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Still cleaning up after six months – Storm damage

REPAIRS and clean-up works have been completed at 21 Highlands sites affected by December storms in 2012. Members of The Highland Council’s transport, environmental and...

New-look centre

A £4.7m project to transform Gourock town centre has been approved by Inverclyde Council’s planning board. The development is a priority for the council...

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...

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...
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Lottery win for famous theatre

GLASGOW’S Theatre Royal will close for just three months while work continues on the £11.5m project to build new public spaces at the famous...
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On the face of it…

THE next stage of a programme to improve the safety of Edinburgh Castle’s rock face has been revealed by Historic Scotland. A £1m project for...
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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...

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...

Retro option

ALUMET’S retrofit system which was installed at its Warwickshire headquarters earlier this year was named ‘non-domestic retrofit project of the year’ at the recent...

Park permission

DIY company B & Q has been granted planning permission for two class 1 retail units for ‘non-food comparison goods’ at its store at...

Now it’s five

Mactaggart & Mickel Contracts has won a £1.1m contract for the fifth phase of a housing development for war veterans. Work is underway on 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...

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...
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Something in reserve – Latest figures from BDS

SCOTLAND is bucking the trend in replenishing its supplies of aggregates. While eight out of 10 planning regions failed to replace reserves extracted during 2012...

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...

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...
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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...

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...

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...

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...