CALA announces return of community bursary initiative
CALA Homes has launched a community bursary initiative in the west of Scotland.
Charities, schools and good causes in the region can receive a share...
Scottish projects in contention for top planning awards
SIX Scottish finalists are in the frame to win a Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Award for Planning Excellence.
The UK-wide awards, which have been...
Hardies to take key role in Edinburgh student scheme
GHL has appointed Hardies Property & Construction Consultants to oversee the construction of a new student development in Edinburgh.
Hardies will act as project manager, quantity...
Bid specialist honoured at Edinburgh awards ceremony
AM Bid Services has been crowned Best Performing Business (1-10 employees) at the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce Awards after a year in which the...
Incubator project aims to boost food and drink sector in Inverclyde
PLANNING consent has been secured for a new food and drink incubator in Greenock.
Riverside Inverclyde Property Holdings, the organisation responsible for delivering the economic...
Construction output decline continues, latest ONS figures show
CONSTRUCTION output has continued its recent decline in the three-month period to December 2017, the latest figures from the ONS (Office for National Statistics)...
Morrison secures place on £250m University of Strathclyde framework
MORRISON Construction has been appointed as a primary contractor on the £250 million University of Strathclyde major building works framework.
The framework is for an...
Bespoke timber frame system used on Glasgow homes
CCG has announced the firm is making "excellent progress" on new homes it is constructing on behalf of Govanhill Housing Association in the south...
New association aims to make demolition sector’s voice heard
A new association has been launched to represent Scotland's demolition sector.
The first meeting of the Demolition Contractors’ Association took place in Cumbernauld and featured...
Plans submitted for £4m Fife distillery and brewery
EDEN Mill has submitted plans for a new £4 million distillery and brewery to be based just metres from its current HQ in Guardbridge,...
Thumbs up for nation’s most northernly high school
RYDER Architecture has revealed details of the challenges involved in building the most northernly secondary school in the country.
Shetland's Anderson High, which was delivered...
Plans unveiled for new homes at ex-MOT test centre site
THE regeneration specialist behind Glasgow's Laurieston Living development has submitted plans for a further 28 new homes.
Urban Union recently made the application to Glasgow...
Sustainability on the agenda at Saint-Gobain
SAINT-Gobain has teamed up with collection and recycling service Simply Cups to help recycle 5000 coffee cups a week that previously ended up in...
Senior quantity surveyor appointed at Urban Union
MARTIN Dick has been appointed a senior quantity surveyor at regeneration firm Urban Union.
He previously worked as senior quantity surveyor for Uddingston-headquartered Emtec Property...
Outdoor learning at the heart of new Paisley campus
MORRISON Construction has announced that a new £8.5 million school campus in Paisley is on course to open for the start of the new...
“Joined-up approach” pays off at new innovation campus
A £3.2 million innovation campus, built by Robertson Group, has been completed in North Ayrshire.
The second phase of Annickbank Innovation Campus in Irvine was...
Information days aim to help firms build for growth
HUB South West will be hosting two information days this month where firms operating in the construction sector will have the opportunity to learn...
East Kilbride firm proves a good ‘fit’ on Leith project
SCOTWOOD Interiors has recently completed a fit out operation at the new offices of the The Leith Agency in Edinburgh.
The East Kilbride-based firm worked...
Union calls for ‘radical action’ to address skills shortages
THE Unite union has claimed the construction industry is in 'denial' over skills shortages.
The union has renewed its calls for 'radical action' in the...
£500,000 refurbishment project breathes new life into Fife building
HARDIES Property & Construction Consultants has completed a £500,000 refurbishment and conversion of Cupar Burgh Chambers into holiday let accommodation.
Part of the Cupar CARS...