BAM grads raise cash for CRASH
Three BAM Construction graduates recently took part in a company challenge to raise money for charity.
Each year BAM’s graduates take on either a fundraising...
Construction starts at Falkirk-based business park
FALKIRK Council has started construction work on four new industrial units at Abbotsford Business Park in the town at a cost of £1.3m.
JB Bennett was appointed as the design...
Forster Skills Academy comes up trumps
FORSTER Roofing’s second tranche of six apprentices have successfully completed the offsite training part of a new Modern Apprenticeship (NVQ) qualification in Roofing, developed...
Infrastructure secretary visits Kier to discuss skills gap
KEITH Brown MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure, Investment and Cities, has paid a visit to Kier Construction’s Scottish headquarters in Stepps to discuss how construction operators...
MP visits award-winning site manager
Corri Wilson MP visited Mactaggart & Mickel Homes’ Greenan Views recently to meet the company’s award-winning site manager, Stuart Gillespie.
Ms Wilson, MP for Ayr,...
Speirs Gumley let Glasgow city centre block
Residential letting agency Speirs Gumley has let a full block of 20 apartments on Glasgow’s Bath Street.
The 20 one and two-bedroom apartments at 38A...
City Region Deal progress welcomed
NEGOTIATIONS on the £1 billion City Region Deal for Edinburgh and South East Scotland are to begin, Chancellor George Osborne announced in his Spring...
School kids think Bellway site is first class
Housebuilder Bellway recently had a group of schoolchildren visiting their Caledonia View site in Cumbernauld.
The Primary 3 class from Condorrat Primary visited the site...
Rise of 13,000 Scottish construction jobs in 2015
Scottish construction jobs rose by 13,000 in 2015 according to official figures published by the Office of National Statistics recently.
The rise saw Scottish construction...
Roofing firm supports young staff for Apprenticeship Week
Lochmaben-based roofing firm Russell Roof Tiles is supporting two of its young staff members to mark Apprenticeship Week 2016.
Jack Jones, 18, started with the...
Scotland sees increase in international investment
International investment in Scottish commercial property increased by 10% in 2015, despite overall investments falling by £1 billion in the same year, according to...
£7.5bn Scottish showcase for MIPIM 2016
The Scottish Cities Alliance will be showcasing its new investment Pitch Book at property exhibition MIPIM 2016, in a bid to attract major external...
Campaigners present own plans for Glasgow’s Park District
Campaigners fighting against plans to build a modern block of flats in Glasgow’s Park Quadrant have submitted their own alternative proposal for the area.
The...
Morrison Construction partner up with Glasgow Clyde College
Glasgow Clyde College has announced a partnership with Morrison Construction that will allow students to gain on-site work experience and receive advice from those...
Miller Homes to launch new Bo’ness development
Housebuilder Miller Homes is launching its new Kinglass Fields development in Bo’ness, Falkirk this month (March).
The development will feature 167 new homes, comprising 15...
Pennywell wins big at Scottish Property Awards
The Pennywell regeneration project in Edinburgh has been named the City Housing Regeneration Project of the Year at the Scottish Property Awards.
Regeneration company Urban...
Construction “Question Time” to take place in Glasgow
Representatives of the Scottish construction industry will have an opportunity to put their questions to representatives from all the main political parties at a...
Housing project brightens up Cumbernauld
A housing project which brings colour to Cumbernauld is proving popular with residents.
Sanctuary’s £4.3 million Ochilview Court development was built on the site of a...
ISG to extend Aldi’s Scottish HQ
ISG will carry out a project to extend the Scottish base of supermarket group, Aldi.
Recently voted Which? Supermarket of the Year, Aldi is extending...
Professionals and pupils get hands-on at Kier
Individuals from companies including hub South West, Martec Engineering and Skills Development Scotland joined a trio of Marr College pupils to take part in a special...
