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...
Barr takes over to check out at city superstore
BARR Construction has stepped in to take over an Edinburgh supermarket job after the original contractor went bust.
And it has done the double at...
Big-spending council reveals ambitious plan – £400m to improve quality of life in the...
New schools, leisure facilities and modern methods of providing care are all part of a major investment in the infrastructure of Aberdeenshire.
OVER the next...
Contracts let for new generation of road works
TWO companies have signed contracts worth a total of £230m to maintain Scotland’s motorways and A-roads for the next five years.
Transport Scotland’s 4th Generation...
Revised standard will make procurement process easier
‘...a further step towards greater efficiency in prequalification’
BSI has published a revision to its construction procurement standard in a move that has been welcomed...
Aberdeen City Council kicks off road repair work
THE annual roads resurfacing programme has started in Aberdeen. A budget of almost £4m has been set aside with more than £2m of the...
Listed frontage will be retained in Paisley
A combined retail and housing project is to give a boost to regeneration of the former Arnotts department store site in Paisley town centre.
A...
Fit-out firm earns interest from bank
FIT-OUT specialist ISG has landed the contract to renovate the home of Scotland’s new private bank.
The work centres on 9 Charlotte Square in Edinburgh...
Council acts on ‘serious’ roof defects
A local authority is to conduct structural surveys on a number of its properties after a “potentially serious” defect was discovered in one of...
