Safety group reports 33% drop in Manual Handling accidents
BUILDING Safety Group the UK’s largest construction safety group, has reported a 33% decrease in manual handling injuries for its members.
Lifting and handling injuries are...
Chancellor’s Stamp Duty move emphasises need for intermediate band in new Scottish system
SCOTLAND'S home builders have re-emphasised their call for the introduction of an intermediate band in the new Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) which is...
Housing Minister visits Pennywell site
SCOTTISH Housing Minister, Margaret Burgess MSP, joined Edinburgh’s Housing Convener, Councillor Cammy Day, for a tour of the new 719 house Pennywell construction site in...
Students ‘Get into Engineering’ with new partnership project
PUPILS from Trinity High School and Stonelaw High School in Rutherglen are celebrating the completion of a 10 week Get into Engineering project.
The development scheme...
Banks Renewables blown away by local support
PLANS for a community wind farm, which is to be determined this week by East Ayrshire Council, have received overwhelming support from the local community.
Banks...
Barr Construction and McLaughlin & Harvey join forces
MCLAUGHLIN & Harvey and Barr Construction are coming together under a single trading brand.
Scottish-based Barr Construction is being brought under the McLaughlin & Harvey banner...
Edinburgh Castle scoops UK crown
EDINBURGH Castle has been named the UK’s Best Heritage Attraction for a record fourth year running at the 2014 British Travel Awards (BTAs).
This year’s prestigious BTAs,...
Royal view for King’s Park locals
CRUDEN Homes’ affordable new housing development has been officially named King’s View.
The naming ceremony was held on site in Glasgow’s South Side at Prospecthill Road....
Easterhouse regeneration merits special mention
A Housing Association in Easterhouse has been commended for its work at this year’s Empty Homes Conference in Glasgow’s Grand Central Hotel.
Lochfield Park Housing...
MULTI elevator system set for lift-off
THYSSENKRUPP have developed the world’s first rope-free elevator system.
Placing linear motors in elevator cabins, ThyssenKrupp are transforming conventional elevators into modern, vertical metro systems. MULTI...
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...
