Partnership helps young adults break into construction
CALA Homes (West) has teamed up with The Prince’s Trust and City of Glasgow College to help give unemployed young people the chance to take their...
Plans submitted for abandoned Ayrshire coal mine
PLANS have been submitted for the restoration of an ex-coal mine in East Ayrshire.
Banks Mining has put forward the proposal for the Spireslack site,...
Building service company scores with Kilmarnock FC
BUILDING service firm James Frew has signed a sponsorship deal with Kilmarnock Football Club.
The Stevenston-based company has agreed to track-side and ground advertising for...
Consultancy secures Highland Main Line contract
TRANSPORT Scotland has appointed WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff to assess route speed improvements on the Highland Main Line.
The professional services consultancy said it will produce a...
Motherwell schools set for facelift
KIER Construction Scotland has secured a £5 million contract to carry out work at two Motherwell schools.
A new cladding system will be installed at Taylor High....
Increased workloads for Scottish SMEs
NEW figures have revealed that Scottish construction SME workloads for Q1 2017 rose faster than at any time since before the global financial crisis.
Other...
Glasgow construction firm steps in to protect water voles
A Glasgow-based construction firm has claimed to be the first to protect a water vole habitat.
City Building and Scottish Natural Heritage teamed up to save...
Green light for £17m Paisley development
AS Homes (Scotland) Ltd has secured planning consent for a new £17 million housing development on the site of St Mirren Football Club's former stadium...
CALA commences work on Southside development
CALA Homes (West) has commented work on its new Mansionhouse Road development in Langside.
The development, which is situated on the former site of the...
CCG gears up for Bring Your Daughter to Work Week
Glasgow-based construction firm CCG (Scotland) is looking to encourage more women to pursue careers in the industry by taking part in Bring Your Daughter...
Robertson Group helps students get into construction
An engineering course delivered in part by construction and infrastructure company Robertson Group has helped introduce a group of school pupil to the industry.
15...
Glasgow consortium scoops 25th award
THE consortium of Glasgow housebuilders that developed the 2014 Commonwealth Games Athletes’ Village has won the Queen's Award for Enterprise - the 25th award the...
Plans submitted for Phase 2 of Glasgow’s Athletes’ Village
THE developers of Glasgow's hugely successful Athletes' Village, which was constructed to coincide with the city's hosting of the 2014 Commonwealth Games, have announced...
Calls grow for regulation of the electrical sector
SELECT is to launch a "widespread" media campaign to highlight the dangers of using unqualified people to carry out electrical work.
The trade body for...
Construction firm backing autistic radio station
AN Edinburgh-based community radio station that is helping to raise awareness of autism has benefited from Esh Border Construction's community bursary initiative.Sam Radio is...
71 more Scots schools affected by building defects
BUILDING defects similar to those found in Edinburgh last year have been discovered in dozens more schools across Scotland, a BBC investigation has found.
17 schools...
Hardies unveils “bold” new identity following Shepherd merger
HARDIES Property & Construction Consultants has announced it has undergone a "comprehensive rebranding exercise" following its merger with Shepherd Chartered Surveyors late last year.
The firm's new...
Perth event to highlight “huge potential” of A9 programme to contractors
An Industry Day is being held on April 10 in Perth to inform prospective contractors of the “huge potential” the £3 billion A9 dualling...
New Aberdeen community welcomes first residents
THE first residents of Aberdeen’s newest community have collected the keys to their new homes.
Stewart Milne Homes welcomed the owners of the first five homes at...
Dundee development gets the go-ahead
A proposed development of 28 affordable homes has been given the green light by Dundee City Council.
Planning permission has been granted for Caledonia Housing...
