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CONSTRUCTION DIRECTORY
Scotland Construction News Archive for September 2017
29/09/2017
The Scottish Building Federation (SBF) and the Scottish Decorators' Federation (SDF) have overwhelmingly voted to reject the CITB retaining its levy raising powers. More than two thirds of SBF members responding to the consultation voted against CITB's proposition, while 89% of SDF members also rej
29/09/2017
SES Engineering Services (SES) has won a new £3.9 million mechanical and engineering (M&E) contract with the University of Strathclyde. The company will design and deliver full M&E services for the University's new £28m Sports, Health and Wellbeing Centre, which will sit adjacent to 100 Cathedral S
29/09/2017
Novus Property Solutions and McGill & Co Ltd have been appointed to carry out responsive property repairs for Caledonia Housing Association (HA). The three-year contracts, worth over £3 million, will run from 01 October 2017. Novus will be supporting Caledonia's responsive repairs in the East cove
29/09/2017
Construction work is to begin on a new railway station footbridge in Bearsden. The structure will be built at Westerton station. A 200-tonne crane will begin lifting and moving steel beams into position on Sunday, 01 October. Work to improve accessibility at the station has been ongoing since June
29/09/2017
Additional funding has been released to tackle carbon emissions from Scotland's public bus services. A further £1.4 million is available through the Scottish Green Bus Fund (SGBF) as part of the government's ambitions to encourage growth of ultra-low emission vehicles. The funding will be used by
29/09/2017
Work is to start on a £300,000 water mains upgrade project in Strachan, Aberdeenshire. Caledonia Water Alliance (CWA) will start installing a new water main near the village next week to secure water supply for Scottish Water customers in the local area. The 16-week scheme will include a road clos
29/09/2017
An environmental Think Tank is seeking to help communities benefit from renewable energy projects in Stirling. The Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) Renewable Group has appointed Council Member Evelyn Tweed as its Chairperson. The environmental advisory group is aiming to help incre
29/09/2017
West Lothian Council has approved plans to fund five new projects in the region with developer contributions. An additional tarmac road is to be installed at Boghead Cemetery in Bathgate which will allow access to new lairs and for vehicles to turn without damaging the landscape. The project is est
29/09/2017
Norscot has appointed its Commercial Director, Callum Grant, to the dual role of Managing and Commercial Director. Mr Grant will take up his new position from 01 October. Current MD and Co-Founder Peter Body will assume a part-time role in the business as Chairman. Having joined Norscot in 1988 as
29/09/2017
Two employees from the only Scottish solar panel manufacturer based in Moray are developing their work with young people and education. Stuart Engelmann and Keith Esson from Forres-based AES Solar will be working on different projects each designed to help young people make good choices regarding f
28/09/2017
A new pilot hydrogen community energy project has been unveiled in Orkney. The Surf 'n' Turf scheme is led by Community Energy Scotland in partnership with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Orkney Islands Council, Eday Renewable Energy, and ITM Power. The scheme looks to circumvent local gr
28/09/2017
A project milestone has been reached on the £35 million Stirling Care Village development. The scheme at Stirling Community Hospital has reached the topping out stage and the final solar panels are being installed on the roof of the Primary and Urgent Care Centre. The £35m project is a joint ventu
28/09/2017
Plans have been approved to create a new £18 million hotel and museum complex near Celtic Park in Glasgow. Celtic Football Club (FC) has secured planning permission in principle to build a new hotel, museum, retail and ticket office facilities next to its stadium. Designed by Holmes Miller Archite
28/09/2017
Cruden Group has reported a strong set of financial results as the company records its 18th year of profitable trading. With turnover increasing to a record £200.6 million (2016: £154.2m) and profit before tax rising to £10.4m (2016: £7.5m), Group Managing Director Kevin Reid said 2017 was a "fanta
28/09/2017
Nearly £5 million of Heritage Lottery Funding (HLF) has been granted towards the redevelopment of Paisley Museum. The £4.9m grant will be put towards the £42m revamp project, with the new museum expected to be open in 2022. Renfrewshire Council has already set aside £24.1m towards the scheme, whic
28/09/2017
Midlothian Council is to carry out a school building and extension programme across the region. A total of 17 recommendations, including plans to progress a new, two stream primary in Easthouses and a replacement for Lasswade Primary, were approved at a council meeting on Tuesday, 26 September. Wo
28/09/2017
New figures have revealed Scotland is on target to achieve a record year in renewable electricity generation. Data from the UK Government's Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy show Scotland's renewable electricity output this year is already 17% greater than the same period in 201
28/09/2017
Contractor Green Cat is to begin building a new bike pump track in North Lanarkshire. The company will work alongside premier pump track designers and builders, Velosolutions and Architrail, to build the development at Craigneuk. Work is expected to take around eight weeks to complete. The council
28/09/2017
A new £90,000 fund has been unveiled to assist people wanting to build custom and self-build homes. The new Challenge Fund was announced by Housing Minister Kevin Stewart at the closing event of the Festival of Architecture in Edinburgh today, 28 September. Mr Stewart said the initiative will "giv
28/09/2017
Work is to start on a £90,000 road resurfacing project in South Lanarkshire. Scotland TranServ will begin repairing the M74 Northbound offslip at Junction 10 today, 28 September. Work will take place from 8pm – 6am, with further works being carried out on 29 and 30 September. The scheme will be co
27/09/2017
Havelock Europa's Chief Executive Officer, David Ritchie, has resigned from the company after it recorded a £2.4 million operating loss in the first half of this year. In its results for the half year to 30 June 2017, the fit-out firm revealed its revenue was 9% lower at £23.2m in 2017 (2016: £25.4
27/09/2017
More than 600 new homes are to be built in Angus by 2022. Over the next five years, the council and local housing associations will start delivering the new homes thanks to a £25 million funding support package from the Scottish Government. Features include building 124 'affordable' homes each yea
27/09/2017
Conservation charity the John Muir Trust (JMT) has raised concerns at a decision to hold a 'conjoined inquiry' over two separate wind farm applications. Reporters overseeing two applications for the Limekiln and Drum Hollistan schemes in Caithness have agreed for both Pubic Local Inquiries (PLIs) t
27/09/2017
A review of the country's planning system is unlikely to improve the situation for local communities, Aberdeenshire Council has revealed. Writing to the country's Chief Planner John McNairney in response to a range of changes being proposed at national level, the council's Infrastructure Services C
27/09/2017
SP Energy Networks is to begin work at the A9 Greencornhills Roundabout in Stirling. The company will start laying ducts and cables for the Beauly to Denny powerline project on Friday, 29 September. Works are expected to take one month to complete. Stirling Council said: "Four way traffic lights w
