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...
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...
Good work – Training group recognised
TRAINING organisation CITB-ConstructionSkills has been congratulated on achieving an “outstanding” grading in its recent Ofsted inspection.
The agency achieved the highest possible rating in areas...
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...
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...
Council in £4m repairs
MORE than £4m will be spent in the next financial year on road and footpath repairs in Inverclyde.
The package is part of the £17m...
Two projects make progress in Glasgow
LAING O’Rourke has started construction of a virus research centre at the University of Glasgow’s Garscube Campus.
The £20m Medical Research Council (MRC) Centre for...
More for Kier
KIER Construction have won the contract for a £5.8m primary school in East Kilbride. The go-ahead by the planning committee marks the approval of...
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...
Work begins
FLEMING Masonry has started the next phase of work to redevelop the former Trinity Church in Irvine.
Restoration work started last month and includes the...
McLeod lands contract for renewables
A MANUFACTURING site in the Outer Hebrides for renewable energy projects is being improved to attract developers.
RJ McLeod Contractors of Dingwall has started work...
All go on the A82 – Revamp for roads
Two further upgrade schemes on the A82 have moved a step closer.
Transport Scotland has published a shortlist for the £5.5m Crianlarich Bypass construction contract...
UK cannot opt out of imminent Euro regulations
THE industry has been warned of important changes to Euro regulations on construction products.
The Construction Products Regulation (CPR) will come into force on July...
Market place
Balfour Beatty Construction Services UK has appointed a director for market development to ensure it remains at the forefront of the infrastructure market. Previously...
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...
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....
South West gears up for £600m boost
Trust completes its handful of Hubcos
THE fifth and final company set up by the Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) to deliver public infrastructure projects is...
Medals still being awarded for 2012 Games performers
THE teams responsible for the London 2012 Games transport and the Olympic/Paralympic route network have won a top award from The Institution of Civil...
Euro grant for new building on Skye
A £590,000 European grant will allow work to start on a new building on Skye for West Highland College UHI.
The money from the European...
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...
