Rural tourist sites encouraged to apply for new funding
TOURIST sites in Scotland’s rural areas can now apply for a share of £3 million in Scottish Government funding.
Administered by VisitScotland, the fund will...
Seven-storey hotel and retail space planned for Glasgow site
BLOC Hotels has announced the purchase of 21 West George Street in Glasgow, with plans afoot to develop a seven-storey hotel in the city...
New stats show ‘encouraging’ rise in construction activity
CONSTRUCTION output increased by 0.6% in Quarter 3 2019, new figures released by the ONS have confirmed.
The growth was driven by a 1.4% rise...
Doosan Babcock commits to Renfrewshire
DOOSAN Babcock has signed a new 15-year lease with Canmoor at its facility at Westway in Renfrewshire.
The move is said to represent the largest...
Flooding action plan for homeowners and businesses launched
THE Scottish Government has launched an action plan to help homeowners and businesses prevent damage caused by flooding this winter.
The Living With Flooding document...
Age is no barrier as M&E specialist recruits adult apprentices
BUILDING services contractor Arc-Tech is providing opportunities for adult apprenticeships.
The business recently welcomed two trade apprentices, taking the total number of employees in either...
Shawfair visit lets QS students see how a new town is created
DOZENS of quantity surveying students from Northumbria University have travelled to Scotland to learn how a new town is developed.
The 42 second year students paid...
Renfrewshire project tipped to deliver employment and economic boost
A proposed new housing development in Houston, Renfrewshire, would bring 'significant' job and economic benefits, a study has claimed.
Housebuilder CALA’s joint proposal with Acorn...
Affordable homes project completes in North Lanarkshire
DOZENS of families will benefit from the completion of a project to deliver 139 affordable homes across North Lanarkshire.
Robertson Partnership Homes has built the...
Housebuilding team completes charity abseil challenge
BARRATT Homes East Scotland employees have abseiled from the Forth Rail Bridge to raise funds for charity.
The team raised £8,000 for Rock Trust, an Edinburgh-based...
Robin Blacklock appointed to Scottish Property Federation role
ROBIN Blacklock has been appointed as the next chair of the Scottish Property Federation (SPF).
Robin, who is the MD of Dowbrae Property Consultancy, said, “I’m...
Scottish construction professionals open minded about digital transformation
SCOTLAND'S construction professionals are ready to embrace the opportunities of automation, according to new research.
Findings from over 1,100 respondents from Scotland, and over 150...
Trade body calls for Project Bank Accounts on new housing framework
THE Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers’ Federation (SNIPEF) has urged Scotland Excel to insist on the use of project bank accounts (PBAs) for...
Coalition of UK construction trade bodies reveal ‘devastating’ mental toll caused by late payments
A leading trade organisation has called for systemic payment abuse in the construction industry to be ‘stamped out’, after recent research found that ‘significant’...
BAM employees to receive anniversary boot bag gift
BAM Construction has teamed up with social enterprise company Haven to create anniversary boot bags for staff.
Based in Clydebank, Haven provides rehabilitation, training and...
Report lays bare economic and health impacts of unhealthy buildings
UNHEALTHY buildings will cost the UK economy over £55 billion between now and 2060, according to a new report by research institute RAND Europe and...
New study finds economic uncertainty impacts on Scottish sector confidence
NEW research has shown that the 'uncertain' economic outlook has resulted in reduced optimism in Scotland’s construction sector.
Those were the findings of the Q3...
New affordable homes delivered in Motherwell
BARRATT West Scotland and North Lanarkshire Council have teamed up on a third affordable housing project to provide ten housing units in Motherwell.
The homes...
Removal of planning permission required for ‘certain’ rural developments to be considered
THE Scottish Government has announced that the need for planning permission for certain types of rural developments ‘could’ be removed.
Small scale developments such as...
Gary Milne appointed to Homes for Scotland board
GARY Milne, technical & design director for Stewart Milne Homes Central Scotland, has been appointed to the board of trade body Homes for Scotland...
