Site manager is ‘relay’ honoured to be baton bearer
CRUDEN Homes' Stirling Bridge site manager, Phil Purves, has described how honoured he was to take part in the Queen's Baton Relay on its...
New appointments at Pick Everard
INDEPENDENT management, design and construction consultancy Pick Everard, which has a base in Glasgow, has made a number of new senior appointments to accommodate its...
Blacklist compensation scheme launched
A scheme by eight construction firms to compensate victims of blacklisting has been launched.
The move follows eight months of discussions with unions and workers’...
Firm fined after worker’s leg trapped
A construction firm has been fined £3000 after a worker was seriously hurt when an excavation trench collapsed on his leg.
Paul Fennelly, from Hamilton, suffered...
Record low number of workplace fatalities
NEW figures indicate the number of workers killed in Britain last year has fallen to the lowest annual rate on record.
Provisional data released by...
Report claims Scotland needs 50% increase in infrastructure funding
A new report claims that Scotland needs to boost investment in economic infrastructure by over £400 million per year if transport links and utilities are to...
Scottish Water building up for top award
THE Bridge, a new office building in Stepps, commissioned by Scottish Water and built by BAM Construction, has been short-listed in this year’s prestigious British...
Construction sector urged to ‘take the pledge’ over ill health
NEWLY established body Constructing Better Health Scotland has urged those involved in the Scottish construction industry to ‘take the pledge’ to improve the long-term health and wellbeing...
Developer plans to harvest Scottish sunshine
BWE Partnership, an Aberdeen-based firm which specialises in renewable energy generation from solar irradiation, has submitted a planning application for the installation of a...
Applicants sought for Innovation Centre CEO role
APPLICANTS are being sought for a role which has been described as "one of the most important influencing roles in the Scottish construction industry".
The...
RIAS announces 2014 award winners
The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) announced 13 winners at its annual Awards Dinner held in Glasgow this week.
The judging panel included...
Most construction SMEs confident of raising finance
NEW figures reveal that 73% of SMEs in the construction and manufacturing industries are confident in their ability to raise finance.
A survey on behalf of Platform Black talked...
Slice of Scottish industrial heritage up for sale
GLEDDOCH House, the former family home of Clydeside shipping baron Sir William Lithgow, which has more recently been developed into a four-star hotel with its...
Construction Scotland welcomes Minister to meeting at Forth Replacement Crossing
CONSTRUCTION Scotland’s Industry Leadership Group recently welcomed Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism Fergus Ewing MSP to their meeting at the Forth Replacement Crossing.
The setting...
McKissock SELECTed as new president
SELECT, the campaigning trade body for the electrotechnical industry in Scotland, has elected John McKissock, from Ayr, as its new president. He replaces John...
50 years of support for apprentices
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) Scotland has celebrated 50 years of supporting the country’s apprentices in a special event at the Scottish Parliament.
The...
£850 million development plan unveiled
PLANS for an £850 million commercial redevelopment of the St James Quarter in Edinburgh have been unveiled.
CCG boost for veterans
CCG has announced the creation of 40 new jobs as the construction sector continues to show signs of recovery.
Lucrative power line contracts handed out
CONTRACTS totalling around £450 milion have been awarded by Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission to deliver new and upgraded power lines in the north of Scotland.
New innovation centre to transform construction sector
A £7.5 million construction innovation centre is to be established in Scotland to connect industry and academia.
