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...
Blood centre good to go
THE procurement process for a national centre for blood has begun following the Scottish Government’s decision to back an outline business case for the...
New-look centre
A £4.7m project to transform Gourock town centre has been approved by Inverclyde Council’s planning board. The development is a priority for the council...
Work of art – BDP to design Aberdeen Music Hall
Building Design Partnership (BDP) has been chosen from a shortlist of five architectural practices by Aberdeen Performing Arts to develop design proposals for the...
Something in reserve – Latest figures from BDS
SCOTLAND is bucking the trend in replenishing its supplies of aggregates.
While eight out of 10 planning regions failed to replace reserves extracted during 2012...
Safety net
EXPERT advice and guidance for builders adapting to the new Health and Safety Executive (HSE) legislation on Fee For Intervention is now available from...
Road to opportunity
Transport Scotland hosted an ‘industry day’ to tell potential contractors and funders of the opportunities offered by the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/Balmedie-Tipperty. Alongside the...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Something has changed
by Mike Travers
AFTER an enforced absence for medical reasons it was disconcerting to return to the fray and discover that little had changed in...
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...
Council backs ‘big blow’
HIGHLAND councillors have helped pave the way for the world’s largest offshore wind farm development.
They agreed to raise no objections to a consultation by...
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...
To the four
PROPERTY firm CKD Galbraith has been appointed principal consultancy by Aberdeenshire Council to develop planning applications for four sites identified as suitable for wind...
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...
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...
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...
