New hotels to increase accommodation options for Hydro visitors
CONSTRUCTION work is underway on two hotel projects in Glasgow near the SSE Hydro. The entertainment venue, which opened five years ago, has fuelled demand...
First sod cut on £15m Clydebank heating project
WORK on West Dunbartonshire Council’s new heating system has officially begun with the first sod cut.
The £15 million project forms part of the regeneration...
Construction equipment sales rise slightly in Q3
SALES of construction equipment in the UK rose by 1% in the third quarter of 2018 compared with the same period in 2017, according...
New 70-room hotel announced for South Gyle, Edinburgh
PROPERTY development firm Crucible Alba Group has announced it is to build a new hotel at South Gyle, Edinburgh.
The 70-room hotel has been pre-let...
Robertson hosts Chinese delegates at Inverness site
A group of Chinese university delegates visited a landmark construction project in the Highlands as part of a knowledge sharing programme recently.
Eight visitors from...
RTPI backs Scottish moves to introduce statutory chief planning officers
THE Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has welcomed a decision to introduce statutory chief planning officers in Scottish councils.
The provision was agreed during the...
M&E works begin at Hurlford assisted living development
ARC-Tech (Scotland) Ltd has announced the start of the installation of M&E services on a new assisted living development in East Ayrshire.
Located at Cessnock...
Latest award highlights Ogilvie’s health and safety credentials
OGILVIE Construction is celebrating the firm's fifth successive Gold Award from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).
Donald MacDonald, managing director of...
Soben targets further growth following European contract wins
EAST Kilbride-headquartered Soben Contract and Commercial has announced a raft of contract wins across Europe, the UAE, and North Africa.
The quantity surveying and commercial management consultancy...
Thomas & Adamson appointed to “flagship” retail project
THOMAS & Adamson have been appointed principal designer of the new "flagship" store for Johnstons of Elgin.
Due to open in Edinburgh's Multrees Walk early...
Glasgow tenants benefit from improvement works
CCG Asset Management, the planned maintenance division of the CCG Group, has announced completion of a kitchen renewals contract for Thenue Housing Association.
Works were...
Hardies invests in fresh talent
HARDIES Property & Construction Consultants has confirmed the appointment of seven trainee building surveyors and quantity surveyors in the past 18 months, to add...
Edinburgh property developer confirms management restructure
EDINBURGH-based property developer Whiteburn Group has announced that Eve McCurrich has been promoted to managing director of Whiteburn Projects, while Roger Bainbridge has taken...
“Record” investment in Scottish commercial property market
SCOTLAND'S commercial property market enjoyed record investment figures for the the first nine months of 2018, new research has revealed.
Figures released by JLL stated...
Glasgow engineer scoops ‘Rising Star’ gong
A top Scottish property talent has been honoured at the recent British Council for Offices’ NextGen Awards.
Glasgow-based Emma MacLeod, associate director at engineering constancy...
Golden Jubilee expansion rolls on as business case approved
THE expansion of the Golden Jubilee National Hospital in Clydebank has reached an important milestone as its business case is approved.
The Scottish Government’s Capital...
Offsite construction speeds up delivery of new Glasgow hotel
THE new 181-bedroom Moxy Hotel is set to open in Glasgow's Merchant City.
Robertson served as main contractor on the project for developer Vastint Hospitality....
CCG helps ease parking issues in Niddrie
CCG has announced an investment of £47,000 to create a new car park for residents in Niddrie Mill, south Edinburgh.
Located at Moffat Drive, the move...
New transport hub tipped to benefit Stirling students
CONSTRUCTION work has been completed at the University of Stirling's new £1.1million transport hub.
The civil engineering work was carried out by Robertson and comprised...
Morrison gets to work on University of Edinburgh health facility
MORRISON Construction has started work on the University of Edinburgh’s new Health & Wellbeing Centre.
Work to renovate and extend the existing building at 7...
