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...
Glasgow’s Laurieston named ‘Best Social Housing Development’
LAURIESTON – in the heart of Glasgow – has been awarded ‘Best Social Housing Development’ at the prestigious Premier Guarantee Excellence Awards, which celebrate the...
Less than a third of construction SMEs have a savings account
LESS than a third (32%) of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the construction sector has a business savings account, according to research released by...
442 increase numbers in best year yet
A Scottish design company is rounding off a successful year after completing major works for clients including Arsenal Football Club, Team England at the...
Building firm fined over site dangers
A construction firm in south west London has been prosecuted for exposing its workforce to serious dangers on a building site in Holland Park.
Several serious...
Sales surge for Springfield Properties
AFTER launching three new developments in the last two months, Larbert-based Springfield Properties is experiencing an unprecedented level of sales.
The builds at Lanark, Uddingston and...
New home contracts at highest level since 2008
NEW figures show the number of contracts for new homes increased for the sixth consecutive month in October and are at the highest level since 2008.
Barbour...
£21.5m school tipped for top marks
BAM Construction has started work on the last school to be delivered under the Building Fife’s Future Framework.
Following on from the hugely successful Dunfermline and Auchmuty...
Mature student named best apprentice at plumbing awards
Edinburgh College graduate Ian Flockhart picked up the top award at the 13th annual Apprentice Prize Giving Ceremony. Organised by the Scottish & Northern...
Barratt’s search for an apprentice continues
Leading housebuilder Barratt Homes are continuing their award winning Barratt Academy apprenticeship programme with the recruitment of eight young apprentices this autumn.
The eight young...
Former Mactaggart & Mickel Chairman dies on holiday
FORMER Mactaggart & Mickel chairman Derek Mickel has died suddenly while on holiday in Feurteventura.
Tributes have been paid to the 79-year-old Scottish businessman who...
Marshall Construction in charge of new £8 million project
MARSHALL Construction have been appointed Principal Contractor for the new £8m Alyth Primary School development in Perthshire. Due to be operational by August 2016,...
Multimillion pound development delivered
MACTAGGART & Mickel Contracts, a division of the award-winning Mactaggart & Mickel Group, have handed over the keys to a £2.7 million social housing...
Buyers tee up for The Marine Hotel
A stunning four-star hotel situated next to the world famous Royal Troon Golf Course on the West Coast of Scotland is set to turn...
Local school wins design award
AT this year’s Glasgow Institute of Architects Design Award ceremony, held in Oran Mor on Friday 14th November, Holmes Miller secured the 2014...
Industry leaders seek to address fuel poverty
AS the cold weather starts to hit Scotland, the prospect of being able to afford heating their homes this winter is at the forefront of...
BAM appoints new site manager
IN keeping with its drive to attract more women into the industry, BAM Construction Scotland has appointed Lauren Miller as a new Site Manager.
After 13...
