Considerate construction firms recognised with national awards
CONSIDERATE construction firms and suppliers have been honoured at national awards ceremonies.
The Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) is a national scheme established by the construction industry to...
City Building celebrates hat-trick of awards
CITY Building has been recognised for its people management practices by three different awards bodies.
The Glasgow building contractor recently picked up prizes for Diverse Social Enterprise...
Office move gives Livingston-based firm room to grow
ESH Border Construction has unveiled its new Livingston base.
The firm, part of Esh Group, described the larger premises in Fairways Business Park as a "key strategic...
Homes for Scotland chief visits “sustainable” Glasgow developments
THE chief executive of Homes for Scotland recently visited Cruden Homes West's latest developments in Glasgow.
Nicola Barclay and her team were able to see first-hand how...
Plans submitted for new Riccarton community
A planning application has been lodged for a new community at Riccarton, adjacent to Heriot-Watt University.
The proposals for Riccarton Mains Village, lodged by livestock auctioneering...
Awards recognition highlights stunning turnaround for housing association
LOREBURN Housing Association has made two senior appointments and been shortlisted for three prestigious awards.
The Dumfries and Galloway social housing provider, which manages around 2,500 homes across the...
Hotel milestone for timber engineering firm
ROBERTSON Timber Engineering has been awarded a contract to to build what will be its 6,000th hotel room in the space of two years.
The firm, which...
Partnership approach pays off for Findrassie
Pitgaveny and Moray Council have been honoured for a masterplan to create a new neighbourhood on the northern edge of Elgin.
The Findrassie Masterplan came...
New home for Fife timber specialist
JAMES Donaldson & Sons is moving to a new purpose built head office at the Saltire Centre in Glenrothes.
The timber specialist said the new 5,000...
A happy medium for CALA Homes
EDINBURGH-headquartered CALA Homes has been named the UK’s Best Medium Housebuilder of the Year at a major awards ceremony.
The firm came top of its...
Student work placements backed to help ease skills crisis
ROBERT Gordon University (RGU) and Ogilvie Construction have joined forces to offer students “valuable” paid employment opportunities.
Ogilvie is currently providing Patrycja Linka, a Stage...
Five stars for Dandara at UK Property Awards
Property developer, Dandara, picked up a total of nine prizes at the recent UK round of the International Property Awards.
The firm’s Forbes Place at...
Aberdeen Grandhome project gets underway
Work is now underway on the new community of Grandhome in Aberdeen.
Grandhome is a new planned community for Aberdeen being led by the Grandhome...
Ayrshire conservation project gets green light
Plans for the large-scale conservation of the Garnock Valley in Ayrshire have been green lit by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
The restoration will go...
Livingston firm secures “landmark” observatory project
LIVINGSTON-based Esh Border Construction has been appointed to a project which will transform the City Observatory site on Edinburgh’s Calton Hill.
The firm said it will lead a...
Awards ceremony set to celebrate considerate constructors
THE winners of this year's Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) national awards will be revealed next week.
The Scheme, which has registered around 900 companies and...
Trade body chief spells out housing challenges
BUILDING new houses in Scotland should be as easy as "ABC", an audience of senior housing sector representatives was told this week.
Nicola Barclay, chief executive...
Brexit tipped to impact on Scottish house price growth
HOUSE prices are set to remain flat in Scotland next year, according to new forecasts from JLL.
The firm predicts that Brexit will "dominate" UK housing...
APS awards celebrate health and safety risk management
THE ninth annual APS National Awards resulted in a number of organisations being awarded for work in construction design risk management.
Held in London, the ceremony, which...
Mactaggart & Mickel Group sees sharp rise in profits
Mactaggart & Mickel Group has reported a 7.1% rise in pre-tax profits to £10.4 million despite a 4.2% decrease in turnover to £65.1 million for...
