A 100kW solar array in Dundee As many as 2,400 of the 3,000 solar jobs in Scotland could be at risk due to the proposed 87 per cent cut to the feed-in tariff for solar energy, according to new Solar Trade Association analysis.
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The new apprentices include Back Left to Right – Liam Fraser, Plumbing Apprentice from Longniddry in Edinburgh; Ryan Devenney, also a Plumbing Apprentice from Duddingston in Edinburgh; Ryan Kelly, a Heating Engineer Apprentice from Kilwinning; Mathew Brisbane, a Plumbing Apprentice from Troon. Fro
Scottish Construction Now has teamed up with the Scottish Construction Convention to give away FREE tickets to an event which promises to take a comprehensive look at the reality of implementing BIM into construction organisations, both large and small. The BIM Convention will be held at the Glasgow
Aberdeen City Council has submitted a Proposal of Application Notice (PAN) for a new £120 million Energy from Waste (EfW) facility on a derelict industrial site at East Tullos. The submission of the PAN signals the start of the pre-application consultation for the forthcoming planning application.
NHS Lothian has submitted plans for the new £72 million East Lothian Community Hospital to be built on the site of the current Roodlands Hospital in Haddington. Construction is anticipated to start on the project in late 2016, however planning approval and business case approval is still awaited fr
Perth City Hall The long-running conclusion to the future of Perth City Hall will move closer next week when councillors consider plans to transform the building into a food market or a hotel.
Nicola Barclay The time taken to decide major housing developments in Scotland has increased to its slowest yet, official figures have shown.
Crieff councillors Ann Cowan and Rhona Brock have paid a site visit to inspect progress on a £2 million redevelopment on the site of the long-abandoned Crown Hotel which will provide fourteen new homes for social rent by the end of the year. The hotel, in the centre of Crieff, had lain unused and d
Louise Hosking We work with a range of businesses and schools who may be clients, contractors, principal contractors, designers or principal designers. I have been extremely impressed with how all our existing clients have adapted so quickly to the changes, and everyone can answer most questions pos
Get into Home Building students celebrate their success at a special graduation event at Edinburgh College Twenty-five young people have successfully completed a six week Prince’s Trust ‘Get into Home Building’ programme, which helps unemployed young people gain practical skills and experience
Morrison Construction Scotland employees (from left) Ashley Constance, Liam Corrins, Aimee Auld, Eddie Robertson, Craig Cunningham Morrison Construction is supporting the Scottish Government and Cancer Research UK’s #GetChecked campaign in a bid to highlight the importance of finding cancer early
Bid to block Great Tapestry of Scotland home fails A bid to get Scottish Borders Council to drop plans for a £6 million permanent home for the Great Tapestry of Scotland at Tweedbank has failed.
South Ayrshire Council has appointed a contractor to complete works on a golf clubhouse after it was forced to terminate the original building contract. 3B Construction Ltd will start work at Belleisle Golf Club House on October 5th with a view to completing the £1.5 million clubhouse in March 2016
A new multi-million pound micro-brewery and visitor attraction for Inverness has been given the green light. Councillors were asked to approve revised plans for the Glen Mhor Hotel on the city’s riverside after the owners were initially refused permission in October last year for their plans to de
The Turnberry resort in Ayrshire has officially closed its doors as work commences on a £200 million renovation to the hotel building and Ailsa golf course. Now called Trump Turnberry, following its acquisition from US tycoon Donlad Trump last year, the resort’s historic 1906 hotel will undergo a