Moray tipped to become ‘global centre for aviation’ through £21m investment
AN aerospace centre of excellence is to be built adjacent to RAF Lossiemouth, following £21 million in funding from the UK Government as part...
Balfour Beatty reveals ‘unavoidable’ financial impacts of Covid-19
BALFOUR Beatty has announced a pre-tax loss of £24 million in its 2020 half-year financial results as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The contracting...
Rooftop garden in proposals for new Yoker apartments
PLANS have been lodged for the build of an apartment building in the Yoker area of Glasgow which developers say will look to complement...
University of Strathclyde bids to deliver study into energy contained within disused coal mines
THE University of Strathclyde has won early stage funding to develop plans to tap into geothermal energy contained within disused, flooded coal mines in...
Plans to begin for build of multi-million pound centre at university
HERIOT-WATT University has revealed it has taken its first steps towards the build of a multi-million pound centre to host the next generation of...
CSIC appoints new innovation manager for Highlands and Islands
CONSTRUCTION Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) has appointed John Maclennan as its innovation manager to help drive collaborative projects in the Highlands, Islands and North...
Linear DC expands south of the border
LINEAR Group has announced the expansion of its main contracting arm, Linear DC, into the north of England. The move comes less than 18...
Historic Aberfoyle Primary set for refurbishment works
AKP has been named principal contractor for the £1.2 million refurbishment of Aberfoyle Primary School.
The firm revealed it has been tasked with creating a...
Queensferry Crossing to undergo load testing
THE Queensferry Crossing will partially close overnight this weekend (August 15) to allow for the final calibration of structural health monitoring sensors on the...
Scottish Government announces £10m funding to support apprentices
THE Scottish Government has announced £10 million in funding for a range of measures to recruit and retrain apprentices.
Fiona Hyslop, who announced the news,...
RJ McLeod tops latest Barbour ABI top 50 contractor research
INDUSTRY analyst Barbour ABI has revealed RJ McLeod took 'top spot' in its latest top 50 contractor league table after being appointed to lead...
Glasgow Caledonian University to help upskill Sri Lanka in renewable energy
GLASGOW Caledonian University (GCU) is to receive a share of almost one million euros to help Sri Lanka address workforce shortages in renewable energy...
Housebuilder reports ‘surge’ in demand for properties in rural and suburban settings
HOUSEBUILDER Mactaggart & Mickel has announced the firm is braced for a 'boom in demand' for new homes from people looking for more space as...
JR Group completes Wishaw affordable housing project
JR Group has announced the business has delivered 30 affordable homes in Wishaw.
Working in partnership with Link Group and North Lanarkshire Council, the team...
Hollis names new head of environmental consultancy
VIKKI Aitkenhead has been promoted to the role of head of environmental consultancy at Hollis.
The senior associate joined the real estate consultancy in 2016 and...
Pandemic results in ‘steep fall’ in Q2 civils workloads
35% of Scottish firms have reported a fall in workloads compared with a year ago in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The latest CECA...
University of Strathclyde to develop remote building inspection platform
THE University of Strathclyde has received funding to develop an online platform for remote building inspection.
The six-month project has received £35,000 from the Construction...
Pick Everard in the frame for three civil engineering awards
PICK Everard is celebrating after being shortlisted for three separate awards in the 2020 New Civil Engineering Awards.
Elizabeth Hardwick-Smith, director of HR, is nominated...
Union issues warning over ‘greenhouse’ crane cabs as temperatures rise
UNITE has written to construction firms to seek assurances that safety measures are in place to ensure crane drivers are not being placed at...
Construction firms urged to avoid using Covid-19 as excuse to ‘race to the bottom’
CONSTRUCTION companies have been urged not to use the Covid-19 crisis as an excuse to return to a 'culture of corner cutting'.
The Building Engineering...
