As Scotland moves towards further easing of restrictions, the Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum has issued more timely guidance and sounded a cautionary note, urging the sector to focus on health and safety to protect colleagues, customers and families. The unique collaboration says the
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Glasgow construction firm City Building has announced the addition of three new quantity surveyors after two former apprentice joiners and a former apprentice plumber graduated from Glasgow Caledonian University. Karen Morton, Mark McColgan and Christopher McCunnie each joined City Building as appre
Sheet Piling (UK) Ltd is handling work on a high six-figure contract to install steel sheet piles as part of the defences within a major North Ayrshire flood defence project, for which £14 million of its £18m cost is being covered by the Scottish Government.
Work to repair Banff Harbour will resume within days after a contract dispute disrupted the project for over a month. Lochshell Ltd ceased restoration works in June after finding the crumbling 17th-Century port was in a worse condition than first thought.
BME Nitech, the Aberdeen firm that developed industrial lighting products for global markets, has made a senior appointment to take the business to the next level. Graham Donnelly has been appointed business development manager to lead the expansion of the firm’s innovative hazardous area temp
Ornithologists working at an onshore wind farm in Scotland had an unusual brood to monitor when rare ringed plover nested at the foot of a 126-metre wind turbine.
MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Kirkwood Homes Ltd, Kirkwood Business Park, Sauchen, Inverurie
As society resumes some of its former rhythms, people are keener than ever to embrace the benefits of local amenities. In this article, Queensberry Properties’ sales and marketing director, Hazel Davies, takes a closer look at the enduring popularity of urban living. As the UK’s vaccinat
In a move away from its traditional commercial office sector projects, fit-out and refurbishment specialist GHI Contracts has been appointed to work in partnership with Blackwood Homes for the remodelling of MacLehose Court in Greenock. GHI will assist Blackwood in providing 22 one and two-bedroom h
Fiona McLeod provides a brief overview of the changes introduced by the Scottish Government's revised code of conduct for property factors. On 14 July 2021, the Scottish Government published a revised Code of Conduct for Property Factors setting out the minimum standards to which factors should adhe
A programme to tackle fuel poverty and improve energy efficiency will receive an extra £9 million of funding this year to support a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and help fuel poor households save money on their heating bills, the Scottish Government has announced. The government&rsquo
A section of Scotland's busiest road will close in both directions next week as the main span of the new cyclist, pedestrian and wheeler bridge over the M8 connecting Sighthill and the nearby city centre will be installed overnight.
Morgan Sindall said today it anticipates that its full year results for 2021 will be "significantly ahead" of its previous expectations after a strong period of trading. Since its last trading update on 22 April 2021, the firm said trading has been "strong" and the positive momentum across the
A rail workers union has called for an urgent investigation following a devastating blaze at Troon railway station as the line through the station prepares to reopen tomorrow.
A total of 74 applications have been received from developers looking for the rights to build projects across the 15 areas of seabed available for development through the Scottish Government’s Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Energy, Crown Estate Scotland has confirmed today.