Spending programme will be ‘a huge boost’ for construction firms
MORE than £240m has been earmarked for construction projects including schools, roads and harbours in the Highlands over the next three years.
Drew Hendry, the...
Water spending could hit £0.5bn
Five-year push to clean up Clyde
SCOTTISH Water is to spend £250m on the biggest overhaul of Greater Glasgow area’s waste water network for more...
It’s a work of art
AN art gallery and a community centre have emerged as winners of the campaign to find Scotland’s best eco-friendly buildings.
The Low Carbon Building Awards...
£3m spend on cost cuts drive
BUSINESSES and public sector bodies are being targeted in a £3m-a-year push to slash energy, water and raw materials costs.
Zero Waste Scotland has awarded...
Plant firm signs up £70m deal to fund expansion
GAP GROUP, the biggest privately-owned plant and tool hire business in the UK, is poised for more growth after clinching a £70m finance deal.
The...
Consultants get down to the details for pavilion revamp
A local authority is moving closer to a start date for a scheme to revitalise an island landmark.
The A-listed Rothesay Pavilion is on an...
Council shows its mettle with blitz on thieves
EDINBURGH Council has taken a lead in the fight against metal theft from building and railways.
The Scottish Business Crime Centre set up a working...
Plant owners get cash to improve skills of 15,000
SCOTLAND’S construction equipment companies have been given a £50,000 boost to improve skills.
Trade organisation the Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA), its 260 member companies...
Agency cash for building repairs
TWO mills, a suspension bridge and the country’s oldest working theatre are among the latest recipients of Historic Scotland’s building repair grants.
Six historic sites...
Anything goes as city prepares for growth
Planning applications increase after AWPR gets the green light
ABERDEEN is to explore “all options” to fund its major infrastructure programme in the wake of...
Balfour Beatty sweeps up at awards ceremony
‘Sustainability is built in to everything we do’
BALFOUR Beatty collected more prizes than any other contractor in an awards scheme that acknowledges sustainability in...
Millican is confirmed as water CE
DOUGLAS Millican has been appointed chief executive of Scottish Water with immediate effect.
The finance and regulation director since the formation of the business in...
City gets £250m boost in the run-up to Games
East End regeneration has only just begun says Gateway boss
THE company behind Scotland’s biggest regeneration project has mapped out the £250m worth of construction...
Olympic arena has £2.5m price ticket
THE biggest single temporary structure in Olympic history has been put on the market by the Scottish company that created it.
The Basketball Arena, one...
McAlpine edges it for £228m campus deal in city centre
THE consortium headed by Sir Robert McAlpine has been given the nod ahead of a BAM-led group to build a £228m campus development in...
Hotel plan fires torpedo site
A derelict torpedo firing range in Argyll is to be turned into a £70m marina and hotel resort.
Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park...
Got a copper? – Awards invite 2013 entries
ENTRIES are now invited for the 2013 European Copper in Architecture Awards that showcase “exemplary and innovative” uses of the material in contemporary design.
Judging...
Trials could see costly repairs being ditched
TWO zones in the Highlands have been selected for a trial project that could eliminate expensive road repairs.
The scheme will identify priorities for maintaining...
Builders flock to sample simple service
A pioneering service from planners at The Highland Council has proved a hit with developers.
The scheme helps make the planning process more effective by...
Duo to share £37m roads
CIVIL engineering firm RJ McLeod (Contractors) is the big winner in the £37m package of contracts for south-west roads.
Transport Scotland is to award the...
