Creating living space

HOUSE builder Wates Living Space has completed 29 homes in Cumbernauld for North Lanarkshire Council. The £2.7m development includes terraced and semi-detached houses. Meanwhile,...

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...

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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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...

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...

Three go Forth – Stirling Council

Three Forth Valley construction consultancies are to supplement the work of Stirling Council’s in-house team at times of peak demand. A new framework agreement has...
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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...
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‘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...

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...

Civic projects sought

THE search is on to find Scotland’s best new civic project and civic champion for 2013. The Scottish Civic Trust My Place Award will...

Hastings in charge

INVERNESS Airport Business Park (IABP) has appointed urban development specialist David Hastings as chairman. While remaining chief executive of Strathleven Regeneration Company, he will...
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Veterans come Forth to see the new generation

SOME of the construction veterans who helped build the original Forth Road Bridge returned for a reunion on the site of the new structure. 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...

First in 40 – Council housing for Inveraldie

FIVE family homes have been developed by Angus Council in Inveraldie as the first council housing to be provided in the village for 40...

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...

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...

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...

Showing some consideration – Wates Living Space recognised

GLASGOW housing contractor Wates Living Space is celebrating after showing consideration on a trio of projects. The firm secured three national Considerate Constructors Scheme awards...

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...

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...