Minister inspects £1.3m dock extension project
SCOTTISH Government Minister for Local Government and Planning, Derek Mackay recently visited the 53 hectare Westway Park in Renfrew, to inspect progress at a...
Style Scotland records surge in demand
THE order book for partitioning experts, Style Scotland, has passed £1.5 million after securing a significant contract to install electrically operated moveable walls into...
Barratt marks milestone with oak tree planting
BARRATT Homes recently announced the completion of its 400,000th home, while unveiling a new brand identity.
Reflecting the importance of green space, nature, and the...
New chapter for Story
STORY Homes has recruited a leading financial expert to strengthen its management team.
Stuart Marshall has joined as Finance Director bringing with him considerable experience...
A9 dualling work to start ahead of schedule
THE first of twelve schemes in the £3 billion A9 dualling programme has been brought forward and a contract worth around £50 million put to...
HSE appoints new Chief Executive
DR Richard Judge has been appointed chief executive of Britain’s workplace health and safety regulator. He will start at the Health and Safety Executive in...
Police Scotland confirm office move to Glasgow’s East End
THE completion and opening of a new £24 million office development is set to bring a huge boost to the east end of Glasgow.
Police Scotland...
Builders warn rug is being pulled from under them
WITH figures announcing the first rise in new housing supply in six years, Scotland’s home building industry pointed to the success of the Scottish Government’s...
Raising the health and safety bar
FOLLOWING an increase in demand for tall roof trusses, truss manufacturer Donaldson Timber Engineering Ltd (DTE) has launched SafeStep, a new scaffold system designed...
Scottish firms recognised by RoSPA
TWO Scottish firms have been recognised for their commitment to health and safety by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).
Ogilvie Construction...
Workers can breathe easier thanks to CDP
A new initiative has been launched in the fight to tackle health problems associated with construction workers breathing in dust.
Supported by the Health and...
New department opens up avenues
HARDIES Property & Construction Consultants has been operating its health and safety department for two years and is thrilled with the development of these...
ISG extension leaves Dundee medical school in good health
ISG has successfully completed two important projects at the University of Dundee’s prestigious School of Medicine, located within the grounds of Ninewells Hospital.
With...
Peebles residents set to make tracks
RESIDENTS of Peebles are set to benefit from a brand new £4.5 million sports facilities delivered by GRAHAM Construction.
GRAHAM was on site for 10...
Lead belvedere fit for a Queen
DUMFRIES House has been portrayed as an 18th-century Sleeping Beauty. Adam-designed and Chippendale-furnished, the story is that it remained untouched for 250 years before...
Treble yell
OGILVIE Construction has been awarded three contracts to build Farmhouse Inn restaurants in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee.
Ogilvie has started construction on the two-storey, traditional...
Plains sailing
AN £8.2 million refurbishment of Plains Waste Water Treatment Works has been completed, helping to protect the environment of the North Calder Water and...
Schools joy
BAM Construction has joined in celebrations at two turf cutting ceremonies heralding the start of works for two new primary schools to be built...
Housebuilding increases hold on the construction industry
NEW figures show that residential construction accounted for more than a third of the total value of contracts awarded in July, on the back of record-breaking...
Value of occupied NHT homes passes £100m
THE value of homes built and now fully occupied across the Scotland-wide National Housing Trust (NHT) programme has surpassed the £100 million mark and is...
