia Partanen from the University of Strathclyde as the winner of the firm's student prize.
This year's contest had a record number...
New £7m study to explore how green spaces can reduce chronic diseases
A new £7 million study will explore how greater access to green spaces and areas of water can reduce chronic and non-infectious diseases such...
New app virtually reconstructs ancient Uist sites
A new app has been launched to allow people to explore virtually reconstructed archaeological sites along the Hebridean Way in Uist.
Unveiled by Lews Castle...
Firm begins work on Cowie affordable homes development
CCG (Scotland) Ltd has commenced work to deliver 22 new affordable homes on the site of the former St Margaret's Primary School in Cowie.
The...
Removal of old tracks begins on Levenmouth rail project
WORK is underway to remove old track and redundant infrastructure as part of the project to bring rail travel back to Levenmouth for the...
Balfour Beatty chief to use university post to tackle skills shortages
BALFOUR Beatty Group chief executive Leo Quinn has been appointed visiting professor at the College of Business and Social Science at Aston University, Birmingham.
He...
University of St Andrews building scoops architecture award
A renovated University of St Andrews building has won an architecture prize at the annual Scottish Design Awards.
Walter Bower House, at the institute's Eden...
New training initiative set to offer pathways to construction
GTS Solutions CIC (GTS) has revealed it has teamed up with Morrison Construction to launch a training initiative designed to bring more people into...
Affordable homes plan unveiled for Glasgow’s Mosspark Boulevard
SOUTHSIDE Housing Association has submitted plans to redevelop the former United Reformed Church Site on Mosspark Boulevard in Glasgow.
The registered social landlord is proposing...
Modifications required on new Inverness swing bridge
MODIFICATIONS are being considered to address 'teething issues' on Inverness' Torvean Bridge, The Highland Council has said.
The crossing, which opened in early June, was...
Scotland’s first ‘beaver pass’ built under Highland mainline following floods
NETWORK Rail engineers have constructed what is believed to be the first 'beaver pass' in Scotland under the Highland mainline.
The tunnel will help the...
Heriot-Watt University students begin building house on Edinburgh campus
A team of students has commenced construction on the build of a solar powered timber house at Heriot-Watt University's campus.
Team ESTEEM, made up of over...
Ice-filled huts appear in Glasgow city centre to highlight energy efficient building standards
TWO huts built to different standards are to be filled with ice and placed in Glasgow's St Enoch Square to highlight energy efficient building...
