Nearly 30,000 additional jobs expected by 2018
ALMOST 30,000 extra construction jobs are to be created in Scotland over the next five years according to new research by CITB.
CITB’s Construction Skills...
Construction students flying high
AN innovative project has been launched that sees construction students suspended 100 metres in the air without leaving the classroom.
Heriot-Watt University and Edinburgh College...
Paving the way for success at the Commonwealth Games
TOBERMORE, a Northern Ireland-based paving manufacturer, have supplied £350,000 of products to the Emirates Arena in Glasgow.
This venue forms one of the most...
Mackintosh building goes green at 100
THE Grade A-listed Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art is celebrating its recent centenary and also the fact it has become almost...
BAM banking on Halifax branch plans
BAM Properties has lodged a planning application with Edinburgh City Council to create a new Halifax flagship retail banking branch at 131-133 Princes Street,...
Evidence of the earliest use of steel uncovered in East Lothian
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have identified examples of the earliest use of steel in the British Isles from a site in East Lothian.
The site, an Iron Age...
Buzon helps create ‘best view in golf’
ONE of the most exclusive residences in Scotland, Hamilton Grand in St Andrews, offers luxury apartments that are said to enjoy ‘the best view...
Energy waste mapped from British homes
AERIAL mapping company Bluesky has been awarded contracts to map heat loss across towns and cities covering around 10 per cent of the population....
Ogilvie Construction awarded £2.2 million contract
STIRLING-based Ogilvie Construction has been awarded a £2.2 million contract to build a two storey residential facility at Camphill, Blair Drummond.
The project is the...
Go ahead for new Wick primary school
DETAILED plans for a new Primary School north of the river in Wick have been given the go ahead by The Highland Council’s North...
First architect to become chief executive of BDP, Glasgow
JOHN McManus has been appointed chief executive of international design practice BDP.
The role is re-elected by BDP’s board of directors every two years...
Demand for new construction role intensifies
CALLS are growing for Scotland to appoint a Chief Construction Adviser to liaise between the government and the building industry.
The suggestion was put forward...
Firms warned to confess blacklisting history or face public contract ban
COMPANIES involved in blacklisting will be forced to disclose their actions and prove they have taken remedial work to stop the practice if they...
Diggers move in at Hampden as 2014 construction work kicks-off
THE surreal sight of Malcolm Construction equipment on the iconic Hampden turf has signalled the start of work to transform the famous old football...
FMB back finance scheme change
ADJUSTING the Funding for Lending scheme to better support small businesses is welcome, but the Government must also stand behind its Help to Buy...
Landmark campus opens in East Kilbride
KIER has completed Scotland’s first-ever purpose-built integrated campus for a mainstream primary school and additional support needs school.
The £8.7 million East Kilbride campus was...
Oregon expansion brings welcome jobs boost
A leading Scottish timber frame manufacturer has dug deep in an ambitious attempt to target growth in the English housing market.
Oregon Timber Frame has...
PERI to the rescue in awe-inspiring Glensanda project
AN unusual project at Glensanda Quarry has required an innovative solution from PERI, provider and manufacturer of formwork and scaffolding systems.
Glensanda Quarry is a...
World’s largest equine sculptures tower over Forth and Clyde Canal
WORK on Scotland’s major new cultural landmark - the world’s largest pair of equine sculptures - has been completed.
The £5 million The Kelpies structures...
Raynesway fills up Ratho mooring basin
RAYNESWAY has brought the mooring of boats at The Mooring, a new development by CALA Homes at Ratho, west of Edinburgh, a step closer.
The...
