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...
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...
Insulation boost
INSULATION and window companies will get a boost from a £60m fund to transform thousands of properties across Scotland into homes that are cheaper...
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...
Making their Mark
MARK Esling has been appointed business development director at Saint-Gobain PAM UK, the manufacturer of cast iron drainage systems for the construction sector. He...
Something has changed
by Mike Travers
AFTER an enforced absence for medical reasons it was disconcerting to return to the fray and discover that little had changed in...
M8 site purchased by Roxhill Developments
ROXHILL Developments has acquired a 12.5-acre site at Newbridge, Edinburgh next to the M8/M9 interchange.
The fully-serviced site has planning consent for extensive industrial and...
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...
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...
Work begins
FLEMING Masonry has started the next phase of work to redevelop the former Trinity Church in Irvine.
Restoration work started last month and includes the...
School team – Hub selects Shetland squad
HUB North Scotland has made a number of professional appointments for the new Anderson High School project in Shetland.
The team includes contractor Miller Construction...
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...
UK cannot opt out of imminent Euro regulations
THE industry has been warned of important changes to Euro regulations on construction products.
The Construction Products Regulation (CPR) will come into force on July...
Well deserved award
MORE than 200 people attended a ceremony at Glasgow Caledonian University to recognise the achievements of students at its School of the Built and...
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...
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...
What’s your bid?
Businesses in Sutherland have been finding out how to bid for Highland Council contracts.
Companies at an event in Dornoch were given advice by the...
Muddled figures fail to give clear picture on energy use
REPORTED growth in community renewable schemes does not give the full picture an energy conference has heard.
Speaking at the All Energy Conference in Aberdeen,...
McLeod lands contract for renewables
A MANUFACTURING site in the Outer Hebrides for renewable energy projects is being improved to attract developers.
RJ McLeod Contractors of Dingwall has started work...
To the four
PROPERTY firm CKD Galbraith has been appointed principal consultancy by Aberdeenshire Council to develop planning applications for four sites identified as suitable for wind...
