Mechanical and electrical contract Taylor and Fraser has started its work on the Wolfson Building at the University of Strathclyde for Kier. The overall project investment by the University is circa £15.5 million with the mechanical and electrical (M&E) works being around £3.8m.
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The owners of land earmarked for a proposed spaceport development on the Moine Peninsula have agreed a lease option with developer Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Representatives of Melness Crofters Estate (MCE) and HIE signed the agreement this week which secures the option for HIE to lease
A Scottish civil engineer is hoping that Lego will choose his design of the Forth Bridge for a future box set after spending a painstaking four months building a 4.7 metre model of the landmark. Michael Dineen, who worked in South Queensferry for two years, went to extraordinary lengths to get
Rodney Whyte, partner and specialist in residential land development at Pinsent Masons, looks at how Scots law is holding back "later living" developments. There are almost 12 million people aged 65 and above in the UK, and that demographic is forecast to grow by an additional 8.6 million people ove
Internationally-recognised Jurassic sites on Skye, containing rare evidence of how dinosaurs and early mammals lived many millions of years ago, have been granted greater legal status under a Nature Conservation Order (NCO). The order, signed by the Minister for Rural Affairs and the Natural Environ
Work is under way on the new £16.78 million primary school and community facilities at Danderhall.
Output in the UK construction sector declined for the third month running in July as lower volumes of work were recorded across all three broad categories of activity.
East Dunbartonshire Council has unveiled proposals to demolish properties at Nithsdale Crescent in Bearsden to make way for new affordable homes.
Bancon Construction has secured a raft of new contracts worth more than £20 million, including significant wins in Inverness. The company has been awarded affordable housing contracts in Inverness with Albyn Housing for 46 units at Torbreck and 36 units at Kinmylies for Highland Council, as we
West Lothian Council has approved plans for a new primary school to be built at Calderwood, East Calder.
Continuing to bolster its concrete business, construction materials supplier Aggregate Industries has appointed Max Colligan as the new managing director of Ready Mix Concrete and member of the company’s ExCo team. With more than 30 years of experience in the construction industry, Max brings
Construction finance specialist Euan Bell offers his insight into how the upcoming VAT changes within the construction industry translate into, quite potentially, a huge impact on construction SMEs. As the political climate continues to cause uncertainty in the construction sector, imminent changes
Project partners and contractors have got the ball rolling on construction work to create Aberdeen’s second Cruyff Court. (from left) Steve McKnight (trustee), Graham Thom (chairman of the Denis Law Legacy Trust), Councillor Jenny Laing, Alistair Findlater (trustee) and Street Sport staff Kian
Brodies partner Neil Collar outlines how retirement living is addressed in the Planning (Scotland) Bill, which received Royal Assent last month. Retirement living – meeting the housing needs for older people – is addressed in the plan-making provisions in the Planning (Scotland) Bill.
The publication of an Audit Scotland review of the payments made to contractors working on the scandal hit Royal Hospital for Sick Children and Young People in Edinburgh leaves more questions than answers, Scottish Labour has warned. The audit was completed before the ventilation issues with t

