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...
School talks open in Aberdeen
ABERDEEN City Council's education, culture and sport committee has agreed to open public consultations on a preferred site for a replacement school for Kincorth...
Norway sales deal
Window and door hardware specialist Sealco (Scotland) has been appointed UK distributor for SPILKA hardware produced in Norway. The Falkirk firm supplies window and...
Council backs ‘big blow’
HIGHLAND councillors have helped pave the way for the world’s largest offshore wind farm development.
They agreed to raise no objections to a consultation by...
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...
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...
Lovell double
A CONTRACT valued at £12.3m is one the latest house building projects being constructed by Morgan Sindall’s housing division Lovell.
The firm has started work...
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...
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...
Henry Boot announce project team for AECC redevelopment
HENRY Boot Developments, Aberdeen City Council’s joint venture partner for the new Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre, has revealed the team which will deliver...
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”...
Schools to lead spending plan
A local authority has confirmed it will spend nearly £350m on major capital projects over the next five years.
North Lanarkshire Council’s policy and resources...
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...
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...
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...
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...
‘Building blacklist’ claim as small firms face funding threat
HUNDREDS of small and medium building firms have missed out on contracts because they can’t secure vital funding. And many are claiming that banks...
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...
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...
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...
