Urban Union does the double
TWO regeneration projects, by developer Urban Union, have been nominated as finalists in this year’s Scottish Property Awards.
Laurieston, in the heart of Glasgow, has been...
442 increase numbers in best year yet
A Scottish design company is rounding off a successful year after completing major works for clients including Arsenal Football Club, Team England at the...
Kitchens installed to dish up free school meals
THOUSANDS of children throughout Primary schools in Edinburgh can now enjoy free school meals thanks to a collaboration between City of Edinburgh Council and Kier...
£34 million school work is underway
CONSTRUCTION has started on the new £34 million James Gillespie’s High School in Edinburgh.
Morrison Construction will be working on the project for hub South...
Class W1 reflective membrane delivers in extreme conditions
An innovative design and build café project on a busy coastal sea front open to high winds and driving rain, has received added protection to its external wall structure thanks to the installation of Protect Thermo Extreme.
Berwickshire set for solar powered housing
EDISON Energy is playing a lead role in Europe’s largest ever crowd funded solar energy project.
In partnership with Oakapple Renewable Energy, the Glasgow based company...
Multimillion pound development delivered
MACTAGGART & Mickel Contracts, a division of the award-winning Mactaggart & Mickel Group, have handed over the keys to a £2.7 million social housing...
Reflective membrane solution delivers thermal efficiency for large social housing development
A combination of a low emissivity, insulating breather membrane and internal air and vapour control layer from Protect Membranes has been installed as part of an award-winning social housing development in Greater Manchester
Sales surge for Springfield Properties
AFTER launching three new developments in the last two months, Larbert-based Springfield Properties is experiencing an unprecedented level of sales.
The builds at Lanark, Uddingston and...
true story: modern student living comes to Glasgow
WHEN asked to imagine typical student accommodation, one might conjure up images of dank and dingy dormitory blocks, stacks of dirty dishes and rubbish...
Over 200 new homes for Holytown confirmed
TAYLOR Wimpey West Scotland has secured planning permission from North Lanarkshire Council to deliver 222 homes in phase one of Torrance Park in Holytown.
Located on...
Royal view for King’s Park locals
CRUDEN Homes’ affordable new housing development has been officially named King’s View.
The naming ceremony was held on site in Glasgow’s South Side at Prospecthill Road....
Biomass company reaches the top in framework scheme
A Highland company is poised to earn up to £7m after winning pole position in a new green energy framework.
Fort William firm HWEnergy, a...
Eco home to prompt Morrison expansion?
Apprentices learn new building skills
WHAT is claimed to be one of Scotland’s ‘greenest’ houses has been completed in Lanarkshire.
The eco home, designed by AppleGreen...
Marshall Construction in charge of new £8 million project
MARSHALL Construction have been appointed Principal Contractor for the new £8m Alyth Primary School development in Perthshire. Due to be operational by August 2016,...
Students ‘Get into Engineering’ with new partnership project
PUPILS from Trinity High School and Stonelaw High School in Rutherglen are celebrating the completion of a 10 week Get into Engineering project.
The development scheme...
Preferred bidder announced for new recycling facility
ZERO Waste: Edinburgh and Midlothian Councils have appointed FCC Medio Ambiente SA as “Preferred Bidder” to build a state-of-the-art recycling and energy recovery facility for...
Joint venture jets in to take innovation award
THE project to upgrade a London underground station has beaten off competition from the US and Japan to land a top award for innovation.
The...
Banks Renewables blown away by local support
PLANS for a community wind farm, which is to be determined this week by East Ayrshire Council, have received overwhelming support from the local community.
Banks...
Setting the standards for 25 years
Building sustainability assessment method BREEAM has registered over 2.2 million buildings and certified over 500,000 developments worldwide since its launch. Project Scotland's Fraser Rummens...
