East Lothian councillor calls for road action
AN East Lothian councillor has renewed his call for improvements on the A1 north of the border.
Councillor Michael Veitch, the authority’s transport spokesman, made...
One in four construction sites fails safety check
ONE in four construction sites in three English counties failed health and safety checks during a recent blitz by inspectors.
Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk were...
Interserve takes stake in £200m deal
INTERSERVE has entered into a joint venture with a landowner to take forward the £200m development of a prime site in Edinburgh. It will...
NHBC warns on quality
THE volume of affordable homes being registered has rocketed by nearly 120%, according to new figures from the NHBC.
In February the number increased to...
Lessons to be learned from school design
Does the quality of the educational environment matter? James Dick is firmly in the ‘yes’ camp.
JUST recall your own experience of life at school...
SMEs get help to manage risk
A university research project is to identify the risks facing small businesses in the construction and manufacturing industries.
Funded by the European Commission, the £850,000...
Institute goes live with all Modcons
THE Steel Construction Institute is to lead a new European project on the development of modular construction systems for high-rise buildings.
SCI, in partnership with...
Miller Quatro wins one of four – Northern electric contract decided
MILLER QUATRO has been awarded one of four contracts by Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission for electricity substations in the north.
With a value...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
