New chapter for Story Homes
STORY Homes has recruited two HR professionals to help with the business’s new growth and development plans.
It is the first time that Story Homes...
Shepherd guide Alasdair Orr to greener pastures
SHEPHERD Building Consultancy has appointed Chartered Building Surveyor Alasdair Orr to strengthen its expanding building consultancy department in Glasgow.
After graduating from Glasgow Caledonian University,...
Acquisition puts LC Energy in prime position
LC ENERGY, one of the UK’s leading specialists in sustainable wood fuel supply, is set to expand further with the recent acquisition of Ecolyf.
Following...
New report reveals post-recession recovery for construction trade
According to a recent review by Grant Thornton, one of the world’s leading organisations of independent assurance, tax and advisory firms, Scotland’s private property...
Commission Impossible: estate agents earn £3.5 billion in fees
ESTATE agents in the UK are pocketing a combined £3.5billion a year in fees according to a recent study by eMoov.
The research also revealed that...
Glasgow City Council signs Green Network concordat
LOCAL communities in Glasgow will benefit from a new agreement between the Central Scotland Green Network (CSGN) and Glasgow City Council, which will help to...
Metis look to flush waste water
WITH increasing concern over water conservation, one of the UK’s leading greywater reuse companies, Reaqua Systems Limited, is releasing new technology onto the market.
The sale...
GMB join UK protests against PAYE scheme
GMB, the union for construction workers, will take part in protest demonstrations in London and Edinburgh to highlight the detrimental consequences of paying construction...
New student digs drawn up for Glasgow School of Art
MAIN contractor GRAHAM Construction has started work on the £7.5 million project to transform Blythswood House on Glasgow’s West Regent Street into state-of-the-art student accommodation...
District 10 cleans up at Dundee Institute of Architects Awards
DISTRICT 10 at Seabreas, Dundee, the first commercial building constructed from shipping containers in Scotland, achieved a clean sweep of the Dundee Institute of Architects...
Richardson & Starling help preparations for Hogmanay bash
WATER damage to the basement of the famous Ross Bandstand in Princes Street Gardens in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle was affecting the basement and...
St Andrews set for new hotel and retail site
CONSTRUCTION has commenced on a new 65 bedroom Premier Inn hotel and Marks & Spencer Simply Food retail unit in St Andrews. The Largo Road...
Employee-owned PagePark scoops top design award
ONE of Scotland’s leading architecture firms is celebrating after success at two different events in the space of just two days.
Glasgow-based PagePark were named the...
New management team for construction research and development centre
GLASGOW-based construction and manufacturing business CCG (Scotland) Ltd has announced the appointment of a new management team at iQ Lab Ltd.
The Group’s innovative team...
£650m Heartlands Development takes shape
THE second phase of infrastructure is set to begin at Heartlands, opening up a further 20 acres of land for residential development.
Further investment in road...
Berwickshire set for solar powered housing
EDISON Energy is playing a lead role in Europe’s largest ever crowd funded solar energy project.
In partnership with Oakapple Renewable Energy, the Glasgow based company...
European design awards launched
ENTRIES are now open for the 2015 European Copper in Architecture Awards. A celebration of contemporary architecture and showcase for architects designing with copper...
Glasgow firm fined over plasterboard crush
A Glasgow-based construction company has been fined for serious safety failings after a worker was severely injured when he was crushed under nearly two tonnes...
Refurbished Deaconess House welcomes students
DOORS have opened at the £14.5 million redevelopment of the historic Deaconess House on Edinburgh’s Pleasance.
Main contractor GRAHAM was onsite with Mace and Edinburgh University...
Save and earn from energy efficient homes
A year-long scoping study, which analysed Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) from over 10,000 properties, suggests that energy efficient homes may sell faster and for...