27/09/2017
Up to £8.4 million is being made available to help reduce emissions and household waste across Scotland. The Scottish Government funding will be given to schemes which boost recycling rates, reduce carbon emissions and re-use resources. A total of 17 SMEs will share £4.2m through the Circular Econ
27/09/2017
CCG Asset Management has been appointed by Hillhead Housing Association to refurbish two fire-damaged homes in Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire. The properties, which are located in the Hillhead area, will undergo major repairs including the installation of new kitchens and bathrooms, heating and
27/09/2017
Midlothian Council has adopted its new Local Development Plan (LDP). The new document, which sets out the planning strategy for Midlothian over the next 10 years, has been approved following a lengthy period of public consultation. Hundreds of representations and thousands of comments were receive
27/09/2017
Robertson Partnership Homes has completed work on 16 new cottage flats in North Lanarkshire. The scheme at Oakdene Avenue, Tannochside – on the site of former Tannochside Primary School – marks the 18th housing project delivered through the NL Homes programme. The initiative aims to build 2,150 ne
27/09/2017
Scotland's home building industry are warning Ministers of a drop in future housing market activity unless the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) band is extended. Homes for Scotland (HfS) repeated its call for the extension of the current 5% band in order to address the 'considerable drop'
26/09/2017
A new report has highlighted the importance of the North of England and Scotland to the UK's offshore renewable energy sector. The Offshore Renewable Energy Science and Innovation Audit (SIA) was one of eight audits commissioned by Government to set out the UK’s strengths in key areas. The studies
26/09/2017
An engineering firm in Moray has entered into liquidation with the loss of over 30 jobs. Liquidators KPMG said Fochabers-based Brown Engineering, which was founded in 1978, had been hit by increased competition in the distilling and malting industry, as well as a fall in demand for its services in
26/09/2017
Hurricane Energy has secured approval to launch its Early Production System (EPS) at a major oil field in the Atlantic Ocean. The company discovered the Lancaster field earlier this year west of Shetland, off the north coast of Scotland. With approval now granted by regulators, the company's Chief
26/09/2017
A total of eight new cottage flats have been built in Perth. The new homes, which are spread across two 2-storey blocks on Glenearn Road,were built by CCG on behalf of the local authority. The new development cost over £1 million and is the latest in a series of new build projects that CCG has und
26/09/2017
Plans have been unveiled to create a new cycle link between Ayr town centre and the Holmston Roundabout in South Ayrshire. Two options for the project are being considered by the Ayrshire Roads Alliance following an initial review of four potential routes. The options are; • On the north bank of
26/09/2017
BAM Construction has appointed Emma Fradgley as its new Pre-construction Director in Scotland. Ms Fradgley, who will be based in Stepps, outside Glasgow, has more than 12 years' industry experience and spent the last five years heading up the bid team of family business, the FES Group. She has also
26/09/2017
More than 40 East Dunbartonshire homes have been unlocked in by the council's Corporate Fraud Team. Throughout 2016/17, the team received 248 reports of alleged fraud; up 27% on the previous year. Each case of tenancy fraud costs local authorities an estimated £93,000 and has a direct impact on p
26/09/2017
Hadden Construction has appointed Steven Brady as its new Managing Director. Mr Brady joins the Perthshire-based company from BAM Construction UK, having previously worked as a Pre-Construction director. Speaking on his appointment, Mr Brady said: "I'm delighted to be joining Hadden, which with al
26/09/2017
Residents on the Orkney Islands are being invited to apply for £1.4 million of energy efficiency funding. The Home Energy Efficiency Programmes for Scotland: Area Based Scheme (HEEPS: ABS) funding aims to help home owners, private sector tenants and landlords to improve the energy efficiency of the
26/09/2017
A number of play areas throughout the Western Isles are set to undergo a £100,000 refurbishment programme. Councillors will be asked to approve a prioritised list of improvements during a meeting of its Education, Sport and Children's Services Committee today, 26 September, in partnership with comm
25/09/2017
An independent body has called on Scotland to do more to reduce emissions from other sectors of its economy. In its 'Reducing emissions in Scotland: 2017 progress report', the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) said Scotland met its emissions target in 2015, with physical emissions falling by 3% bet
25/09/2017
The UK Government has granted £5 million towards funding exploration activities in the North Sea. The money will be used by the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) to survey under-explored areas of the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) to find potential new deposits. The investment was announced during a recent
25/09/2017
ScottishPower Renewables has reached an energy milestone with UK wind power now generating over 2,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity. Following the completion of a £650 million investment programme to build eight new onshore windfarms, the company now has 40 windfarm projects across the UK, stretchi
25/09/2017
Workers based at the NuStar fuel terminal in Clydebank have started strike action in a dispute over working terms and arrangements. Union Unite has revealed employees are taking part in 48 hours of industrial action today, 25 September and will begin a further stoppage on Tuesday, 26 September. In
25/09/2017
Robertson Group has reported a 28% increase in turnover in its financial results for the year to March 2017. The Stirling-based company recorded continued and sustainable growth across its 21 diverse infrastructure based businesses, most notably in its Construction, Major Projects and Partnership H
25/09/2017
A new campaign has been launched to help influence new planning guidelines in Scotland. The Scottish Alliance for People and Places comprises of 10 organisations coming together to help deliver a 'more inclusive, collaborative and innovative' planning system when the Planning Bill is introduced to
25/09/2017
Local people, rail users and interested parties are being invited to submit their views over the future of Breich station in West Lothian. A 12-week consultation debating the station's future is to come to an end on Monday, 02 October. The unmanned West Lothian station is currently served by one t
25/09/2017
A new bridge is to open next month as part of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/Balmedie to Tipperty (AWPR/B-T) project. The structure on the C25K Bridge of Muchalls to Burnhead Road will be opened permanently from 01 October, following a short-term closure of the C24K Cookney Road. Before ope
25/09/2017
New 'affordable' housing is to be delivered in Fife after the council has renewed its formal agreement with the Fife Housing Association Alliance. The partnership, which has been renewed for the next five years, is a collaborative working arrangement between the four housing associations based in F
25/09/2017
