Union wants to ban bids by ‘blacklisters’
A trade union has demanded that construction companies involved in the blacklisting scandal should not be allowed to bid for public contracts in Scotland.
The...
Directors fined for pollution – Endangered mussels at risk
THE directors of two construction companies were fined a total of £11,000 after they admitted a pollution offence that led to killing protected mussels.
At...
Court hears fire exit was blocked by rubble during HSE inspection
Contractor fined after anonymous tip-off
AN English construction firm has been fined for dangerous practices on an Aberdeen building site.
Health and Safety Executive inspectors acting...
Failures are easing but the struggle continues
THERE have been nearly 9,000 construction and manufacturing insolvencies in the past two years, a survey has found.
Although the number of companies going to...
Roof firm’s double Kalzip achievement
GLASGOW company McKay Roofing scooped the accolade of Teamkal Contractor of the Year 2013 at Kalzip’s annual conference and awards ceremony.
Managing director Ian McKay...
Builder keeps things quiet
BUILDERS on a £16m refurbishment project in the heart of London are using noise monitors to avoid disturbing office workers.
The refurbishment and remodelling contract...
Bridging the gap – Lifts completed during night-time motorway closures
CONTRACTORS have been working the night shift on bridge works that form part of the first entirely privately-funded motorway junction in Scotland.
Balfour Beatty lifted...
Sheppard watches over student flock
Architecture practice Sheppard Robson has completed a £14m remodelling of two university buildings in Glasgow city centre.
Strathclyde University’s Lord Hope and Curran buildings were...
Councils failing on retail planning says new report
LOCAL authorities are failing to plan ahead for retail investment and local infrastructure projects are suffering as a result according to the British Council...
Model makers – BB for BIM
BALFOUR Beatty is among the founder members of a new organisation that wants to put Building Information Modelling (BIM) into practice across the industry.
BIM...
Planning bid is in for Dundee school
ARCHITECT Holmes Miller has submitted a detailed planning application to redevelop Harris Academy in Dundee.
A new build is proposed for the “challenging” site in...
Contractor shows its creative side
MAXI Construction is leading construction of a £1.7m development on Dundee’s waterfront to support the creative industries sector.
Called District 10, the development will provide...
Good to go – Taylor Wimpey to build over 400 homes
A house builder has won planning permission to go ahead with a 75-acre development in Penicuik.
Taylor Wimpey East Scotland will build 458 homes at...
Robertson to take the lead on expansion
EDDIE Robertson has been appointed regional director to head up Morrison Construction’s central Scotland building business and lead its expansion plans.
Robertson has 25 years...
Bringing the house down – Britain’s most despised building demolished
A cinema complex once dubbed Britain’s most despised building has been demolished.
The IMAX complex on the sea front at Bournemouth was greeted with widespread...
Housing drop is alarming says new boss
THE new president of the Scottish Building Federation’s Dundee and Angus Association is to campaign for more public investment in construction projects.
Karen Nicoll, who...
Capital gets more rooms
A developer has won planning permission to transform a row of Edinburgh townhouses into a hotel.
The properties at numbers 1-5 Baxter’s Close date from...
Two win cream of the crop
TWO schemes in Scotland are among the seven chosen to receive special awards from the Civic Trust.
From the 263 national and international entries 86...
BAM breaks the bank
DEMOLITION has started to clear the way for the £70m Glasgow complex that will be the biggest ‘live’ office project outside London.
The 1960s’ former...
Contractor says it is prepared to put students in hospital
GRAHAM Construction has started work on its £14.5m contract to turn an historic Edinburgh building into student accommodation.
Mace Real Estate is behind the scheme...
