Carillion shows its power – Company seals Battersea project
Carillion has won the bidding race for the first phase of redevelopment at London’s famous Battersea Power Station site.
It was selected as preferred bidder...
Private Bill bid for Edinburgh high school
A Private Bill has been introduced in the Scottish Parliament in a bid to allow a new school to be built in Edinburgh’s Portobello...
Orkney school completed by Keppie and Morrison
ARCHITECT Keppie Design and contractor Morrison Construction have handed over Stromness Primary School in Orkney.
Part of the Orkney Islands Schools Investment Programme the...
Glasgow to shop for a new look – District blueprint
The city centre is to be “reimagined” in a bid to retain its status as the top shopping destination outside London.
A development blueprint that...
Pupils get some new home work – Green home on show
Exhibition highlights greenest house
AN exhibition tracing the construction of one of Scotland’s greenest homes has opened in Glasgow.
Running at The Lighthouse until July 7,...
Blue sky thinking – Work on schedule at Prospect Park
ABERDEEN developer Knight Property Group has completed Pavilion 2 at Prospect Park, in Westhill.
The four-storey building represents an investment of around £7m by the...
Luck of the draw as three get cash boost
Lottery win will transform historic town centres
THE economic fortunes of three Scottish centres are to be transformed after funding was confirmed for their historic...
Motoring ahead – Perth plots made available
A 12-acre development site on Perth’s ‘Motor Mile’ has gone on the market.
The land at the Inveralmond roundabout on the A9 dual carriageway is...
BMF gets well insulated – Superglass tour
Superglass Insulation welcomed members of The Builders Merchants Federation to its manufacturing plant in Stirling recently.
BMF managing director, John Newcomb and Graham Bolton, the...
South Lanarkshire wind bid submitted
A planning application has gone in for the installation of 14 wind turbines at Leadhills in South Lanarkshire.
The application was submitted by Atmos Consulting...
Robertson lands £8m Alloa school job
ROBERTSON has been awarded the £8.3m design and build contract by Clackmannanshire Council for a primary school in Alloa West.
The company will build the...
Searching for a site – Inspections continue for new school
Councillors in West Dunbartonshire have given the green light for site investigations ahead of choosing a location for a £22m school.
The facility, to replace...
A strong case for timber – Zero carbon homes
The construction industry has the knowledge and experience to take a lead in reducing Scotland’s carbon emissions argues Alex Goodfellow
SPEAKING in advance of this...
Morrison in race to finish oil HQ by the end of the year
MORRISON Construction has started building a new base in Aberdeen for a global oilfield service provider.
The contractor expects the warehouse and workshop facility to...
Water contractors face big challenges in renewal project
IN a project that snakes all the way from Orkney to Dumfries and Galloway, Scottish Water is carrying out the country’s biggest water mains...
A united front as industry attacks further burdens
THE major trade bodies for construction, house building and commercial property have joined forces to voice their collective concern over Scottish Government proposals to...
Six in race for infrastructure – Chapelton bidding underway
SIX contenders are in the race to start laying the foundations for a new town in the north-east.
The bidding process for the infrastructure works...
The heat is on in England – New partnership for biomass company
A Highlands biomass heating company has struck a deal that will see it expand into the north of England.
Fort William firm HWEnergy has announced...
‘Sisters are doing it for themselves’ – Diversity in CISRS training
CISRS has been busy training two scaffolding sisters at a Scottish training centre – proving the depth of diversity in UK scaffolding training schemes.
The...
‘Haute Couture’ in Hannover residential building
Aesthetics are key to stylish residential building
Roermond/Hannover – “The List” is the most highly populated district of Hannover, in the view of many, it...
