The Association for Project Safety (APS) has welcomed the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) revisions to the Construction (Design & Management) Regulations following the HSE’s consultation period. The HSE’s L-Series Guidance document has been eagerly awaited by the industry and the publi
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James Wates James Wates, chairman of the Wates Group, has been announced as chair of the new board of CITB.
West Lothian Council has revealed that work on a new £7.6 million Blackburn Partnership Centre could start as early as spring.
Moxon Architects reveal Cairngorm National Park Authority HQ extension
Brian McQuade Kier Construction has been appointed by NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde to carry out a survey and review of the fabric and building services at Inverclyde Royal Hospital in Greenock and the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley.
Pete Redfern Housebuilding firm Taylor Wimpey has started the New Year in an “excellent position” following a post-referendum boost in house sales in Scotland.
Morrison Construction has achieved financial close on a £31.2 million contract to build a new high school in Cumbernauld.
Nicola Sturgeon opens the scheme in Leven A £30 million scheme to spread the benefits of new house sales to small and medium sized developers has been launched by the Scottish Government.
Gordon Henderson The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has warned that plumbers, electricians and builders could be forced out of central Edinburgh under plans to make the Capital Scotland’s slowest city.
The RIAS Awards / RIBA Awards for Scotland 2015 are now open for entry. Submission to the RIAS Awards entitles entrants to be considered for the following awards:
Craiginches Prison Demolition work has started on Aberdeen’s old Craiginches Prison.
BAM Construction has secured a deal to design and build a £43 million new high school in Levenmouth, Fife. The deal is one of the largest infrastructure projects procured so far using the Scottish Government’s hub framework, which brings together community planning partners, including health and
Pentland Studios Edinburgh film studio plans to go on display
The former Dreghorn Primary School North Ayrshire Council has granted planning permission for Scotland’s first Sake Brewery to be built at Dreghorn in Ayrshire.
Proposals for a major hotel expansion in St Andrews, as well as alternative options for a site in Aberdeen city centre have been brought to life in real-time by new technology from Pinnacle Visualisation . Live on-site development rendering via Eyesee by gives developers the opportunity to assure th