Galliford comes in ahead of six month forecast
HIGHER than expected half-year profits and an improvement in net debt are among the highlights in a business update by Galliford Try plc.
The group...
Deadline day
THE deadline for entries into Carbon Trust Scotland’s Low Carbon Building Awards is December 14.
The awards, for new builds and refurbishments, recognise commercial building...
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...
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...
Another one bites the dust – Red Road flats
THE latest demolition of the Red Road tower blocks in the north of Glasgow went with a bang after 450 homes were temporarily evacuated...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Castle wins campus deal
WEEKS after launching its East Kilbride regional office, Castle Building Services, an independent building services design and installation companies, has announced a significant contract...
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...
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...
Key staff changes for Hardies Dunfermline
IT’S been a busy time for Hardies Property & Construction Consultants in Dunfermline.
Further to its relocation to larger premises in Pitreavie Business Park, the...
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...
Green light for university’s expansion plans
THE University of Glasgow has received planning permission to press ahead with its £1 billion campus masterplan.
Glasgow City Council has given the green light...
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...
A sporting chance
PLANS for a community sports facilities at Hill of Banchory have taken a step closer after Aberdeenshire Council agreed in principle to support the...
Miller wants a chain reaction
SUPPLIERS and sub-contractors in the north are to get advice on how to become involved in a supply chain for £50m worth of contracts.
Miller...
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...
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...
