Kelvingrove Art Gallery named Glasgow’s favourite building
KELVINGROVE Art Gallery has come out top in Construction Scotland’s quest to find Glasgow’s favourite building.
The Twitter campaign run throughout the 11 days of...
Green light for £20m student housing scheme
DURHAM County Council's decision to grant planning permission for a student housing development at Sheraton Park, Neville's Cross, will result in a £420k injection in...
Miller Homes release second phase of sought-after Blairgowrie houses
DUE to popular demand, the second phase of three bedroom Irvine, Stanton and Munro housetypes at Miller Homes’ Rosemount Meadows development in Blairgowrie have now...
Firms turn out to support pro-am event
GREIG Hutcheon has won the Emtec Deer Park Masters. Tartan Tour No1 Hutcheon, of the Paul Lawrie Golf Centre, has won the Masters three times...
Scottish Government Minister inspects £1.3m dock development project
Scottish Government Minister for Local Government and Planning, Derek Mackay, has visited the 53 hectare Westway Park in Renfrew, to inspect progress at the £1.3...
Scotwood brings Glasgow Green to Blackbaud
INTERNATIONAL software company, Blackbaud, have moved into their only Scottish location with an innovative Glasgow Green-themed office refurbishment designed by Clare Bradshaw from Nutmeg Studios...
Stunning Hamilton Grand redevelopment complete
ISG has successfully completed a £15.6 million redevelopment of the iconic Hamilton Grand building in St. Andrews for The Kohler Co. - owners of...
Green light for new Portobello High School
THE City of Edinburgh Council (Portobello Park) Act 2014 has received Royal Assent, allowing work to start on building the new Portobello High School on Portobello Park....
CE marking still causing problems for steel industry
BM TRADA has said many steel manufacturers, contractors and fabricators remain unaware of the requirements placed on them by the introduction of the Construction Products...
Springfield Properties deal completion
ELGIN-based house builder Springfield Properties Plc has marked a significant milestone in the company’s ambitions for growth with a visit from Deputy First Minister Nicola...
Roofing firm fined after Edinburgh warehouse fall
A roofing firm has pled guilty at Edinburgh Sheriff Court for failing to make a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks to its employees...
Balfour Beatty calls off Carillion merger talks
BALFOUR Beatty has terminated talks with Carillion regarding a possible merger.
The move follows what Balfour Beatty described as “Carillion’s wholly unexpected decision to only...
New Dorrator Bridge opens to public
A new bridge that will ensure local communities in Falkirk are linked for decades to come has opened to the public.
The installation of the...
Scottish growth to continue for five years
SCOTLAND'S construction industry is expected to continue to grow for the next five years, according to the CITB’s new Construction Skills Network forecasts.
Interim figures suggest...
Construction gang jailed for £8 million fraud
A 20-strong gang from the West Midlands, Staffordshire, London and Manchester has been jailed for almost 90 years for stealing more than £8 million...
Ogilvie Construction strike gold
OGILVIE Construction has received a Gold Award from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) in this year’s Occupational Health & Safety Awards.
As...
Morale boost as bankruptcies continue to fall
THERE was positive news for the Scottish construction industry today as new figures showed the number of construction companies going bankrupt fell from 18 in...
£27m investment dedicated to teaching and learning
WORK on the new Teaching and Learning Centre has taken a significant step forward with the completion of the structural frame.
The news was welcomed by Alex...
Carillion and Balfour Beatty in shock merger talks
CARILLION and Balfour Beatty have confirmed they are engaged in preliminary discussions about a possible merger.
The move follows an approach from Carillion to Balfour...
What’s your favourite Glasgow building?
WITH Glasgow set to be in the world spotlight for the duration of the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Construction Scotland is taking to social media to...
