New Aberdeen community welcomes first residents
THE first residents of Aberdeen’s newest community have collected the keys to their new homes.
Stewart Milne Homes welcomed the owners of the first five homes at...
Dundee development gets the go-ahead
A proposed development of 28 affordable homes has been given the green light by Dundee City Council.
Planning permission has been granted for Caledonia Housing...
Glasgow tunnel work sees Broxburn firm earn top award in Las Vegas
A Broxburn-based diamond drilling specialist has won an award in America for its tunnel upgrade work on Glasgow's Queen Street Railway Station.
Corecut said the £1.25 million...
Scottish projects help earn Kier CCS recognition
KIER Construction Scotland and North East is celebrating after winning eight awards - six of which were for Scottish projects - at the Considerate Constructors Scheme...
Housebuilder launches community bursary
CALA Homes (West) is inviting local charities, community groups and organisations to apply for a share of a new £15,000 community bursary initiative the housebuilder has...
JLL announces Scottish-based ratings team
JLL has appointed two valuation specialists as it launches its new Scottish-based ratings team.
Based in the firm's Glasgow office, Niall Rankin joins as lead director for...
Livingston company to transform derelict care home
LIVINGSTON-based Esh Border Construction is poised to transform a derelict Edinburgh care home into "much needed" social housing after winning a £1.5 million tender.
The firm said it will internally...
Gullane housing development gets the go-ahead
PLANS for a "highly anticipated" brownfield housing development in Gullane have been approved by East Lothian Council.
125 new homes will be built after CALA Homes’ proposals for the...
Bridge project underway in Dumfries
CONSTRUCTION work is underway on The Bridge - the third of the Dumfries Learning Town projects.
Planning approval was granted in March and the partnership of Dumfries...
Invest in apprenticeships and everybody will win
By Dr Graham Paterson, executive director, City Building
IMAGINE how much your business could save if you didn’t have to undertake an expensive recruitment process...
Mix of issues poses serious industry test
THE combination of Brexit and an ambitious national infrastructure programme is set to present a major health and safety challenge to the construction industry.
That’s...
Customised electrical safety course in the offing
A new "customised" SQA course is set to be introduced in electrical safety in Scotland.
The course is being launched by SELECT, the campaigning trade body...
“Challenging” north east market hits Stewart Milne profits
STEWART Milne Group has announced a drop in turnover and operating profit following "challenging" market conditions in Scotland's north east, with the downturn in the oil...
MSP hears of Highland construction projects
Maree Todd, the SNP MSP for the Highlands and Islands region, recently visited Kier Construction’s Highland base to hear about the local projects the...
Edinburgh site labourer receives “hero” accolade
A site labourer at Urban Union’s Pennywell development in Edinburgh has been chosen as a Considerate Constructors Scheme Hero.
Scheme Heroes is an initiative that shines...
Professional services consultancy celebrates “significant” contract win
A "significant" contract win has cemented growth at WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff. The professional services and engineering consultancy has secured a place on the renewal...
Aberdeen-based housebuilder gets 5 star rating
STEWART Milne Homes has been awarded a 5 star customer satisfaction rating.
The Aberdeen-headquartered housebuilder has been honoured by the Home Builders Federation (HBF) with the independent industry accolade,...
Creative project shines a light on Edinburgh construction site
GRAPHIC design students have helped brighten up an Edinburgh building site after teaming up with a construction firm.
30 first year students at Edinburgh Napier have been...
Deserving causes benefit from Esh community scheme
AN Edinburgh radio station for adults on the autistic spectrum, a West Lothian refuge for women and children made homeless due to domestic abuse and...
Attention to detail pays off for retirement housebuilder
RETIREMENT housebuilder McCarthy & Stone’s Scotland team is celebrating after the firm retained its five star customer satisfaction rating for a record twelfth consecutive year.
The five...
