Andrew Donaldson talks to Margaret Taylor for the latest in SCN’s Construction Leader series about taking over the family business, his entrepreneurial side and fostering a collaborative culture at Donaldson Group. When Andrew Donaldson took over as chief executive of James
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Just weeks after refurbishment works were completed at Clyde Gateway’s New Olympia House, Scripture Union (SU) Scotland has leased the entire refurbished building, which will be their new Scottish headquarters. Designed by locally-based architectural practice O’Donnell Brown, the ex-Salv
Fife-based flooring contractor Advanced Traditional Screeding (ATS) has appointed Ross Andrew as its first commercial director. Mr Andrew steps up from his position as senior quantity surveyor to help lead the firm’s ongoing growth plans at its Rosyth headquarters.
Cala Homes (East) has unveiled two new Breathing Space benches at a development in Edinburgh. Cala Homes (East) has installed a bench at the Cammo Meadows development to help boost mental health awareness, providing a space for locals and residents to take some time out of their day for a quiet mome
Architecture, surveying and interior design firm CRGP Limited has announced a trio of promotions as David McIntosh, Connor McGinley and Gareth Merser take up new roles. David McIntosh has been promoted to the board as an equity director of the practice. He joins Derek Brown, Bryan McFadzean and Rich
Banks Renewables has unveiled plans to build an ambitious battery storage project in West Lothian. The South Lanarkshire firm is expecting to invest over £100 million into developing Pond Energy Park, which will see a section of an industrial park near Bathgate re-designed into a two
Hillwalkers from Dandara Scotland recently braved the elements to complete a 20-mile trek through the mountains of Snowdonia National Park in Wales to help raise funds for vulnerable young people. They joined colleagues from divisions across the UK to participate in the Housebuilder Challenge on the
Dublin-based Dalata Hotel Group has announced it will expand its presence in Scotland with a new £50 million Clayton Hotel in Edinburgh. This follows the acquisition of a prime location at 28 St Andrew Square, previously the site of Virgin Money premises. The proposed Clayton property, one of
Plans for the new Peterhead Community Campus have been submitted for approval. The first phase of the project, if approved, will see the development of replacement facilities for the existing Peterhead Academy, Anna Ritchie, Dales Park and Meethill schools, all set within a community campus.
Moxon Architects has completed the Gairnshiel Jubilee Bridge in rural Aberdeenshire in the eastern part of the Cairngorms National Park in collaboration with civil and structural engineers Arcadis. Named in honour of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022, the year in which construction
An Edinburgh family are fundraising in memory of their loved one, who died at the beginning of the Covid-19 lockdown, aged just 29. Chartered surveyor and keen footballer Duncan Wright died in 2020, after catching an infection during what was meant to be life-saving heart surgery, almost two years e
St Andrews Timber & Building Supplies has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of Brian McVeigh as its first group key accounts manager. Most recently sales director with structural timber importer and distributor Woodbridge Timber, he brings a wealth of experience to the
Photographs of the iconic National Savings Bank complex in Pollok have been handed over to Glasgow Life by Persimmon Homes to go on public display Affectionately referred to as “a wee city in the heart of Pollok”, the National Savings Bank operated in the south side of the city between 1
Two years since the Scottish Government published its plans for cutting greenhouse gas emissions from Scotland’s homes, more than thirty supply chain organisations have written an open letter to First Minister Humza Yousaf, urging his government to publish a Heat in Buildings Bill to give cert
Cruden Building has successfully completed two new housing developments in Prestonpans in East Lothian on behalf of Lar Housing Trust. The £3.2 million Northfields development, located near the railway station and local amenities in Prestonpans, has transformed a former derelict factory site i


