Contractor helps local pupils become ‘Career Ready’
MORRISON Construction employees are mentoring two secondary school pupils as part of the Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) Forth Valley supported Career Ready programme.
Dylan...
Penny for your thoughts – developer asks locals to name new houses
URBAN Union will name 15 of its new housing types at Pennywell Living, north Edinburgh after local legends - and will leave it up...
Fife-based timber company pledges donation to Maggie’s charity
JAMES Donaldson & Sons has announced a charity partnership with Maggie’s.
The Fife-based timber company will pair up with the cancer-support charity over the next...
New Rutherglen business park moves a step closer
A major milestone has been reached in the delivery of Clyde Gateway's new Rutherglen Links Business Park.
A sod cutting ceremony was held recently to mark...
M&E specialist expands care sector portfolio
THE new £14 million Clydebank Care Home is the latest care home to be added to M&E specialist Arc-Tech (Scotland) Ltd’s portfolio.
Arc-Tech has previously...
Balfour Beatty appoints head of aviation
BALFOUR Beatty has appointed Steve O’Sullivan as head of aviation, with a remit to provide strategic leadership on the company’s aviation projects.
His past experiences include...
Community-owned passivhaus homes set for Dumfries and Galloway
CONSTRUCTION is underway on three new passivhaus-certified homes in the village of Closeburn, Dumfries and Galloway.
The 'family-sized' homes, in the ownership of the local...
Glasgow pupils win UK-wide construction mural competition
PUPILS from a Glasgow secondary school have won a UK-wide art competition organised by the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS).
BAM Construction’s Atlantic Square project team...
Cruden Building appointed to housing framework
CRUDEN Building has been appointed to Thenue Housing Association’s Housing Framework.
The firm said the four-year agreement will see 'hundreds' of new houses being built...
CALA honoured for customer service in Scotland’s north east
CALA Homes (North) is celebrating after winning the Outstanding Customer Service prize at the Trades Awards 2019.
Acknowledging the housebuilder's work across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire,...
‘Momentous decision’ for Ravenscraig regeneration plans
RAVENSCRAIG'S new masterplan has been approved by North Lanarkshire Council, paving the way for 'transformative regeneration' of the site.
Outline planning permission has been approved...
Scottish councils awarded funding to help drive electric car revolution
THE Scottish Government has committed over £20 million of funding to help support the uptake of electric vehicles.
Allocated through the Switched on Towns and...
Glasgow duo earn full-time construction roles after employability programme
TWO Glasgow residents are now employed full-time in the construction sector after completing an employability programme led by Robertson and West of Scotland Housing...
New investment tipped to boost offsite construction
OFFSITE construction is said to be going 'mainstream' after CITB agreed a £1.2 million funding package for two projects.
The initiatives, led by the Construction Scotland...
New lease of life for ‘Lightyear’ building
A £2.5 million fit-out has been completed within Glasgow Airport Business Park.
Work at the three-storey ‘Lightyear‘ office building - previously known as the Cirrus...
Bellway site boss makes it eight awards on the trot
BELLWAY site manager George Carty has won a Pride in the Job Quality Award for the eighth year in a row.
He was honoured at...
Eden Mill unveils £3.1m Fife distillery plans
GIN and whisky distiller Eden Mill has submitted a planning application for a £3.1 million development of new production facilities in St Andrews, Fife.
The...
Scotland’s hub programme has £750m worth of projects in development
NEW research has revealed the value of community projects in development through Scotland's hub programme has risen from £600 million to £750 million in...
Killearn school pupils enjoy housebuilding lesson
YOUNGSTERS from Killearn Primary recently paid a visit to housebuilder Mactaggart & Mickel’s new Buchanan Views development in the village.
The Primary Two pupils and...
Milestone for £4.8m Royal Highland Centre pavilion
A topping out ceremony has been held to mark a crucial milestone in the construction of a new mixed-use building at the Royal Highland...