Investigation work is to begin ahead of a water mains infrastructure upgrade in Moredun, Edinburgh. Engineers will start digging trial holes in Ferniehill Road for a new water main on Monday, 02 October. The six-week scheme will start at the north-east end of the road, with the work being done in
22/09/2017
Work is continuing on the £120 million redevelopment of Glasgow Queen Street. The next phase of the scheme is scheduled to begin in October, which involves demolishing the Consort House and the Millennium Hotel extension buildings. Engineers have been working to prepare the structures for removal
22/09/2017
Plans have been unveiled to invest £45.7 million in Paisley town centre. The programme involves a series of refurbishment and upgrade projects to Paisley town hall, Paisley Arts Centre, a new venue at the former Galbraith's site on Back Sneddon Street in the town; improvements to Paisley town centr
22/09/2017
Progress is continuing on plans to extend the Edinburgh tramline to Newhaven. An Outline Business Case (OBC) has been approved by Councillors and work is now underway on the tendering process to secure a contractor for the project. Construction work on the scheme is estimated to cost £165.2 millio
22/09/2017
Up to 57 high-rise buildings in Glasgow contain combustible cladding, it has been revealed. Earlier this week, Holyrood's local government and communities committee was told by the city council combustible cladding had been discovered on some properties above 18 metres while looking back over the p
22/09/2017
Interserve has won a £6 million contract to provide facilities services for Sofa Carpet Specialist (ScS). The three-year deal will see Interserve provide waste services, planned and reactive mechanical & engineering and fabric maintenance for the leading furniture and flooring retailer's head offic
22/09/2017
More than £5 million is being invested to refurbish almost 200 homes in Priesthill, Glasgow. The first phase of the programme, which got underway in January, is now complete. The properties are mostly former council inter-war stock at Glenmuir Drive, Househillmuir Road, Linnhead Drive and Ravenscr
22/09/2017
More than £460,000 is to be invested to regenerate cycle and pedestrian links in Aberdeen. Routes in and around Heathryfold Park, Middlefield and Northfield are to be upgraded after Councillors accepted a £469,094 grant from national body Sustrans to fund the work. The scheme is designed to increa
22/09/2017
Fife Council has formally adopted its new Local Development Plan after Scottish Ministers asked for two modifications to be made. The FIFEplan now forms part of Fife's Development Plan and replaces previous local plans. Cllr Altany Craik said: "This is the last step in producing Fife's first Local
22/09/2017
A bridge strengthening project is underway in Cowal, Argyll and Bute. The scheme forms part of the council's wider bridge strengthening programme, which involves strengthening bridges that have a limit of under 40 tonnes. Kilbridemore Bridge at Glendruel will also be widened to allow larger vehicl
22/09/2017
A new section of the A90 road is to open this weekend, Transport Scotland has announced. Drivers will be able to start using the new road layout on the A90 between Bridgend and Foveran beginning from Sunday, 24 September. The new 3km section of carriageway will provide one lane of traffic running
21/09/2017
Plans have been submitted to build a new £6.7 million visitor centre in Galashiels. The facility, which will be created at the former Post Office and Poundstretcher buildings, will become home to the Great Tapestry of Scotland; a 143 metre long community arts project which involved over 1,000 volun
21/09/2017
Prehistoric remains have been uncovered during work on a £120 million water mains network upgrade between Ayrshire and Glasgow. Archaeologists have discovered the remains of an early Neolithic structure believed to have been built by the earliest farmers in Scotland around 6,000 years ago. The fin
21/09/2017
Central Building Contractors (CBC) has started work on a new £10.5 million 'affordable' housing development in Partick. A total of 60 new flats are being built on the site of the former St Peter's Primary School. Work is scheduled for completion in summer 2019. Glasgow City Council has contributed
21/09/2017
Plans have been unveiled to build 50 'affordable' homes in Kirkintilloch. Bield Housing and Care is working with the council on proposals to build the housing on a site known locally as Cleddans Playing Fields or Tottie Park. The area is presently used for open space and a 1970's retirement housin
21/09/2017
North Ayrshire Council has launched a new initiative to crack down on bogus workmen. Residents are being encouraged to pick up new door stickers which will act as a deterrant, as well as making it clear that any traders who ignore the message could be reported to the Procurator Fiscal’s Office. Tr
21/09/2017
The Highland Council has announced its Inverness and Nairn Planning and Building Standards team will relocate to Inverness Town House. The city centre site has recently undergone a three-year £4.2 million refurbishment Welcoming the move, Inverness Provost Helen Carmichael said: "I am delighted t
20/09/2017
Plans have been approved to establish Scotland's first purpose-built Justice Centre in Inverness. With the £23 million scheme's updated designs being given the go-ahead by Councillors, Robertson Northern is expected to begin construction in November. Completion of the main building works is schedul
20/09/2017
Work is continuing on regeneration plans for the West End of Paisley in Renfrewshire. Councillors have approved detailed development of proposals in the draft Paisley West End Regeneration 'Masterplan' and a finalised, fully costed 'masterplan' will be brought before the local authority in December
20/09/2017
Work on a £1.2 million solar panel scheme in Speyside is now complete. The project was delivered by contractor Absolute Solar and Wind on behalf of Scottish Water Horizons. The scheme features a total of 4,800 photovoltaic (PV) panels at two adjacent borehole sites in Speyside and is the biggest i
20/09/2017
Work on a £2.5 million social housing development in East Kilbride is now complete. The 19-home scheme located off Livingstone Drive was built by McTaggart Construction on behalf of Link Group. Features of the Stanley Place project include a mix of one, two and three-bedroom homes, and two wheelc
20/09/2017
Two active travel projects in Edinburgh have secured funding from Sustrans Scotland. The West Edinburgh Active Travel Network and Meadows to George Street proposals were named among five other Scottish schemes as winners of the Sustrans Scotland Community Links PLUS funding competition. The West E
20/09/2017
Robertson Partnership Homes has started work to build 40 new homes in North Lanarkshire. The contractor is delivering the housing on the site of the former St Ambrose High School in Coatbridge. Completion is scheduled for September next year. The mix of flats and family homes will also include a s
20/09/2017
Yoker Housing Association (HA) has purchased part of the former Blawarthill Hospital site in Glasgow. The £100,000 deal will see the HA take ownership of part of the site at Dyke Road/Holehouse Road (1.62 acres), as well as a two-storey C-listed building dating from 1897. Plans for the site includ
20/09/2017
CCG has started work on a kitchen replacement contract in the Bannockburn and Plean areas of Stirling. The company's Asset Management division is delivering the scheme to 29 properties on behalf of Forth Housing Association. The three-and-a-half week project includes full kitchen replacement, elec
20/09/2017
Multiplex has won an accolade at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Health and Safety Awards in Glasgow. The contractor was named as the Scotland Trophy winner in recognition of its safety efforts on the new £150 million Royal Hospital for Sick Children and Department of Clin
