Industry players unite to tackle construction perceptions
Construction and regeneration group, Morgan Sindall, recently joined Construction United, a coalition of construction industry players aiming to change perceptions of the sector.
Morgan Sindall...
Weather blamed for Queensferry Crossing delay
The Forth Crossing Bridge Constructors (FCBC) has announced that the opening of the Queensferry Crossing has been delayed until May 2017.
The consortium has informed...
Ground investigation contract awarded for A9 dualling scheme
Soil Engineering Geoservices Ltd has been awarded a contract worth close to a million pounds for the A9 dualling scheme.
The Lancashire-based geotechnical contractors will...
Youngsters get a glimpse of Perth Theatre restoration project
LOCAL school pupils have had a sneak peek at the restoration work currently taking place at Perth Theatre.
Robertson Tayside, which is leading the £16.6 million construction...
Workers get on their bikes for charity
EIGHT staff members from Stewart Milne Group have raised a whopping £60,000 for charity after completing a 738-mile cycle challenge.
The 'bike4forty' team cycled from Manchester...
Ogilvie welcomes new recruits
OGILVIE Construction has taken on six young recruits to work on a variety of projects across Scotland.
The Stirling-based firm has hired two trainee quantity surveyors,...
AS Homes names new affordable housing director
RODDY MacDonald is the new affordable housing director at Glasgow-based housebuilder AS Homes (Scotland) Ltd.
Mr MacDonald, who was previously development director at Sanctuary Scotland,...
Green light for Lomondgate hotel expansion plans
THE 60-bedroom Premier Inn hotel at Lomondgate Services has been granted planning permission to almost double in size following "overwhelming demand" since opening five years...
Graham hands over £3.7M Stratheden IPCU
GRAHAM Construction has delivered a £3.7 million Intensive Psychiatric Care Unit (IPCU) in Stratheden Hospital, Fife.
Facilities include eight en-suite bedrooms, space for therapeutic and rehabilitative...
Dementia-friendly demonstration home unveiled
A dementia-friendly demonstration home has been launched at the BRE Innovation Park in Ravenscraig.
With the number of people living with dementia in Scotland set...
Esh celebrates Scottish contract wins
ESH Border Construction has announced a number of new business wins in Scotland.
The company is part of Esh Group and has enjoyed a "steady pipeline" of work...
Positive response to planning recommendations
BUILDERS have welcomed the findings of the "game-changing" review into Scotland's planning system.
An independent panel has published its report, titled "Empowering Planning to Deliver Great Places",...
Local MP visits Kier’s Aberdeen office
LOCAL MP Stuart Donaldson has visited Kier Construction Scotland's Aberdeen office to learn about the firm's initiatives to tackle the skills shortages currently being experienced in...
Deal struck to build North East scaffolding training centre
A deal has been struck to build the first scaffolding training centre in the North East of Scotland, providing much-needed facilities to the region.
The Construction...
IME confirms DMB merger
EDINBURGH-based IME Property has announced a merger with East Lothian's DMB Property.
The two property agencies will operate under the IME brand in a move which Iain Mercer,...
City of Glasgow College’s Riverside Campus claims seven awards
The City of Glasgow’s Riverside Campus has been awarded the Scottish Design Awards for both Best Public Building and Architectural Grand Prix.
The building, a...
Helensburgh public realm bags top design award
Helensburgh’s town centre public realm, designed by architecture firm Austin-Smith:Lord, has won a Scottish Design Award.
The project, completed in 2015, forms part of Argyll...
CALA Homes and The Princes Trust help young people ‘Get Into Construction’
CALA Homes (East) has joined forces with The Prince’s Trust and Edinburgh College to launch a new initiative aiming to provide disadvantaged unemployed young people...
Time for a Scottish HSE?
SCOTLAND should have its own Health and Safety Executive, accountable to the Scottish Government and the Scottish people.
That’s the view of Pat Rafferty, Scottish...
New scheme aims to attract operators back into sector
FORMER construction plant operators have been urged to take advantage of a new course that offers a quick and cheap route back into the...
