Tourism sites in Scotland set for share of £3m infrastructure upgrade fund
THIRTEEN tourist sites across Scotland are to receive a share of over £3 million in funding for infrastructure upgrades.
The projects will be managed by...
Covid-19 halts repair of Edwardian bridge
THE project to repair the Cambus O'May suspension footbridge has been paused until the current Covid-19 restrictions in Scotland are eased, Aberdeenshire Council has...
Contract awarded for £1.3m Banff Harbour project
LOCHSHELL Ltd has been awarded a £1.3 million construction phase contract for repairs to the Banff Railway Jetty and East Pier.
The Aberdeenshire Council project...
Ayrshire initiative set to help local construction firms earn high value work
BUILD Ayrshire, an eight week programme designed to guide local construction-related businesses on winning new work from Scotland’s Tier 1 building contractors, is holding...
Curtins makes senior Scottish appointment
JANICE Smith has been appointed technical director for Scotland for built environment consultancy Curtins.
The appointment transitions Scotland from leadership under executive director, Phil Richardson, who...
Trade body launches new isolation awareness campaign
TRADE body SELECT has launched a new isolation awareness campaign to help keep electricians and apprentices safe at work.
Titled ‘Work dead safely: Stay alive’,...
Tunnel weighing more than the Eiffel Tower to be installed on major railway line
A massive 11,000 tonne curved concrete box (tunnel) is to be 'pushed under' Britain's railway, as part of the £1.2 billion upgrade of the...
Bishopbriggs railway bridge to receive £550,000 makeover
NETWORK Rail is set to begin a 'vital' £550,000 makeover of the rail bridge over Crowhill Road in Bishopbriggs.
A programme of cleaning, repairs to...
Housebuilder welcomes rise in home completions in half year trading
BARRATT Developments has hailed an 'excellent' performance in the half year ended 31 December 2020.
The housebuilder has issued a trading update ahead of publication of...
Public to have its say ahead of planning application for new homes in Edinburgh
TAYLOR Wimpey East Scotland is to host an online public consultation event ahead of plans to make a Planning Permission in Principle application to The...
Scottish Government awards £22m to three permanent active travel projects
THE Scottish Government has awarded over £22 million to three permanent active travel schemes in Ayr, Hawick and Broughty Ferry.
It comes as part of...
Scottish communities set for fast-tracked £3.2m green recovery funding
COMMUNITIES across Scotland are set to benefit from fast-tracked funding to help deliver the country's green recovery from Covid-19, the Scottish Government has announced.
A...
Whisky won’t cost the earth thanks to new £10m green innovation fund
ELEVEN whisky distilleries in Scotland are to benefit from a new £10 million fund to help implement green innovations at their facilities.
The UK Government...
Dundee City Council to invest £320,000 in play parks
AN investment of £320,000 is to be made to improve and enhance play provision in Dundee, the city's council has announced.
Councillors are to be...
Former ski hotel to be redeveloped into affordable housing
HIGHLAND councillors have given their backing for the raising of a compulsory purchase order to acquire the Struan House Hotel in Carrbridge which has...
Up to 50 jobs to be created as decommissioning facility secures major contract
CESSCON Decom has launched its new decommissioning facility at Energy Park Fife in a move which Fife Council said will create up to 50...
Network Rail completes £16m upgrade of Scotland’s railway
NETWORK Rail has hailed its £16 million improvement works to Scotland's railway as a success.
From Christmas Eve until the early hours of January 2,...
East Ayrshire Council to invest £154m in housing stock over next five years
EAST Ayrshire Council has said it is to invest £154 million in its housing over the next five years.
The local authority said that projects...
Council ‘encouraged’ by progress of major construction projects amid lockdown
ARGYLL and Bute Council has said it is 'encouraged' that construction can still go ahead, as it moves forward on major projects across the...
Workers returning from Scottish mainland to Shetland wind farm to be tested for Covid-19
CONSTRUCTION workers returning to Shetland from mainland Scotland for the build of SSE Renewable's £566 million Viking Wind Farm are to be tested for...