20/09/2017
Residents are being invited to help shape plans in the Hillhead and Harestanes areas of East Dunbartonshire. Last year, over 500 residents responded to a 'How Good is Our Place Survey?' which helped to identify a number of potential proposals for the regions. The Community Planning Partnership (CC
19/09/2017
Plans have been unveiled to develop a new £60 million learning and teaching hub at the University of Strathclyde. The facility, which will be created in the footprint of the former Architecture and Colville buildings, will become the new base for Strathclyde's student union and students' associatio
19/09/2017
A new report has revealed up to £200 million a year could be generated for 'affordable' housing if local councils were given the power to tax vacant and derelict land. Research by the Scottish Greens' Housing and Land Reform spokesperson, Andy Wightman MSP, states if local authorities could tax the
19/09/2017
Plans have been submitted to build more than 300 new homes in Edinburgh. The scheme forms the third phase of the £42 million Pennywell Living development in the city, which will feature over 700 new homes once finished by 2021. Proposals for the next phase, which were submitted by Urban Union and
19/09/2017
Up to 96 new 'affordable' homes are to be built in West Lothian. The housing forms part of the £1 billion expansion of Winchburgh village, which will see new schools, healthcare facilities, leisure and play areas and up to 3,450 new homes delivered over the next 20 years The new homes are being bu
19/09/2017
Robertson Partnership Homes has started work to build 14 new cottage flats in North Lanarkshire. The project is being delivered at the site of the former Alexandra Primary School in Cairnhill Road, Airdrie. The development forms part of the council's NL Homes programme to deliver 2,150 new houses
19/09/2017
Work has started on a £4.2 million viaduct refurbishment project in Angus. The scheme is being carried out on the South Esk viaduct at Montrose and completion is scheduled for summer 2018. The 440 metre, grade B listed structure will be grit blasted, cleaned, repaired and repainted section by sect
19/09/2017
Work is to start on a demolition project in Greenock. Derelict industrial buildings at the east end of Drumfrochar Road are to be cleared to allow the nearby sharp corner with Baker Street to be removed. The works are part of a £3 million road realignment scheme being delivered by regeneration com
19/09/2017
Steensen Varming has been appointed to develop a strategy to raise Aberdeen's profile by lighting up its statues, gateways, civic spaces and landmark buildings. The Danish engineering consultancy is leading the 'Aberdeen in Colour' project, which will see dynamic and interactive approaches to light
19/09/2017
A new £24 million leisure centre has been officially opened in West Dunbartonshire. The Clydebank Leisure Centre was built by BAM Construction in the Queen's Quay area of the town. The facility, which was unveiled to the public earlier this year, replaces the the old Playdrome and is operated by W
19/09/2017
Work is continuing on the A82 road upgrade scheme between Tarbet and Inverarnan. Earlier this year, the Scottish Government confirmed the design for the 10.6 mile-long scheme will be taken forward as a 7.3 metre-wide carriageway. To continue work on the scheme, tree survey works will get underway
18/09/2017
Downing Group has agreed to purchase the current Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh. The developer will acquire the 4.01-acre site next year when patients and staff move to a new £150 million Hospital at Little France next year. The 1.62 hectare site is located in the Marchmont, Meadows
18/09/2017
A £4.5 million viaduct refurbishment project in the Scottish Highlands is starting to take shape. The scheme at Findhorn viaduct in Tomatin is being carried out as part of Network Rail's UK wide Railway Upgrade Plan. Over the last 18 months, the 405-metre grade B-listed structure has been grit bla
18/09/2017
Plans have been approved to build 44 new homes in Aviemore. The Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA) Planning Committee has given the go-ahead for 30 new flats and eight terraced homes to be built to the north west of Aviemore, while six 'affordable' homes will be built at Dellmhor, beside the
18/09/2017
Clark Contracts has completed work on a £2.73 million building refurbishment project in East Dunbartonshire. The scheme at Kilmardinny House has been delivered on behalf of the council in partnership with hub West Scotland. The original A-listed building has undergone internal refurbishment within
18/09/2017
Two contractors are set to be appointed to carry out more than £1 million worth of work at Dundee Waterfront. A report to the city development committee next week will recommend selecting Pacific Building Ltd to carry out railway station works at a total cost of £459,257, while Perfect Circle JV Lt
18/09/2017
Work on two school refurbishment projects in Moray is now complete. The St Gerardine Primary School in Lossiemouth and the Seafield Primary School in Elgin have both been redeveloped at a cost of more than £11 million. Improvements at St Gerardine include a new modular extension to add two classro
18/09/2017
Ground investigations as part of the A9 dualling programme are to begin between Pitlochry and Glen Garry. The 10-week scheme will be carried out away from the existing road. However, some traffic management measures will be required when necessary to allow work beside the carriageway to be carried
18/09/2017
Work to dismantle a footbridge across Leith Street in Edinburgh is now complete. The 118-tonne structure was taken down by Laing O'Rourke and DSM Demolition during the weekend. The 14-year-old bridge's removal forms part of the £1 billion St James development which aims to create retail space, lei
18/09/2017
A road repairs project is to begin on the A72 road in the Scottish Borders. Four days of patching works will get underway between Walkerburn and the Thornilee Forest layby on Monday, 18 September. The first stage of works will start on the Thornilee to Holylee stretch of the road on 18 and 19 Sept
18/09/2017
The Scottish Government has granted £600,000 towards tackling climate change for communities in Africa. The funding is part of the government's Climate Justice Fund, which will distribute £3 million per year over five years to help developing countries deal with the challenges of a changing climate
15/09/2017
A new £45 million student accommodation development has opened in Glasgow. The 589-bed scheme was built by Ogilvie Construction on Kelvinhaugh Street in the city's Finnieston area. Designed by KKA Architects, it is the only student accommodation in the UK to contain a giant slide as well as indoor
15/09/2017
Morrison Construction is continuing work on the new £70 million East Lothian Community Hospital. Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Sport, Shona Robison, visited the site on Thursday to put the finishing touches to the new hospital's roof. Overall, the scheme is scheduled to be complete in
15/09/2017
GMB Union offshore employees working in the North Sea near Scotland have accepted a new pay offer from the Offshore Contractors Association (OCA). The revised deal was accepted by 54% of members after workers voted to strike following the rejection of a previous offer. Despite welcoming the new de
15/09/2017
Wood Group has won a new subsea deal to support a gas development in the Qiongdongnan basin of the South China Sea. The Aberdeen-based firm will provide Subsea and flow assurance services for China National Offshore Oil Corporation's (CNOOC) Lingshui 17-2 gas project. The deal is effective immedia
