Hit the roads
AROUND 18 miles of roads are to be upgraded by Transport Scotland’s operating companies thanks to the £5m share of the Scottish Government’s recently...
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...
More room for vroom – Arnold Clark coming to Armadale
A site in West Lothian is being prepared for the arrival of Europe’s largest family-run car company.
The work, including land remediation, is being carried...
King of the road
CIVIL engineer Elspeth King will become Scotland’s roads watchdog in January.
She has been appointed as the second Scottish Road Works Commissioner following the retirement...
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...
Homing in on heating
BRE has been appointed to carry out a research project to understand heat losses in the seven million solid wall homes in Great Britain.
The...
All the details – Campus plans progressing in Forfar
PLANS for a community campus in Forfar are moving ahead after councillors agreed to appoint a team to carry out detailed designs for the...
Time to PAYE
AN advertising campaign supporting the biggest overhaul of the PAYE system in almost 70 years has been launched by HM Revenue and Customs. The...
When past meets future – Edinburgh skills demo
THE people who will conserve the country’s traditional buildings showed their skills at a public demonstration in Edinburgh to mark Scottish Apprenticeship Week.
The event...
Space for more growth
SPACE Solutions has announced a key appointment following impressive year on year growth.
With over 25 years in the building and construction industry, Lindsay Cowan,...
Balfour’s M&E win – University of the West of Scotland’s Paisley Campus
BALFOUR Beatty Engineering Services has been awarded a £3.5m contract to design, supply and install the mechanical and electrical services for a new energy...
Cash for Bay – Scottish Government funding
REGENERATION projects in Irvine Bay are to benefit from more than £5m worth of Scottish Government funding. A total of £5.2m has been granted...
Big house spend
WEST Lothian Council is to spend £54m on more than 600 council homes. And nearly half could be built in the Broxburn area to...
Penguin trio
THREE businesses have joined forces to create a new penguin enclosure at Edinburgh Zoo.
Project manager Turner & Townsend worked on the design with Fletcher...
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...
Wick makes way – Council office demolition underway
WM Munro Construction has begun demolition of The Highland Council’s Caithness office in Wick. It is making way for an £8m redevelopment of the...
Plans under inspection
DOCUMENTS mapping out proposals for the future development of two areas of Aberdeen have been put out for consultation. Aberdeen City Council is seeking...
Houses up
The number of new homes started in the year to September 2012 increased by 11% over the previous year, the first increase since 2006....
Kate for Hardies – New building surveying associate
HARDIES Property & Construction Consultants has appointed Kate Bilbrough as an associate in its building surveying department. A specialist in the management of framework...
M8 site purchased by Roxhill Developments
ROXHILL Developments has acquired a 12.5-acre site at Newbridge, Edinburgh next to the M8/M9 interchange.
The fully-serviced site has planning consent for extensive industrial and...
