News

Constructionarium, the programme that gives students ‘hands on’ experience of constructing real, scaled-down versions of buildings and civil engineering projects, celebrated another successful year at its annual gathering at the RIBA last week. Speakers provided a snapshot of Constructionariumâ€

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority is looking for a contractor to start work on the £17m national nuclear archive at Wick, Caithness. The building, work on which will start next summer, will provide long-term storage for a huge volume of records and other archive material from civil nuclear site

Mohamed Al-Fayed Wealthy entrepreneur Mohamed Al-Fayed has appealed to the UK Supreme Court in his battle to stop a huge incinerator being built near his home in the Highlands.

A £3.5 billion investment by Scottish Water is to support 5,000 jobs in the construction sector as it begins a six-year programme to boost its infrastructure.

Steve Marshall Balfour Beatty has issued its fifth profit warning this year which warned that its construction business is likely to show a £75 million profit shortfall at the end of the year.

Employers in the Scottish construction sector are ‘cautiously optimistic’ about future prospects for the industry as 42 per cent expect to take on more workers over the next three years. However, the reduction in industry employment experienced in recent years combined with a steadily ageing wor

The Hunterston ILW and SILWE site Balfour Beatty has been appointed by Magnox to deliver the £34m Solid Intermediate Level Waste Encapsulation (SILWE) contract at the Hunterston A former power station in North Ayrshire.

Fergus Ewing The UK Government have announced that they are to remove the rights of householders to object to oil and gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing beneath their homes.

The firm behind the £150 million Caltongate development in Edinburgh’s Old Town has announced that work is set to begin before the end of the year. Artisan Real Estate Investors said that demolition works have now started with building work expected begin in November, according to The Scotsman.

Pauline McCabe, SHE Manager for Kier Construction being presented by Frances Richardson, RoSPA Director of Operations (right) Kier Construction’s Scotland business has been recognised for the fourth consecutive year for its exemplary approach to health & safety by The Royal Society for the Pre

Dundee’s Caird Park has been chosen as the location for the multi-million pound Regional Performance Centre for Sport, city council leader Ken Guild has confirmed. The Evening Telegraph reports that a working group led by the local authority will now take forward plans for the centre at the park,

BAM Properties and Taylor Clark Properties have announced plans to jointly develop 300,000sq ft. of space in Atlantic Square, Glasgow to offer one of the largest office developments in the city. Their joint venture is about to seek planning permission from Glasgow City Council.

Positive response to Aberdeen city centre masterplan consultation The opening day of the first phase of public consultation on the regeneration of Aberdeen city centre attracted a positive response.

The value of community-based projects such as health centres, schools and council buildings either under construction or open that are being delivered through the Scotland-wide hub programme has increased 58 per cent during the first six months of the 2014/15 financial year, and is supporting thousa

Brian Manning North East construction and property firm Esh Group is planning to expand across the north west and Scotland after strong profit growth.