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Homes for Scotland names new chief executive

NICOLA Barclay has been named the new chief executive of Homes for Scotland (HFS). Nicola, who is currently director of planning for the trade body,...

Design award for new Riverside Campus

THE £66 million Riverside Campus has won a top design award just weeks after opening. City of Glasgow College’s new development was described by Glasgow Institute of...

Construction starts on £17m Aberdeen school

A major milestone has been reached in a project to build a school for children with additional support needs arising from severe and complex factors...

Sewage powers heating system in Galashiels

A project to power a heating system with sewage is up and running in Galashiels. Energy Minister Fergus Ewing launched the UK’s first SHARC energy recovery...

North Scotland milestone for Barratt

BARRATT North Scotland has marked the 20,000th home firm has built in the region. First-time buyers Mhairi Greer (27) and Stuart Malcolm (31) celebrated the milestone...

Construction firm chips in to help kids at Christmas

City Building has presented two vital charities with £10,000 each ahead of the festive season. Cash for Kids and Kidney Research UK at Glasgow City Chambers...

Glasgow office move boosts WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff

Over 110 WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff employees have celebrated moving to their first joint office in Glasgow. The recently merged global professional services and engineering...

Ramboll Environ extends Scottish presence

Ramboll Environ, an environment and health business of engineering, design and consultancy company Ramboll, has increased its presence in Edinburgh after snapping up a new...

Glasgow regeneration project scoops top award

THE urban regeneration of Laurieston, Glasgow, has picked up the Best Regeneration Project prize at the 2015 National Brick Awards. The judging panel described Urban Union’s...

New appointment aids Keepmoat’s Scottish expansion plans

IAN Baird has joined Keepmoat as Partnering Solutions Consultant to coincide with the firm's Scottish housing growth plans. Keepmoat say he will be tasked with identifying...

£39m Forfar campus starts to take shape

A significant milestone has been reached in the development of the £39 million Forfar Community Campus. Contractor Robertson Tayside 'topped out' the building, which is due...

Housebuilder takes on eight more apprentices

EIGHT new apprentices have joined Tulloch Homes as part of the firm's "grow your own" policy. The housebuilder, celebrating its 90th birthday this year, now...

Demolition firm fined after Glasgow scaffold fall

A demolition firm has been fined £5,000 after a worker fell from a mobile scaffold tower at Glasgow's Hillington Industrial Estate. The incident, in December 2011,...

Inverclyde school set for major revamp

INVERCLYDE Council's Schools Estate programme has gathered pace with work commencing on a local school refurbishment. The £4.29m revamp of Kilmacolm Primary and Nursery, expected to...

Fit-out specialists help transform poetry library

Morris & Spottiswood has completed a project to help transform the famous Scottish Poetry Library. The fit-out contractor secured a one-off tender to build a single-storey extension...

ISG lands Bruichladdich Distillery expansion

ISG has secured the initial phase of a multi-million pound development to expand facilities and create additional maturation capacity at the Bruichladdich Distillery on...

Key appointment for Alan Grant Grampian

Mike Paterson has joined the Alan Grant Grampian Board to reinforce the company’s growth strategy. Mike, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building, joins...

Bathgate contractor bags £4.5m building contracts

Ashwood Scotland has secured new building contracts valued in excess of £4.5m. The Bathgate-base contractor recently started work as the main contractor on the new sports hall...

£330m of capital projects to proceed as planned

DEPUTY First Minister John Swinney has given the green light to around £330 million worth of capital investment projects in Scotland. The news follows an ONS review...

Scottish builders in call for housing commitment

As George Osborne announced what he described as the biggest home building programme since the 1970s to help tackle the “growing crisis of home...