15/09/2017
Work is continuing on the £100 million Shieldhall Tunnel project in Glasgow. The scheme is a key part of Scottish Water's £250m, five-year investment to improve river water quality and the natural environment and tackle flooding in the Greater Glasgow area. Road users are now being advised a stret
15/09/2017
Wheatley Group has revealed details of a new £33 million repairs service for its communities across the west of Scotland. The new venture will provide repairs, maintenance and investment work to social landlords GHA, Cube and Loretto Housing - as well as the Group's mid-market commercial subsidiary
15/09/2017
A new town centre regeneration scheme is to launch in Dunoon, Argyll and Bute. The Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme (CARS) is a jointly funded grant programme focussing on the regeneration of historical buildings as well as traditional skills training and community engagement. With over £1.25
15/09/2017
Robertson Construction is continuing work on a new £4.95 million community facility in East Dunbartonshire. The new Auchinairn Community Centre and Early Learning & Childcare Centre is being built on part of the cleared site of the former Auchinairn Primary School. With work on the building's roof
15/09/2017
Road resurfacing work is to begin in Macduff, Aberdeenshire. The scheme will take pace on the A947 at the Duff Street/Myrus Avenue junction. Work will begin on Saturday, 16 September. For safety reasons, a short road closure will be necessary. Diversions will be in place. The works will revert to
15/09/2017
AJ Engineering & Construction Services has become one of the first company's in the north to take on an engineering Graduate Level Apprentice (GLA) Laura Mair, 20, has joined the Forres-based firm as part of a partnership programme with Heriot-Watt University which offers apprentices a route to gai
14/09/2017
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has succeeded in producing hydrogen gas from tidal energy. The 'world first' was achieved at EMEC's tidal energy test site at the Fall of Warness in Orkney last month. The Scottish Government backed the centre's investment in hydrogen production capability
14/09/2017
Plans have been revealed to redevelop Edinburgh's Meadowbank Stadium. With the current facility closing its doors on 03 December, architectural designs have been released showcasing a new Meadowbank Stadium set to be operational from 2020. Features of the new sports centre will include; • An outd
14/09/2017
New research has revealed up to 200 jobs would be created by the construction of a new residential development in Glasgow. CALA Homes is planning to build hundreds of new homes on the site of the former Jordanhill Campus in the city. An economic impact assessment, carried out by independent infras
14/09/2017
Residents and business owners have given their support to plans to regenerate Paisley's West End. The scheme, which outlines proposals for around 150 private and social homes as well as the provision of new commercial units, received strong support in a public consultation over the summer. The dra
14/09/2017
Interserve has warned investors this years financial performance will be "significantly below" expectations as it experienced "disappointing" trading in its support services and construction divisions. In a trading update today, 14 September, the Board said despite progress being made on contracts
14/09/2017
An engineering investigation is to be carried out to examine the potential for a new footpath along the A835 road in Elphin, Sutherland. The probe will investigate the construction of a level verge footpath along the length one side of the A835 to connect houses to the phone box, post box and Commu
14/09/2017
Plans have been unveiled to build a new sports facility in Paisley. Councillors are set to discuss options for a modern fit-for-purpose multi-sports ground featuring a number of outdoor sports facilities at a Leadership Board meeting next week. Proposals include options for the site, including roa
14/09/2017
Work is to start on a car park expansion project at Dunfermline Queen Margaret station in Fife. Additional spaces will be added to the station's car park over two consecutive weekends; 23 – 24 September and 30 September to 01 October. Welcoming the improvement, Cllr Helen Law said: "I am happy to
14/09/2017
Aberdeenshire Council is to start hunting for a contractor to deliver the £16 million Stonehaven Flood Protection Scheme. Following the project's legal confirmation, engineers can proceed to tender for the scheme which aims to reduce flood risk to 372 residential properties, two public utility site
14/09/2017
Hebridean Housing Partnership (HHP) has appointed Norman M MacLeod as its new Chair. Mr MacLeod will take over from Iain MacMillan, who stepped down at the organisations annual general meeting on 07 September. With considerable experience of the housing sector and local business environment, Mr Ma
13/09/2017
Plans have been revealed to install a Hydroelectric Archimedes Screw at Whin Park Lade in Torvean, Inverness. Designed by Amec Foster Wheeler and senior specialist in Archimedean screw hydropower systems Mannpower Consulting Ltd, the 4.2m diameter 100KW turbine will control the water flow from the
13/09/2017
Galliford Try will no longer bid for large fixed-price infrastructure projects after revealing a 57% drop in profits for the year ended 30 June 2017. The Group posted pre-tax profits of £58.7m for 2017, down from £135m last year, while revenue rose 6% from £2,670m to £2,820m this year. The company
13/09/2017
The Energy Jobs Taskforce, set up to support Scotland's oil and gas sector, is to be disbanded after meeting its original objectives. Established by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in January 2015, the group has provided targeted help to 800 companies in the industry, as well as helping 4,200 people
13/09/2017
Residents are being invited to submit their views over a regeneration project in Kilbirnie, North Ayrshire. The council is working alongside the Prince's Regeneration Trust (PRT) and local employer W & J Knox Ltd to draw up plans to redevelop Stoneyholm Mill, a 19th century Category B-listed mill.
13/09/2017
Progress is continuing on drawing up designs for a town centre redevelopment project in Haddington, East Lothian. The scheme, which involves the council, Haddington Community Development Trust and SUSTRANS, aims to build on proposals set out in the Vision for Haddington Town Centre report 2012. Re
13/09/2017
Scotland's home builders have warned Ministers against complacency after further scrutiny of new housing figures "shows serious systemic issues which appear to be being downplayed". Newly released data revealed a 30% rise in 'affordable' housing approvals over the year to the end June 2017, bringin
13/09/2017
A new three-year sustainable energy programme has been unveiled to export Scotland's sustainable energy products, systems and services to global markets. The Sustainable Islands International programme, set to launch in October, will recruit 30 Scottish companies who can export sustainable energy s
13/09/2017
Residents are being invited to attend two housing surgery events later this month in Argyll and Bute. The meetings will enable residents to get information and advice on housing issues. The sessions will take place as follows; • Dunoon; 11am – 3pm, Foyer, Dunoon Hospital, Tuesday, 19 September.
13/09/2017
Two new green-themed initiatives have been launched in East Dunbartonshire. The Green Network Strategy (GNS) and the Local Biodiversity Action Plan (LBAP) strengthens the council's commitment to sustainability as well as showing how the natural environment underpins social and economic wellbeing.
