Work starts on £745m Aberdeen bypass
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was in the Granite City this week to kick off work on the £745 million Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/Balmedie-Tipperty road scheme.
Construction...
Capital street transformation underway
THE transformation of West Maitland Street in Edinburgh’s West End is underway through a new project to improve its shopfronts, in a joint initiative...
Green light for Edinburgh hospital work
CONSTRUCTION of a major new healthcare facility in Edinburgh is set to start after the financial contracts were agreed.
The exciting news follows the approval of...
JLL gets gold for Edinburgh fit out
A project led by JLL’s Building Consultancy team is one of the first in Scotland to achieve the prestigious Ska ‘Gold’ Rating for sustainable...
2015 Saltire Housing Design Awards launched
THE 2015 Saltire Housing Design Awards are launched this week by the Saltire Society, recognising design excellence across five categories – including a brand new...
Man of steel
ONCE the industrial heartland of Scotland’s steel production, Ravenscraig steelworks’ cooling towers and gasholders silhouetted the skyline of the Motherwell area nicknamed Steelopolis. Following its...
Scottish firms encouraged by industry growth
OUTPUT in the construction industry was estimated to have increased by 7.4% when comparing the 2014 annual data with 2013, according to the latest ONS stats.
All...
Quarry operator fined after dump truck death
AN Arbroath quarry operator has been fined for serious safety failings after a dumper truck driver died when his vehicle reversed over a stop...
‘Minimum intervention’ approach at the heart of GLM success story
“WE do more with less.”
That’s what Ian McKee describes as GLM’s Unique Selling Point.
Ian is Managing Director of the Edinburgh-based firm, home to an...
Marshall’s Law: non-aggressive policy pays off for Alloa firm
ROBERT Marshall left school at the age of 16 without so much as an O-level to his name.
Today he’s Managing Director of Marshall Construction,...
Stewart Milne Group launches major recruitment drive
THE will create more than 250 new posts within its business in the next 12 months to support growth in its homes and timber...
Jacobs to land £30m A96 dualling contract
A multi-million pound contract has been awarded to take forward work for the first section of the Scottish Government’s ambitious A96 dualling programme.
Transport Scotland...
Trust seeks help for Hill House
THE National Trust for Scotland is looking for a practice or organisation to lead a phase of research and development work in a project...
Solar crowdfunded scheme is top performing project
A partnership between Glasgow-based Edison Energy and Oakapple Renewable Energy to install up to 749 roof mounted solar PV systems for Berwickshire Housing Association...
Crime novelist aiming to start new chapter at Metrotile UK
AREA sales manager Rod Glen has joined lightweight steel roofing firm Metrotile UK, with the aim of helping to continue the firm’s 30 per...
Edinburgh’s hidden gems unlocking business growth
AN Edinburgh-based construction company, which has grown from a start-up in 2010 to a seven- figure turnover business, is citing the city’s heritage buildings...
Engine Shed aims to inspire next generation of workers
FUTURE generations of Scottish construction workers are set to benefit from Historic Scotland’s latest initiative, The Engine Shed.
Designed to inspire, educate and train the...
Construction workers revealed as ‘most generous’ Valentine’s spenders
A new study has revealed that construction workers are the most generous workers when it comes to treating their partners on Valentine’s Day.
As February...
Turley strengthen Scottish urban design team
PLANNING consultancy Turley has recently appointed Director Goeff Whitten.
Whitten, a Chartered Landscape Architect and Urban Designer, joined Turley in Edinbugh on Monday 2 Feburary, bringing...
£125 funding needed to achieve sustainable housing
IN light of John Swinney’s recent Budget speech, which focused largely on the social inequality caused by fuel poverty, Philip Hogg, Chief Executive of trade...
