Architecture firm becomes employee-owned
CAMERONS Strachan Yuill Architects (CSY Architects) has become an employee-owned business.
The move follows a loan from Triodos Bank UK and support from Co-operative Development...
New £42m Lossiemouth High School opens
LESSONS are underway in the £42 million Lossiemouth High School, following completion of construction work by Balfour Beatty.
Pupils moved in to the three-storey building...
Moray Council approves £1.7m spend on roads and footbridges
MORAY Council has approved a £250,000 investment in flood risk management and £1.7 million spend on roads and footbridges.
The approval means that maintenance will...
Housebuilder and estate agent to collaborate on £35m project
A disused industrial factory site in Musselburgh is to be transformed into 140 riverside apartments in a £35 million project.
Housebuilder Dundas Estates will deliver...
Artificial intelligence used to find rare cancer linked to asbestos exposure
A study is underway on a prototype AI system able to automatically find and measure a rare cancer linked to asbestos on CT scans.
The...
Glenrothes-based business building on solid foundations
GLENROTHES-based Sips Eco has detailed its plans to invest in the future of affordable housing in Scotland.
The structural insulated panels (SIP) manufacturer employs 40...
Ecological study required before Inverness bus gate is created
ECOLOGICAL studies are to be undertaken to determine whether or not it is viable to create a bus gate through the grounds of Raigmore...
Traditional construction methods being used to restore 17th-century Glencoe house
TRADITIONAL construction methods are being used to reconstruct a 17th-century creel house at Glencoe.
Led by the National Trust for Scotland, a team of heritage...
Peatland restoration investment helps firm offset its carbon footprint
HALLIDAY Fraser Munro has announced it has become the first Scottish firm to invest in a 'pioneering' peatland restoration project in Wester Ross in the north of Scotland.
The architecture and planning...
Office investment opportunity offered in Dumfries
SHEPHERD Chartered Surveyors has revealed it has been instructed to market a multi-let investment opportunity in Dumfries for sale on behalf of Mapeley.
The property...
Robertson to deliver new border control facility
ROBERTSON Construction North East has started work at the Port of Tyne which will see the creation of a new border control building to...
ACE chief executive to leave for senior role at Mace
THE Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) has announced chief executive Hannah Vickers is stepping down to join consultancy and construction firm, Mace.
She will join...
Iconic Greenock fountain to undergo restoration work
AN iconic fountain in Greenock town centre, which was gifted to the town in 1880, is being removed for restoration works.
Contractors have started dismantling...
Summers-Inman to cost manage new £30m hospital build
PROPERTY and construction consultancy Summers-Inman has been appointed to work as trust cost advisor on a £30 million new build hospital in Berwick.
Working for...
‘Positive attitude’ pays off in Banff residential project
OWNERS of an Angus-based building firm have explained how the company overcame delays and uncertainty to complete a project in Banff that got underway...
Virtual conference to address ‘silent crisis’ of poor mental health in construction
POOR mental health in the construction sector needs 'urgent action', according to Association for Project Safety (APS) president-elect, Ray Bone.
Speaking ahead of the APS’s...
Scottish Property Federation appoints new chair
KEVIN Robertson has been appointed chair of the Scottish Property Federation (SPF).
The MD of KR Developments succeeds Michaela Sullivan RTPI, who joins East Lothian Council as head...
Contractor begins work on new student apartments in Edinburgh
AKP has started work on a project to transform existing commercial space in Edinburgh's old town to increase student accommodation provider Student Roost's offering...
Construction Scotland Innovation Centre appoints new chairperson
ANDY Outram has been appointed the new chairperson of Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC).
He has worked in the construction industry for 35 years and...
Blindwells affordable housing plans gather pace
CRUDEN Homes will start on site this month at Blindwells in a project to deliver 60 new affordable homes on behalf of East Lothian...
