Work placements help youngsters prepare for construction careers
EIGHT senior pupils from Edinburgh secondary schools have taken their first steps in the construction industry after receiving extended work placements from Robertson Group.
The...
New park is child’s play at Countesswells community
THE new community of Countesswells has celebrated the opening of its first children's playpark.
Twelve children from families who have moved into the new neighbourhood...
Housebuilder announces string of internal senior appointments
STEWART Milne Homes has strengthened its senior team with a raft of internal appointments.
The firm said the moves had been made in preparation for...
Contractors help charity golf event go with a swing
HUB South East recently handed over a cheque for £24,000 to the Grassmarket Community Project (GCP) following a successful charity golf event.
This was the...
A great Cause: Aberdeen student scheme in the frame for BREEAM prize
THE Fraser Studios student accommodation at Causewayend in Aberdeen has been shortlisted for a BREEAM 2018 Award.
Hardies Property & Construction Consultants oversaw the project...
Budget reaction: business leaders back LBTT plans but warn more action is needed
SCOTLAND'S builders have welcomed the importance attached to housing investment in the draft Scottish Budget, announced by Finance Secretary Derek Mackay.
Nicola Barclay, chief executive of...
CIH Scotland welcomes housing measures in draft budget
THE Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) Scotland has welcomed housing measures announced in the draft Scottish budget.
Derek Mackay MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and...
Protective road barriers provide survival boost for local wildlife
A Scottish construction firm is helping otters by supporting the installation of otter reflective barriers in Killin.
Robertson said the installation should allow passing otters and...
New technical videos offer “immediate value” to electrical practitioners
SELECT has announced the launch of a new series of technical videos for the electrotechnical trade in Scotland.
Building on the organisation's Toolbox Talks initiative, the...
Thousands more UK classrooms needed by 2020
More than 14,500 extra classrooms will required in UK secondary schools by 2020, new research has revealed.
The findings from public sector procurement specialist Scape...
New details unveiled for “world class” Edinburgh Marina
THE new Edinburgh Marina is poised to take centre stage at the new £500 million waterside quarter development close to the Capital's city centre.
To...
Breedon to buy four Tarmac quarries
BREEDON has agreed to acquire four quarries and an asphalt plant from Tarmac in a £16.5 million deal.
The move will be satisfied by the...
New Leith housing development given unanimous green light
PROPOSALS to build a new housing development on disused land opposite Leith’s Ocean Terminal have been approved.
Councillors voted unanimously in favour of the new...
Roofing firm announces “vital” factory investment
DUMFRIES and Galloway-based pitched roofing manufacturer Russell Roof Tiles has announced it is to make a half a million pound investment in its factory.
The...
New building helps historic firm’s expansion plans knit together
ESH Construction has been appointed to deliver the redevelopment of the historic Scott & Charters’ knitwear factory in Hawick.
The existing facility in Burnfoot will...
Pilot programme aims to improve wellbeing of construction workers
KELTBRAY Training has launched a trial to improve the wellbeing and communication of construction workers by exploring the relationship between the human mind and...
£65 million manufacturing institute to be based in Renfrewshire
RENFREWSHIRE will be the location for a new £65 million ‘Factory for the Future’, it has been revealed.
Work to build the National Manufacturing Institute...
MP hails Raploch development
LOCAL MP Stephen Kerr has been to see the progress at Cruden Homes’ Royal Park View development in the Raploch regeneration area in Stirling.
Mr...
Hardies office move aids integration plans
HARDIES Property & Construction Consultants has relocated its Edinburgh office from East London Street to join its colleagues from Shepherd Chartered Surveyors in the city's...
Elderly to keep warm this winter in new Milngavie care home
A new care home built by construction firm CCG has opened in East Dunbartonshire.
Abbotsford House Luxury Suites in Milngavie has been delivered by CCG...
