Artist’s work displayed at site entrance following inspiration from project
AN artist inspired by the construction of a hospital in Skye has produced a series of drawings which are now being displayed at the...
Barrhead contractor to deliver £5m East Ayrshire upgrades programme
BARRHEAD-based contractor A.C. Whyte has announced it will deliver a £5 million programme to upgrade more than 490 East Ayrshire homes by September 2021.
East...
Ashwood celebrates quartet of new contract wins
ASHWOOD Scotland has revealed the business has been awarded four new contracts totalling £1.27 million since the construction industry was allowed to start returning...
Maxi awarded £3.3m Balerno High refurbishment works
MAXI Construction has landed a £3.3 million contract from The City of Edinburgh Council to carry out refurbishment works at Balerno High School.
The works...
Build of Johnnie Walker Princes Street progressing well
DIAGEO, the maker of Johnnie Walker whisky, has confirmed that construction work on its Johnnie Walker Princes Street global flagship visitor experience is progressing...
Urban Union marks 1,000th home milestone
REGENERATION specialist Urban Union has celebrated the officially handover of its 1,000th home.
The business which is part of Robertson Group, has four developments across...
JR Group launches timber kit division
THE JR Group has announced the launch of a new timber kit division.
DC Timber Systems has been incorporated into the group, which already includes...
Vaccine centre’s planning permission fast-tracked to help in fight against Covid-19
PLANNING permission has been granted for the facility that will house the UK’s Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre (VMIC).
VMIC, based at Harwell Campus in...
Local businesses join Building for Growth Programme
HUB South West's eleventh Building for Growth programme is underway.
The six-week online-only business development initiative, which runs until September 23, is open to companies...
Webinar aims to offer better understanding of certification of building standards
PLUMBING employers’ association SNIPEF has announced it will co-host a free webinar to promote understanding of the benefits of building standards certification.
The event will...
Road and renewable energy submissions made for ‘low carbon’ community
THE first steps in the delivery of a low carbon community at Dunbar have been taken.
Roads, footpaths and infrastructure, together with renewable energy submissions...
‘Later living village’ proposed for Inverness
A new later living village is being proposed in the Milton of Leys area of Inverness.
The courtyard development of 11 two-bedroom homes will form...
Overseas funding helps business expand luxury care home division
GLASGOW-based developer Simply UK has secured a further 40 million euro investment funding package from a European investor to develop its recently launched care...
Work begins to transform historic Dalmarnock building into offices
WORK is to get underway to transform a historic building in Dalmarnock in Glasgow's east end into two modern office units.
The latest phase at...
Improved differential movement sealed with ISO BLOCO T-Max
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IMPROVED compensation of differential movement in timber frame structures is provided by ISO-BLOCO T-Max from construction foam tape specialists, ISO Chemie.
Designed for multi-storey timber...
Formal start of HS2 project delivers ‘much needed’ boost to construction workforce
THE formal start of HS2 construction is a 'much needed' boost to thousands of workers and the supply chain, the GMB union has said.
HS2 Ltd...
Non-domestic rates appeals backlog could push businesses ‘over the edge’
PROPERTY specialists have warned that the Scottish Government's decision to postpone non-domestic rates revaluation by a year to April 2023 will push more businesses...
Tributes paid to former SEC Group president Lord Martin O’Neill
LORD Martin O’Neill, long-term president of the Specialist Engineering Contractors’ (SEC) Group, has died at the age of 75.
Lord O’Neill of Clackmannan became president...
New project explores potential of urban green space to act as low carbon boilers
A new research project launched by greenspace scotland will explore how we can transform urban landscapes to meet low carbon heat ambitions.
Green Heat in...
Scottish Government boosts net zero fund to almost £1.6 billion
THE Scottish Government has announced that an additional £500 million is to be invested in its Green New Deal, bringing the total to nearly...