13/09/2017
Inverness-based Nevis Environmental has been purchased from Wind Prospect Group Limited by a private investor. Lee Quinn, an experienced finance professional who has supported and managed a range of businesses from SMEs to international groups, has acquired the environmental consultancy in a five-f
12/09/2017
Wood Group's planned £2.2 billion merger with Amec Foster Wheeler is to go ahead after proposals to address competition concerns were approved by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The CMA launched an investigation into the deal in June following concerns over the supply of engineering an
12/09/2017
New research has revealed up to 2,000 unqualified electricians are working across Scotland. SELECT, the trade association for the electrical contracting industry in the country, revealed as part of it's campaign to regulate the profession of electrician, the organisation carried out an in-depth res
12/09/2017
New figures have revealed a 30% rise in the number of 'affordable' homes approved over the last year. From the year to end June 2017, a total of 10,612 'affordable' homes have been approved, while between 2015/16 and 2016/17 the number of new house builds started (across the public and private sect
12/09/2017
A milestone has been reached on a £9 million office development project in South Lanarkshire. The four-storey Red Tree Shawfield complex has reached its topping out stage and the project remains on schedule for completion in August 2018. Robertson Central began work on the project at Glasgow Road
12/09/2017
Plans have been approved to redevelop a former primary school into a mix of office and artist studio space in Perth. The Creative Exchange will be built from the former St John's Primary School building, which closed in 2011. Once finished, it will feature 26 studio spaces; 13 office spaces; a pub
12/09/2017
The leader of North Lanarkshire Council, Jim Logue, has been cleared over any wrongdoing following corruption allegations. Police Scotland launched an investigation after a complaint was made against Mr Logue that he was the director of two unauthorised council subsidiary companies; ESCA UK Ltd and
12/09/2017
A new £7.8 million sports hub has been opened in Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire. The multi-million pound Huntershill facility was built by Robertson and aims to encourage sporting activity in the community. Features include; • New floodlit, all-weather 3G sports pitch, approved for football an
12/09/2017
Plans have been revealed to redevelop two streets in Irvine, North Ayrshire. The projects, which will concentrate on improving the roads and pavements, will be carried out in High Street and Bank Street. The £3.4 million worth of works aim to respect the historic town centre environment while also
12/09/2017
Residents in Tweedbank are being invited to submit their views over a proposed 'masterplan' for the town. A previous round of consultation events took place in spring this year, with around 200 people attending the session in March. The new drop-in sessions will take place between 2pm – 9pm at Twee
12/09/2017
Work is continuing on a new £2.6 million nursery in Greenock, Inverclyde. Following a poll between parents, children, staff and the local community, the new facility has been named the Glenpark Early Learning Centre. All three playrooms in the new Glenpark Early Learning Centre – two accommodating
11/09/2017
A new £1.7 million housing development has been opened in Edinburgh. The 15-home scheme at Annandale Street was built by Westpoint Construction on behalf of Link Group. The development, which contains a mix of mix of two studio flats and one/two-bedroom flats, has been built to 2010 Building Stand
11/09/2017
Work has started on a £20 million maintenance programme at EDF Energy's Hunterston B power station in North Ayrshire. One of the two reactors at the power station was taken off line for the works on Friday, 08 September. The eight-week scheme will see more than 10,000 separate pieces of work carri
11/09/2017
Scottish house builder Springfield Properties has unveiled plans to float shares on the stock market. In a trading statement today, 11 September, the company said by floating on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM), it could secure new funding to help invest in the infrastructure of five new vil
11/09/2017
Work on a £3.1 million environmental improvement project in Glasgow is now complete. The scheme aims to tackle sewer flooding in part of the Milton area of the city and help reduce the risk of flooding the Mingulay Crescent and Scaraway Street area. A total of 32 properties have experienced recurr
11/09/2017
A £175,000 resurfacing project is set to get underway on the M80 motorway. Work will take place along a 0.8km stretch of the route between Junction 2 off-slip and on-slip from Friday, 15 September until Sunday, 17 September. Traffic management will be installed from 8pm each evening of the works u
11/09/2017
SGN is to begin a £300,000 gas network upgrade programme in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire. The scheme along Burnbank Road is part of a wider ongoing project involving the replacement of old, metal gas mains with new plastic pipe. The new piping has a minimum lifespan of 80 years and will ensure a con
11/09/2017
Work has started on a bridge repairs project in Stirlingshire. The structure near Balfron Station is being repaired after it was struck by a lorry last September. To carry out the work, a temporary road closure will be implemented on the A81 between Balfron Station and the Ballat Crossroads from 1
11/09/2017
Up to 3.6 million UK homes are to be powered by renewable energy starting from 2021, the UK Government has announced. Following the latest Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction for renewable technologies, 11 schemes worth up to £176m a year have been successful. The projects, which are set to gen
11/09/2017
A road resurfacing project is underway near Oldhamstocks in East Lothian. The Black Castle Road (C121) is being repaired and work is expected to last until Friday, 29 September. To carry out the work safely, the route is closed from the U215 Branxton Road to the U211 Cocklaw Road. East Lothian Co
11/09/2017
An energy efficiency workshop is scheduled to take place in Lerwick, Shetland. The event is an opportunity for contractors across Shetland to find out more about current and future opportunities in the sector as the Scottish Government has designated energy efficiency as an infrastructure priority.
