House builders are expected to be ‘competitive’

A further round of procurement has been launched in the drive to build more affordable housing. The National Housing Trust initiative (NHT), which is already...

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...

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,...

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...

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...
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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...

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...

Contract treble for Skanska

THE facilities services team at Skanska has secured nearly £2m worth of new work from Falkirk, Stirling and West Dunbartonshire councils. The contractor will introduce...

Fewer leaks in the Oban area – Scottish Water

More than 8,000 people in the Oban area are benefiting from the completion of a major Scottish Water project. The company has spent more than...

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...
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PAYE up time – New real time system from HMRC

THE biggest shake-up of the PAYE system in nearly 70 years came into operation this month. Employers are required to move to a new way...

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...
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Take-up improves according to research from JLL

GLASGOW and Edinburgh are seeing an increase in take-up of prime industrial units, research from Jones Lang LaSalle has found. Both city centre sites and...
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School team – Hub selects Shetland squad

HUB North Scotland has made a number of professional appointments for the new Anderson High School project in Shetland. The team includes contractor Miller Construction...

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...

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...

School spending – West Lothian Council

Infrastructure and schools projects account for more than half of the £200m capital spend approved by West Lothian Council for the next five years. The...

Builder marches on

CCG Scotland is building four industrial units at Polmadie in Glasgow on a strip of industrial land adjacent to Junction 1A of the new...

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...

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...