Stantec

International engineering, design and project management business Stantec has acquired independent UK planning and design consultancy Barton Willmore as it continues in a buy and build strategy.

Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership (DGHP) has received planning permission to build 89 new homes on a former lorry depot site at Locharbriggs. Designed by Collective Architecture, the development forms part of the Association's plan to deliver 800 affordable homes across the region

SSE Renewables is to invest almost £50 million over the next two years to repower the existing Tummel Bridge Hydro-Electric Power Station with modern and efficient turbine technology.

Plans lodged by Barratt Homes West Scotland and CALA Homes (West) to build a high-quality residential development in Stepps, North Lanarkshire, would support more than 140 new jobs and generate an additional £34 million of gross value added (GVA) if approved, according to new research.

Highly-experienced transport director John Owens has joined the UK transport team at Stantec as director of roads. Supporting the development of Stantec’s transport service offering and the growth of the UK transport team, his role will see him working with major clients, contractors and local

Plans to create a stunning centrepiece to the University of Strathclyde campus have been passed by Glasgow City Council.

Glasgow’s Rottenrow Gardens and its surrounding streets are to be re-imagined as an “inspirational city centre space” under plans lodged by the University of Strathclyde.

A high level feasibility study into the construction of a bridge or tunnel across the Corran Narrows in West Lochaber has concluded that a fixed link is a viable proposition from an engineering, planning and economic perspective that deserves more detailed examination and costing.

A study is underway into the feasibility of replacing Scotland’s second busiest ferry service with a fixed link bridge or tunnel. The Highland Council, HITRANS and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) are joint funding the study at the Corran Narrows in Lochaber.

A £1.3 million renovation of the A-listed Mauldslie Bridge in South Lanarkshire is well under way with great care and consideration being given to the historical significance of the landmark and the local wildlife.

Eighteen companies – including Galliford Try, Severfield, and Screwfix – have been suspended from the Prompt Payment Code for failing to pay suppliers on time, the Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM) announced today.