Apprentices to benefit from equipment donation
A donation from a local security firm has resulted in enhanced training for Modern Apprentices at New College Lanarkshire.
Cumbernauld-based VWS Ltd has provided equipment to assist students...
Property consultancy expands surveying team
PROPERTY consultancy, CKD Galbraith, has added graduate Robert Weaver to its ranks as a building surveying trainee.
Robert will be based in the firm's Stirling and...
£150m Edinburgh development shortlisted for top award
THE £150 million New Waverley development in Edinburgh is in contention for a prestigious UK Property Award.
The regeneration scheme in the heart of the city’s...
Robertson celebrates opening of “incredibly rewarding” North Uist project
An opening ceremony for a multi-million pound school in North Uist has been held.
Sgoil Uibhist a’ Tuath was built by infrastructure group, Robertson, and...
New app aims to “revolutionise” health and safety
Researchers at Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) are developing an app that aims to “revolutionise” health and safety on construction projects.
The year-long project to develop...
A fresh start for Scottish care leavers
SAINT-Gobain has teamed up with charity partner Barnardo’s to deliver ten starter homes for care leavers in Scotland.
The Gap Homes Project, a scheme to...
New invention helps designers create dementia-friendly buildings
A new virtual reality device has been tipped to improve the lives of dementia sufferers by helping designers and architects create dementia-friendly buildings and spaces.
The...
Celtic hoping to score with new museum and hotel plans
CELTIC Football Club has unveiled plans to develop the area around its Parkhead stadium, including the potential addition of a new hotel and museum....
Much-needed Dundee homes near completion
300 new homes are nearing completion in Dundee as part of the local council's plans to replace outdated properties.
The development in Mill ‘O’ Mains has...
Work starts on £3 million business unit project
CONSTRUCTION has started at the Clyde Gateway East business park on a new unit that will provide space for manufacturing, engineering and offices.
The 27,000 sq. ft industrial unit, which...
Proposed surfing facility tipped to make waves in local community
PUBLIC consultations are to start over plans for a proposed multi-million pound surfing and leisure facility near Ratho.
Tartan Leisure Ltd, developers of ‘Wavegarden Scotland’, will...
New campus is “great asset” to Ayrshire village
THE new £3.8 million Tarbolton Community Campus is up and running.
The facility, built by Morrison Construction, was built on time and on budget and...
Green light for university’s expansion plans
THE University of Glasgow has received planning permission to press ahead with its £1 billion campus masterplan.
Glasgow City Council has given the green light...
First-time buyers ‘better off’ than renters
SCOTLAND'S builders have welcomed new research from the Bank of Scotland, which indicates that first-time buyers (FTBs) are an average of £860 a year...
Enterprise specialist to help drive letting agency’s growth plan
ENTERPRISE specialist John Anderson has been appointed to chair the investment arm of award-winning social enterprise letting agency, Homes for Good.
Established four years ago,...
Employer views sought over 2018 Levy proposal
THE Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has launched what the organisation described as its biggest ever consultation over the 2018 Levy proposal.
Thousands of employers of...
Report into Edinburgh school closures published
An independent report into the closure of 17 Edinburgh schools has been published.
City of Edinburgh Council chief executive Andrew Kerr commissioned the School Closures...
WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff wins Edinburgh Gardens project
Professional services consultancy WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff has been appointed to work on a project that is set to regenerate Edinburgh’s West Princes Street...
Industry to see “growth in most sectors” over next five years
The Scottish construction industry will experience growth in most sectors over the next five years, according to the latest forecast from the Construction Industry...
South Lanarkshire wind farm extension approved
Plans to increase the size of an under construction South Lanarkshire wind farm have been given the go ahead by the Scottish Government.
Hamilton-based Banks...