08/09/2017
Morrison Construction has started work on a new £37 million Cumbernauld Academy and Cumbernauld Theatre campus in North Lanarkshire. The new facility on South Kildrum Ring Road will have capacity for 1,250 pupils as well as a 300 seat replacement venue for the current Cumbernauld Theatre. The deve
08/09/2017
Work has started on a new £1.3 million visitor hub project in South Ayrshire. The scheme will transform the derelict stables at Ayr's Belleisle Estate as part of a wider £5 million investment programme at the Estate. Features include a new visitor hub that will include flexible community space, a
08/09/2017
Aberdeen Science Centre has secured a £4.7 million funding boost towards its redevelopment. The project aims to refresh the city’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) hub and lead to the creation of a new, modern facility in Aberdeen. Up to £1m of the projects costs will be cov
08/09/2017
Network Rail engineers have installed a new half-barrier crossing system at Delny in Ross-shire. The project was carried out as part of a crossing improvement project at similar sites across the country, with only Dingwall No1 and Rosarie (in Moray) still to be upgraded. Since 2012, a total of 21
08/09/2017
The Highland Council has urged for action to be taken on the A82 as congestion "has reached a point where it is causing unacceptable delays for all road users". The local authority has opted to take the lead in a proposed Strategic Transport Appraisal of the wider Fort William area as a priority du
08/09/2017
More than £1.5 million is to be invested in a regeneration scheme at Millport, North Ayrshire. Improvements and repairs will be carried out to shopfront and notable buildings over the next four years as part of the Millport Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme (CARS). CARS provides funding to del
08/09/2017
Work is underway to remove a pedestrian footbridge in Nairn. The scheme on the Bailey Bridge is being carried out as the structure closed to traffic several years ago and pedestrians crossing the River Nairn now walk on the main part of the structure. The footpath extension, on the upstream elevat
08/09/2017
Wood Group has won a new five-year deal to provide subsea engineering services for an oil and gas project off the coast of Western Australia. The five-year contract will see the Aberdeen-based firm support all operations of all subsea assets and the gas export pipeline of INPEX Australia's Ichthys
08/09/2017
Work on a £4.6 million school refurbishment project in Moray is now complete. A new modular extension has been added to Millbank Primary School by contractors Morrison Construction. The project, which was funded by Scottish Futures Trust and the council, involved creating four additional classroom
08/09/2017
Road works are continuing on the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/Balmedie to Tipperty (AWPR/B-T) project. The contractor, Connect Roads, is due to complete a new section of the B977 and connect it to the existing road. To carry out the work, a section of the B977 Echt to Balmedie Road is expecte
07/09/2017
Plans have been unveiled to develop a new 54-turbine wind farm at Glenshero in the Highlands. Simec Energy, GFG Alliance's sister company, said its scheme would generate up to 178MW of renewable energy for industrial projects such as the GFG Alliance's aluminium smelter and planned Fort William all
07/09/2017
Work to remove the final transmission tower from the Cairngorms National Park is now complete. The scheme is part of the Beauly-Denny project, which is renewing over 800 pre-existing 132kv towers with 615 new steel towers operating at up to 400 kilovolts over a 220km distance. With over 300 transm
07/09/2017
Plans have been submitted for a new housing development in Inverness. Robertson Partnership Homes, Redco Slackbuie Ltd and Caledonia Housing Association are planning to build 67 new houses in a field by Slackbuie Farm Road. As well as five business/retail units, a pedestrianised public square is e
07/09/2017
A new 120-bed care home has been opened in Glasgow. The Riverside Care Home in Dalmarnock was built as part of the council's £100 million Tomorrow's Residential and Day Care Programme. Located by the River Clyde in the former Athlete's Village, the facility replaces council-run homes in Glasgow's
07/09/2017
Work is continuing on the £333 million Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC) project. The facility is being built at Bucksburn by the council, along with partner Henry Boot Developments and main contractor the Robertson Group. Last month, two specialised cranes lifted the 88-metre long,
07/09/2017
Construction work on the new Belford Hospital in the Highlands will get underway in 2020/21, NHS Highland has confirmed. With funding for the new facility included in NHS Highland's five year capital plan in March, work is underway to prepare an Initial Agreement which will set out the strategic ca
07/09/2017
Further funding has been secured to help deliver a five-year improvement plan for Inverkeithing town centre. South & West Fife Area Committee has agreed to allocate £430,000 to enhance its bid for more than £3 million of funding from other sources such as the Historic Environment Scotland Conservat
07/09/2017
A milestone has been reached on a new mid-market rent development in Barlarnark, Glasgow. Work to install the first timber superstructures at the 43-home scheme on Burnmouth Road is now complete. The project is being delivered by CCG on behalf of Glasgow Housing Association (GHA). The homes will b
07/09/2017
Contractor Lanes for Drains is to start work on a sewer relining project in Inverness. The three-week scheme on Fraser Street will get underway on 18 September. Features include using specialised technology to enable the existing pipe beneath Fraser Street to be renewed from the inside with a resi
07/09/2017
Scottish Borders Council has unveiled plans to build more than 340 homes per year over the next five years. In its new five-year Local Housing Strategy, the council sets outs four key priorities to be achieved with its partners; • The supply of housing to meet the need of communities • Ensuring m
06/09/2017
The Scottish Government has revealed plans to invest £60 million in developing new low carbon and renewable technologies by 2020. The Innovation Fund will support the development of low carbon energy infrastructure, such as electricity battery storage, sustainable heating systems and electric vehic
06/09/2017
Up to 140 flats are to be built in Musselburgh, East Lothian. Plans have been approved to develop the scheme on part of the site of a former Tesco store in the town. Permission in principle for a mixed-use development on part of the former Brunton Wire Works was granted in September 2008. Out of t
06/09/2017
A consultation is underway on Scotland's Low Emission Zones (LEZs). Launched by Transport Minister Humza Yousaf today, 06 September, the Government is seeking views on how best to implement LEZs after it revealed plans to introduce the initiative into four of it's biggest cities by 2020. Mr Yousaf
06/09/2017
The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has called on the Scottish Government to reconsider its approach to the construction industry. In the recently published 'Programme for Scotland', the FMB stated it welcomes plans for a new Strategic Board to focus Scotland's enterprise and skills agencies on
06/09/2017
Work on a platform improvement project at Broughty Ferry station in Dundee has been rescheduled to start in January. The project was originally meant to begin this month, however it has been pushed back to allow businesses an undisrupted Christmas shopping period. Completion is now scheduled for Ma
06/09/2017
Kilmac has been appointed to build the next phase of a new spine road in Montrose South, Angus. The 35-week project involves building a new stretch of road through to Caledonia Street, with the design for section one of the spine road leading from Wharf Street to River Street. Work will begin on 11
06/09/2017
Plans have been approved to build a new play area next to the Overgate Centre shopping mall in Dundee. The fenced off play park will be developed on land to the rear of the complex in Overgate Lane, between the multi-storey car park and the telephone exchange. Features include a slide, swing, step
06/09/2017
Scottish Water is continuing work on a £120 million water infrastructure upgrade project for 200,000 people in much of Ayrshire and parts of East Renfrewshire. Caledonia Water Alliance (CWA), a joint venture between Morrison Utility Services and Aecom, is delivering the second phase of the improvem
06/09/2017
Plans have been approved for 35 new homes to be built in Killearn, Stirling. The new properties will be developed by Mactaggart & Mickel Ltd on land between Gartness Road and Blairessan House near Station Road. The council's Planning and Regulations Panel approved the application on three addition
