Agency cash for building repairs
TWO mills, a suspension bridge and the country’s oldest working theatre are among the latest recipients of Historic Scotland’s building repair grants.
Six historic sites...
Cash injection for historic buildings
RESIDENTS in the West Lothian town of Linlithgow will benefit from a series of new and improved council and community services after plans were...
On the face of it…
THE next stage of a programme to improve the safety of Edinburgh Castle’s rock face has been revealed by Historic Scotland.
A £1m project for...
Now it’s five
Mactaggart & Mickel Contracts has won a £1.1m contract for the fifth phase of a housing development for war veterans.
Work is underway on the...
Creating living space
HOUSE builder Wates Living Space has completed 29 homes in Cumbernauld for North Lanarkshire Council. The £2.7m development includes terraced and semi-detached houses. Meanwhile,...
Council in £4m repairs
MORE than £4m will be spent in the next financial year on road and footpath repairs in Inverclyde.
The package is part of the £17m...
Lovell double
A CONTRACT valued at £12.3m is one the latest house building projects being constructed by Morgan Sindall’s housing division Lovell.
The firm has started work...
Ross is registered
JULIE Ross of the Edinburgh office of design consultant Turley Associates has been accepted as a registered practitioner in urban design by the Urban...
Veterans come Forth to see the new generation
SOME of the construction veterans who helped build the original Forth Road Bridge returned for a reunion on the site of the new structure.
The...
Muddled figures fail to give clear picture on energy use
REPORTED growth in community renewable schemes does not give the full picture an energy conference has heard.
Speaking at the All Energy Conference in Aberdeen,...
Schools to lead spending plan
A local authority has confirmed it will spend nearly £350m on major capital projects over the next five years.
North Lanarkshire Council’s policy and resources...
Design work goes out as A9 dualling accelerates
‘The sheer scale makes it good value to split it up’
THREE of the biggest Scottish Government funded design contracts ever to be put out...
Triple success for Glasgow business park
RECENTLY re-launched Glasgow business park, 100 Borron Street has signed two more tenancy agreements further adding to occupancy of the site, with an existing...
Fordel secures Holyrood backing
A £13m ‘tourism village’ in Midlothian has been rubber-stamped by the Scottish Government.
The development by Dalkeith-based Oakridge Property is expected to support up to...
Insulation boost
INSULATION and window companies will get a boost from a £60m fund to transform thousands of properties across Scotland into homes that are cheaper...
On the move
THE Highland Council is moving from its base in Wick to temporary accommodation nearby in preparation for an £8m redevelopment of the Market Place...
Retro option
ALUMET’S retrofit system which was installed at its Warwickshire headquarters earlier this year was named ‘non-domestic retrofit project of the year’ at the recent...
Arbroath house plan on target
A further 11 council houses have been completed in Arbroath as Angus Council continues regeneration of the Demondale area of the town.
The homes are...
Fraudster gets jail sentence for £1m scam
A building boss has been jailed for 18 months after a £1m VAT fraud.
An investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) officials discovered that...
ISG turns Green
ISG has become one of the first construction companies in Scotland to be awarded Green Installer accreditation for external wall insulation following the recent...
