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...
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Arbroath house plan on target

A further 11 council houses have been completed in Arbroath as Angus Council continues regeneration of the Demondale area of the town. The homes are...

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,...

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...

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...

Fewer leaks in the Oban area – Scottish Water

More than 8,000 people in the Oban area are benefiting from the completion of a major Scottish Water project. The company has spent more than...
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Key staff changes for Hardies Dunfermline

IT’S been a busy time for Hardies Property & Construction Consultants in Dunfermline. Further to its relocation to larger premises in Pitreavie Business Park, the...

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...
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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...

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...
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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...

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...

New products book

THE Construction Products Association has launched its latest publication, Construction Products Innovation and Achievement, which highlights some of the most innovative products and processes...

Design work goes out as A9 dualling accelerates

‘The sheer scale makes it good value to split it up’ THREE of the biggest Scottish Government funded design contracts ever to be put out...
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Moving closer – Flood defence for Elgin

ELGIN’S £86m flood alleviation scheme is becoming more visible as construction activity switches closer to the town centre. Since starting two years ago the bulk...

Smaller firms get better odds at contract portal

MORE small businesses are winning work through Public Contracts Scotland, the advertising portal. Up to date statistics show that 80% of 13,308 suppliers awarded work...

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...
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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...

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...

Castle to bridge

Castle Group Scotland has started essential strengthening works on Dollar Bridge in Clackmannanshire. The seven-week job for the local authority involves removing the surfacing, repairing...