Moray house boost
NEARLY 100 new council houses will be built in Forres and Buckie over the next 12 months after Moray councillors agreed to accept bids...
Hit the ground – Timbermat expands into Scotland
GROUND protection provider Timbermat Ltd has expanded its distribution network into Scotland to boost business.
The new premises in Forth, Lanarkshire, means the company will...
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...
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...
Action plan to focus on design
A LOCAL authority has announced plans to support construction of 5,000 new homes over the next decade, attract a major visitor attraction and provide...
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...
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...
Big two now trading after JV completion
ANGLO American and Lafarge have announced completion of the 50:50 joint venture that creates the UK’s leading construction materials business.
The deal sees the pair...
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...
An Excellent Try
GALLIFORD Try was awarded Best Construction and Materials plc at the 2013 Stock Market Awards for the second year in a row. The award...
Plot plans
Five serviced plots have become available for development on a business park alongside one of Scotland’s main road routes. The sites at Broxden Business...
Fordel secures Holyrood backing
A £13m ‘tourism village’ in Midlothian has been rubber-stamped by the Scottish Government.
The development by Dalkeith-based Oakridge Property is expected to support up to...
Diverting prospect
A year-long diversion of the A96 Aberdeen to Inverness road is in place at Forres to clear the way for a flood alleviation scheme.
The...
Time to PAYE
AN advertising campaign supporting the biggest overhaul of the PAYE system in almost 70 years has been launched by HM Revenue and Customs. The...
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...
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...
Triple success for Glasgow business park
RECENTLY re-launched Glasgow business park, 100 Borron Street has signed two more tenancy agreements further adding to occupancy of the site, with an existing...
New year start for low-carbon business park
CONSTRUCTION of a £215m low-carbon business park in the north east is expected to begin early in the new year.
The developer behind the The...
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...
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...
