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...
The Highland Council – In the frame
The Highland Council is reviewing its contractors framework agreement for construction works covering reactive day-to-day repairs, general maintenance and minor projects up to the...
New auto centre job for AGM Group
AGM Group has been appointed by Graham & Sibbald to refurbish an old car showroom and garage in Ayr into a new Halfords Auto...
Fife plan approved
FIFE Council has approved publication of the first stage in a new local development plan that will replace the three existing local plans when...
Design consultants chase A9 contracts
THE bosses of 26 consultancy firms attended a recent industry day in Perth as the race intensifies to win design contracts on the A9...
Lottery win for famous theatre
GLASGOW’S Theatre Royal will close for just three months while work continues on the £11.5m project to build new public spaces at the famous...
New products book
THE Construction Products Association has launched its latest publication, Construction Products Innovation and Achievement, which highlights some of the most innovative products and processes...
COSLA welcomes planning change
MOVES to improve the planning system have been welcomed as “a step in the right direction” by councils.
Planning minister Derek Mackay is to team...
All at sea
RAYNESWAY Construction has won two contracts for sea wall repairs. One is for Scottish Power at Longannet Power Station, the other for Fife Council...
New year start for low-carbon business park
CONSTRUCTION of a £215m low-carbon business park in the north east is expected to begin early in the new year.
The developer behind the The...
Closing time – The RIAS and The RIBA
Submissions for the RIAS Awards/RIBA Awards for Scotland will close later this month.
The RIAS is again working in tandem with the RIBA and is...
Maclay gets Helensburgh town centre
A multi-million pound contract to transform Helensburgh’s town centre and West Bay Esplanade areas has been awarded to Maclay Civil Engineering.
Work is expected to...
More skilled staff needed
THE latest Regional Labour Market Statistics show employment in the Scottish construction industry fell from 171,000 in December 2013 to 164,000 in June 2014....
Well deserved award
MORE than 200 people attended a ceremony at Glasgow Caledonian University to recognise the achievements of students at its School of the Built and...
Model makers
BALFOUR Beatty is among the founder members of a new organisation that wants to put Building Information Modelling (BIM) into practice across the industry.
BIM...
Anglo Holt heads north
A WEST Midlands construction company has delivered its most northerly project with the completion of a £3.1m hotel in Fort William.
Anglo Holt has built...
Cruden gets trussed up – New council homes
FIRST roof trusses have been erected for 26 new council homes being built in Bishopbriggs and Kirkintilloch.
Constructed by developer Cruden Buildings and Renewals Ltd,...
First in 40 – Council housing for Inveraldie
FIVE family homes have been developed by Angus Council in Inveraldie as the first council housing to be provided in the village for 40...
Civic projects sought
THE search is on to find Scotland’s best new civic project and civic champion for 2013. The Scottish Civic Trust My Place Award will...
‘Building blacklist’ claim as small firms face funding threat
HUNDREDS of small and medium building firms have missed out on contracts because they can’t secure vital funding. And many are claiming that banks...
