Housing associations call for new approach to design of homes
THE Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has called on a new design concept to be adopted for homes which would aim to meet...
Construction workers urged to be ‘Covid-19 smart’ in their free time
THE Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum has repeated its 'urgent call' for Scotland's construction workers to be Covid-19 smart in their social lives.
The organisation is...
Pandemic hits Galliford Try revenues
GALLIFORD Try has recorded a pre-exceptional £59.7 million pre-tax loss in its annual results for the year ended 30 June 2020.
The contractor revealed that...
Practical completion of new Stobhill mental health wards achieved
HUB West Scotland has announced that practical completion has been achieved for the new Stobhill acute mental health wards.
The new facilities have been delivered through...
Engineering consultancy adopts electrolysed water cleaning and disinfection system
DOUGALL Baillie Associates (DBA) has announced it has become an early adopter of an electrolysed water cleaning and disinfection system as its staff begin the...
TRAD UK widens offer on scaffolding products
TRAD UK, the new brand for the combined TRAD Hire & Sales and TRAD Safety Systems companies, has announced the business is now able...
The National Manufacturing Institute Scotland’s Boeing project set for take off
THE National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) has announced that it has signed a lease with property investment firm Canmoor for a unit at Westway...
Scottish Labour calls for action to avoid ‘tidal wave’ of construction job losses
SCOTTISH Labour has urged the Scottish Government to include construction workers in any Scottish Jobs Guarantee Scheme and consider targeted support or risk a 'tidal...
£2m Craigies Farm project is child’s play for contractors
CRAIGIES Farm Shop in Edinburgh has started work on a £2 million project to construct a new barn, which will house a play area and...
CCG to start second phase of planned maintenance programme in Maryhill
CCG Asset Management is to start the second phase of planned maintenance with Maryhill Housing.
The planned maintenance and plumbing division of the CCG Group...
SELECT reappointed to provide certification services
SELECT has announced it has been granted ministerial approval to continue in its role as a Scheme Provider for the Certification of Construction (Electrical...
Plans unveiled for low carbon development in West Lothian
NEW proposals have been put forward for the delivery of a residential-led mixed-use development in West Lothian.
Situated at the current Clapperton poultry farm complex, east...
SNIPEF completes rebranding exercise
THE Scotland and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers’ Federation (SNIPEF) has undertaken a rebranding exercise and launched a new website.
The trade body has revealed its...
Edinburgh firm to deliver $4m tidal energy project in Canada
EDINBURGH-based Nova Innovation has secured $4 million from Natural Resources Canada's (NRCan) energy innovation program for phase 1 of its 1.5 MW tidal energy...
Students team up for ‘Offsite Ready’ construction challenge
STUDENTS from Edinburgh Napier and the City of Glasgow College have teamed up to design a new visitor hub for Beecraigs Country Park in...
Fairfield hails efforts at first virtual AGM
FAIRFIELD Housing Co-operative members and management committee have participated in the organisation's first ever virtual AGM.
Those in attendance heard Bob McDougall, chair of Fairfield,...
Heriot-Watt University’s recycled brick shortlisted for award
HERIOT-WATT University's development of a recycled brick made from construction and demolition waste has been shortlisted in the prestigious Times Higher Education Awards 2020.
The...
Proposals launched to exempt thousands of small contractors from CITB levy
THOUSANDS of construction SMEs could be set to pay no levy at all for 2021-22, under new Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) proposals submitted...
New study examines impact of sea infrastructure on marine life
ST Andrews University has commenced a study, Ecosystem-level importance of STructures as Artificial Reefs (EcoSTAR), in collaboration with an international team of experts to...
Home working in the construction industry: what does the future hold?
MANY office-based construction industry workers have been carrying out their duties remotely for almost six months now due to Covid-19.
While some construction tasks cannot...
