Forth Bridge on the right track for World Heritage site status
THE Forth Bridge has been put forward as the UK’s latest nomination for World Heritage site status.
The bridge, recognised around the world as an...
Number of Scots killed at work rises
22 people died at work across Scotland in 2012/13 according to new HSE figures.
A further 1,914 people suffered a major injury. This compares to...
Waterfront development gets Olympic seal of approval
200 jobs are to be created in Aberdeen after planning permission for a new riverside office development was approved by the city council.
Grainger House...
Praise for affordable homes in Denny
A £3.2 million affordable new homes development, delivered in Carrongrove, Denny as part of the National Housing Trust initiative, has been completed.
The achievement was...
£34 million school work is underway
CONSTRUCTION has started on the new £34 million James Gillespie’s High School in Edinburgh.
Morrison Construction will be working on the project for hub South...
Morrison tees off 2014 with golf’s Ryder Cup contract
MORRISON Construction has been named official construction services supplier to the 2014 Ryder Cup at Gleneagles.
Morrison, part of Galliford Try, will build two temporary...
Lovell to build homes for elderly
BIELD Housing & Care, Scotland’s leading provider of housing and care services for older people, has appointed Lovell to build a £2 million 20-home...
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...