06/09/2017
Robertson Partnership Homes has started work on a new housing development in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire. The company is building 20 new homes at the former Old School Court site in School Street. Completion is scheduled for summer 2018. Plans include delivering a mix of cottage flats, family ho
05/09/2017
More than 200 new homes are to be built in Rattray, Perth and Kinross. The £29 million scheme will be delivered by Springfield Properties behind the existing Springfield Kinloch Gardens development. The house builder will develop 217 new homes off Glenalmond Road and construction is scheduled to s
05/09/2017
Robertson Timber Engineering has secured more than £13 million of new deals between July and September this year. Following the record £13.2m contract haul, the business said it was confident it would maintain growth in the last quarter of 2017. Amongst the recent contract wins are hotels, residen
05/09/2017
Balfour Beatty has been selected as the main 'tier 1' contractor to build two new hospitals in the Highlands. New NHS Highland facilities will be built for Badenoch and Strathspey (in Aviemore) and for Skye, Lochalsh and South West Ross (in Broadford). Selected as 'Tier 1' supplier for hub North S
05/09/2017
Work is continuing on a new 'affordable' housing development in Kennoway, Fife. A total of 24 houses, flats, bungalows and larger properties are being developed on the site of the old Kennoway Primary school at Langside Crescent. The scheme forms part of the council's wider housing programme to in
05/09/2017
A major oil and gas industry conference is underway in Aberdeen. Offshore Europe, the sector's largest conference, is a four-day event attracting a global audience of engineers, technical specialists, industry leaders and experts. Andrew Jones, the UK Government's Exchequer Secretary to the Treasu
05/09/2017
Dundee City Council is to discuss approving £750,000 worth of housing upgrades to almost 100 homes across the city. The neighbourhood services committee will meet on 11 September to discuss the work involving kitchens, bathrooms, central heating and window replacements, which will be carried out by
05/09/2017
Up to £5 million is to be invested to improve the energy efficiency of homes and buildings in Glasgow. The Affordable Warmth Programme aims to deliver energy efficiency measures across the city in both the public and private sectors. Last year, more than 1,000 homes as well as community facilities
05/09/2017
Work on a £4.5 million school refurbishment programme in Moray is now complete. The scheme at Applegrove Primary School in Forres was carried out by Morrison Construction. The 90-week project included full rewiring and replumbing, reconfiguring of classrooms and a mixture of new and upgraded roofi
05/09/2017
South Lanarkshire Council has unveiled it's new five-year Local Housing Strategy (LHS). The blueprint aims to deliver the local authority's commitment to build 1,000 new council homes between 2017 and 2022. In addition, the strategy sets out nine outcomes which cover housing supply, quality and en
05/09/2017
Work is to start on a £150,000 road network improvement project in Methil, Fife. The council will begin resurfacing the town's High Street for around three weeks from Monday, 11 September. The scheme will be carried out in three phases starting at the junction with South Street and ending at the j
04/09/2017
Plans have been revealed to build a new £35 million Science Teaching Hub for the University of Aberdeen. The facility will include modern facilities and flexible teaching laboratory space for students studying chemistry, physiology, biomedical sciences, geosciences and biological sciences. The Univ
04/09/2017
Industry consultancy Jacobs UK has been selected to carry out design work for a junction upgrade project in Inverness. Subject to a standstill period, the company will carry out an options assessment process to identify a preferred option to improve the A9/A82 Longman roundabout. It is expected th
04/09/2017
The Scottish Government has confirmed it will invest more than £5 million into the HALO Regeneration Project in Kilmarnock. The development aims to turn a former Johnnie Walker bottling plant into a new enterprise and innovation hub for business start-ups, a renewable energy centre and commercial a
04/09/2017
Work is to start on a £400,000 essential bridge maintenance project on the A82 in the Highlands. The scheme on the Ballachulish Bridge involve replacing the bridge expansion joints in the bridge deck, ensuring the structure continues to function safely for many years to come. The seven-week scheme
04/09/2017
Dundee-based electrical firm Scottish Electric Group has been placed into administration with the loss of nearly 100 jobs. Vasanat International Ltd, which traded as Scottish Electric Group, appointed accountancy firm Johnston Carmichael as provisional liquidator last week. It is understood the gr
04/09/2017
Work on a new £6 million residential development in Moray is now complete. A total of 30 specialist care apartments for the elderly have been built in Elgin by Springfield Properties in partnership with Hanover Housing Association. The Linkwood View scheme will feature live-in staff on rotation wi
04/09/2017
A new report has revealed more than 300 projects across the UK have benefitted from CITB levy funding. 'The impact of CITB Project Funding' document states a total of £17.8 million raised through the organisation's levy was shared by 303 projects in England, Scotland and Wales between September 201
04/09/2017
Work is to start on a £190,000 resurfacing project near Dumbarton. The project will see Scotland TranServ tackle pothole issues along a 2km stretch of the A82 northbound between Gavinburn Junction and Dunglass Roundabout. Work will get underway on Monday, 11 September to Friday, 15 September. Tra
04/09/2017
Heathrow Airport has received over 120 bids from communities across Britain to host new 'pioneering' offsite construction hubs. The facilities will form part of Heathrow's £16 billion expansion programme to expand the Airport with a new runway and boost growth across the country. The hubs aim to p
04/09/2017
Work on a window replacement project in Wishaw, South Lanarkshire is now complete. CCG Asset Management delivered the contract for Garrion People's Houses Cooperative to around 40 properties in the Gowkthrapple area. CCG Asset Management Manager, Stephen Riley, said the project was completed succe
01/09/2017
Contractors are being urged to apply for a £30million deal to develop the Maypole bypass. The successful bidder will be required to build approximately 5.2km of bypass and associated junctions, according to the Scottish Government. Once complete the scheme will separate local road users from those
01/09/2017
The Scottish Border Council has announced that resurfacing work on a section of Weensland Road in Hawick is to begin on Monday, 04 September. The works will be carried out under a convoy system between 9am and 4.30pm, allowing the road to remain open. However, the road will be closed on Sunday, 10
01/09/2017
Proposals for the construction of a Tullibody South Campus in Clackmannanshire have moved a step forward. The plans include incorporating a new build of Abercromby Primary School, the nursery and a relocation and new build of St Bernadette's RC Primary School within the grounds of Abercromby Primar
01/09/2017
Work on a new £550,000 multi-use games area (MUGA) at a high school in north Lanarkshire been completed. The new all-weather ports surface has officially opened at Cardinal Newman High School. The new sports' facilities are part of a £2 million modernisation programme at the school which includes
01/09/2017
Resurfacing work is to begin in Perth city centre on Monday, 04 September. The work will take place on Kinnoull Street and a section of Atholl Street. It has been phased to minimise the impact of traffic restrictions on the city road network, which means that only sections of a road will be closed
01/09/2017
A new play area in Barshaw Park in Renfrewshire has officially opened. The new play equipment installed at the park includes a new chute, see-saw, climbing frame, tyre swings, climbing wall and rope swing. It is part of a £2million investment in Barshaw and Robertson Park which has already seen im
01/09/2017
Significant progress has been made on the development of a new £32million high school in West Lothian. Morrison Construction is progressing well with the building work at West Calder High School. The development is expected to be completed in one year. The steel frame of the building and installat
01/09/2017
The Scottish Government is calling for prospective bidders to apply for the £9 million Berriedale Braes road contract. The project will see improvements to the road alignment and the existing tight hairpin bend. Once complete the scheme will improve road safety and journey times by removing the ne
