What’s in store?

RESIDENTS of Leven in Fife have been finding out more about the future of their town centre. Willie Miller Urban Design has been commissioned...

Cash for centres – Funding from Scottish Government

Historic town and city centres are to benefit from more than £10m worth of funding from the Scottish Government. The move will see 12 council...

Playing the name game

THE chance to choose a permanent name for the Forth Replacement Crossing has been thrown open to the public. Members of the public can play...
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Safety comes first – Consultants recognised

HULLEY & Kirkwood Consulting Engineers has been accredited for its commitment to excellence in health and safety. The accolade came from Safecontractor, a third party...

Office space green light at quarry site

AN office development has been given the go-ahead on the edge of Aberdeen’s world-famous Rubislaw Quarry. Plans for the site were unanimously approved by a...

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...

The Highland Council – In the frame

The Highland Council is reviewing its contractors framework agreement for construction works covering reactive day-to-day repairs, general maintenance and minor projects up to the...

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...

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...

Now it’s five

Mactaggart & Mickel Contracts has won a £1.1m contract for the fifth phase of a housing development for war veterans. Work is underway on the...

Ross is registered

JULIE Ross of the Edinburgh office of design consultant Turley Associates has been accepted as a registered practitioner in urban design by the Urban...

An ‘Excellent’ choice

Phase two of Horton Halls, a £7.6m student accommodation for St George’s, University of London, is on its way to achieving a BREEAM “Excellent”...
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Trams on target for revised schedule

EDINBURGH’S troubled trams project is on track to meet its revised timetable for completion, according to officials. The progress was highlighted as a 2.8km stretch...
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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...

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...

On the town

IRVINE councillors have heard about plans to revitalise one of the town’s best-known buildings. The Town House will be refurbished into a cultural and historical...

A new collection

Mumford & Wood, the award-winning specialist manufacturer of traditionally styled Conservation windows, glazed French doorsets and bi-fold doors, has introduced new enhancements to this...
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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...

Cash injection for historic buildings

RESIDENTS in the West Lothian town of Linlithgow will benefit from a series of new and improved council and community services after plans were...

ISG turns Green

ISG has become one of the first construction companies in Scotland to be awarded Green Installer accreditation for external wall insulation following the recent...