Esh Border Construction completes £3.7m factory expansion

Esh Border Construction has successfully completed its £3.7million extension of a cutting edge food production facility in Dumfries and Galloway. The company delivered the ambitious...

£224 million scheme to tackle fuel poverty

THOUSANDS of fuel poor and vulnerable Scottish households could benefit from cheaper heating bills thanks to a new national scheme worth up to £224 million over...

Interserve to restore historic Edinburgh building

INTERSERVE is to renovate the University of Edinburgh’s historic McEwan Hall. The £19.1 million project, designed by LDN and Buro Happold, is due for completion in...

CONNECT110NS artwork celebrates Glasgow’s people and heritage

BAM Properties has commissioned Glasgow-based artist, Sara Barker, to create a striking sculpture for the public reception area of CONNECT110NS, a Grade-A office and...

Glasgow housing scheme gives teen chance to build career

A new housing development in Glasgow’s East End is giving a local teenager the chance to build his own career in construction. Shettleston Housing Association,...

Important milestone for Wick Community Campus

THE construction of the new £48.5million Wick Community Campus has reached an important milestone with the completion of the first phase of steelwork. Work on erecting...

Inverness event targets subcontractor relationships

THE Stewart Milne Group will be highlighting significant opportunities for tradespeople and subcontractors to work with it on developments across Scotland at an industry event...
Nicola Sturgeon

Fair payment law proposal welcomed by FMB

THE proposal for a new law to tackle fair payment contained in the SNP's manifesto has been welcomed by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).Gordon...

Glasgow school launches business backed construction course

A Glasgow high school is formally launching one of the first private sector backed construction industry Pre-Apprenticeship programmes in Scotland at a special reception later...

Good luck comes in threes for Dunne Group

THE Dunne Goup is celebrating winning three new contracts within central Scotland. Operating as main contractor they have been awarded the contract to build a £4.5million...
DOUGLAS Millican has been appointed chief executive of Scottish Water with immediate effect.

Jobs boost from Scottish Water’s £3.5 billion investment programme

SCOTTISH Water has announced the preferred bidder for a major part of its new £3.5 billion investment programme, which will see the recruitment of dozens...

City Building helps adult apprentices flourish

CITY Building is helping two adult apprentices carve out successful careers in the construction industry through its renowned apprenticeship programme. Kevin McCarron and Adam Gibbs, both...

Tain Health Centre earns Morrison national award

MORRISON Construction has been awarded with a national site award by the Considerate Constructors Awards for its Tain Health Centre project for Hub North Scotland...

Steel firm fined over worker’s death

A steel firm has been sentenced after safety failings led to a 42-year-old worker being killed when he was knocked off his lorry and then...

17 suppliers win places on materials deal for Scottish housing sector

WOLSELEY, Jewson, Grafton Group, and Edmundson are among 17 suppliers that have secured spots on a large-scale materials framework that has been designed specifically...

Creating the right environment for mental healthcare

WITH the issue of child and adolescent mental healthcare very much in the headlines these days, the completion of NHS Tayside’s new CAHMS care unit...

GRAHAM Construction helps to build careers in Fort William

GRAHAM Construction has helped to lay the foundations for careers in the construction industry for local young people, through their supply chain of sub-contractors...

Morrison recognised for flood alleviation scheme

MORRISON Construction has been awarded a Silver Considerate Constructors National Site Award for its Elgin Flood Alleviation Scheme for Moray Council. The £50m Elgin Flood Alleviation Scheme...

Chancellor opens new chapter for Story Homes

CHANCELLOR George Osborne took time out from a busy election campaign to open Story Homes’ new Carlisle offices. The Chancellor visited the development at Crindledyke Farm,...

Keppie Design appointed architect for new AECC

KEPPIE Design has been appointed as architect for the new state-of-the-art Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC). Aberdeen City Council has recently approved the financial proposals...