Lanarkshire architecture students complete industry placements
ARCHITECTURAL technology students from New College Lanarkshire (NCL) have successfully completed work placements across Scotland’s central belt.
In news that bodes well for the sector’s...
Barratt pledges to take on 16 new apprentices in 2019
HOUSEBUILDER Barratt Homes has pledged to recruit 16 new apprentices in Scotland this year.
The company said the move was part of its ongoing commitment...
HAVS breaches jump by third, safety organisation warns
INDUSTRY organisation Building Safety Group (BSG) has reported a 33% increase in the number of ‘hand arm vibration’ breaches recorded on construction sites.
The rise...
Interserve posts losses of £111m for 2018
INTERSERVE suffered losses before tax of £111.3 million in 2018, its full-year results show.
The contractor’s losses were an improvement on the previous year’s figure...
Architect on board for new University of Glasgow engineering building
GLOBAL architecture company Woods Bagot has been appointed to design and deliver the University of Glasgow’s new engineering building.
The new building, which will house...
Edinburgh students unite with Robertson to tackle social challenge
NINE students form the University of Edinburgh have teamed up with contractor Robertson in a bid to help the construction industry embrace change.
The group...
Timber frame manufacturer agrees partnership with L&Q
STEWART Milne Timber Systems has agreed a deal to deliver timber frame for more than 1,500 homes for housing association L&Q. The company will...
Elgin housebuilder reports period of “strong growth”
SPRINGFIELD Properties has reported a 38% rise in revenue to £75.7 million in the housebuilder's interim financial results for the six-month period ended November...
Persimmon profits exceed £1 billion
HOUSEBUILDER Persimmon has announced a 4% rise in revenue to £3.74 billion for the year ended December 31, 2018, and a 13% increase in...
Big issues to be debated at construction trade event
THIS year's Scotland Build event will debate some of the biggest topics facing the construction sector including the housing crisis, workers' mental health and...
Housebuilder hoping for green light for next phase of “landmark” site
CALA Homes (North) has submitted plans to Aberdeen City Council for the second phase of the Craibstone Estate development.
Work is already underway for the...
Plans submitted for next phase of Holytown development
MURRAY Estates, along with development partners Taylor Wimpey West Scotland and Barratt Homes West Scotland, has submitted a detailed planning application to North Lanarkshire...
Helensburgh construction firm expands with Inverclyde base
HELENSBURGH-based construction firm Stewart & Shields has taken over 4,500 square feet premises at Kelburn Business Park in Port Glasgow.
Riverside Inverclyde (Ri), the organisation delivering...
Work complete at historic University of Edinburgh buildings
KIER Construction Scotland has announced completion of the multi-million-pound transformation of two historic University of Edinburgh buildings.
The £14 million refurbishment of the Grade A-listed...
Kirkcaldy shopping centre set for new lease of life
THE Postings Shopping Centre in Kirkcaldy is set for a new lease of life after being purchased for £310,000 by Evergold.
The centre was put...
Project to trial industrialised offsite solutions to ease housing “crisis”
A £6.5 million project designed to tackle the UK housing "crisis" by using offsite solutions to deliver homes faster and more reliably has been...
Balfour Beatty fined over Third Don Crossing death
BALFOUR Beatty has been fined £600,000 after a worker was killed when he was struck by a wheeled excavator at the Third Don Crossing...
Permission granted for boat yard regeneration project
PLANNING permission has been granted for the regeneration of a port in the Scottish Borders.
Edinburgh-based Applied Engineering Design (AED) is taking on a central...
Subcontractors benefit from Healthy Working Lives event
SUBCONTRACTORS working on the site of the new Bertha Park High School in Perth have taken part in an event promoting a healthy working...
St Johnstone FC legend opens new flat named in his honour
ST Johnstone football legend Roddy Grant has teamed up with Urban Union to launch a new show flat named in his honour.
Grant played for...
