The impact of continued uncertainty over Brexit, rising costs and squeezed margins are all reflected in the latest construction output figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), Scottish contractors have said. According to today’s report, the all work series decreased by 0.3% in Qu
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In the recent J&B Hopkins (“J&BH”) Upper Tier Tax Tribunal VAT case, the court agreed with HMRC’s view that the business should be assessed for underpaid VAT, even though the business felt that HMRC would unfairly benefit from such an assessment. The business has been left
A £10 million Saltire Tidal Energy Challenge Fund has been launched which will target support to achieving commercial deployment of tidal energy generation in Scottish waters through driving innovation and reduction in the cost of electricity generated. This concentrated support for tidal ener
BDP has lodged plans for the proposed £40 million life sciences innovation hub at the Foresterhill Health Campus in Aberdeen. First unveiled in November by economic development body Opportunity North East (ONE), the Bio-therapeutics Hub for Innovation aims to become a focal point for sector am
South Lanarkshire Council is to invest more than £62 million in the next financial year on new council homes and improving existing council housing. As part of the council’s commitment to build 1,000 new homes, more than £38m will be spent delivering a total of 193 new homes during
Multi-disciplinary design and engineering company BakerHicks has completed its part in the successful design and construction of the new Gorbals Health and Care Centre. The Glasgow city centre facility, which opened to the public at the end of January, consolidates a number of local GP, social
Hardies Property & Construction Consultants has been appointed to the Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA). A framework covering all of Scotland created for organisations that buy products and services for the construction, refurbishment and maintenance of social housing and public buildings, SPA
The Scottish Parliament’s health and sport committee has started an inquiry to identify the scale of health problems linked to the healthcare environment in Scotland. The inquiry comes in the wake of the deaths of two patients at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow last month, f
Perth & Kinross Council has announced plans to deliver 65 affordable homes on the former Glebe Primary School site in the village of Scone. Working with strategic partner CCG (Scotland) Ltd, the local authority will deliver two, three and four-bedroom terraced houses and 2-bedroom cottage flats.
The new housing project in Dundee is in doubt after developer McGill Homes followed its parent company into administration. The housing division of McGill & Co Limited, was placed into administration last week, days after administrators were appointed to the main company, making 374 of the compa
ISG has promoted Paul Beaton to the newly created leadership role of regional director in Scotland to support the growth of its construction operations in the north of the UK. The appointment harmonises ISG’s northern leadership structure, with Paul joining Tim Harvey and Paul Munro as directo
Workloads for contractors in Scotland civils sector have fallen for the fifth consecutive quarter to reach the lowest level in nine years. The latest Workload Trends Survey, published today by the Civil Engineering Contractors Association Scotland (CECA Scotland), warned that conditions have deterio
A near £300 million five-year programme of capital investment in East Lothian has been agreed after the local authority’s 2019/20 budget plans were approved by elected members. The capital spending plans have confirmed investment in local facilities and infrastructure, including inc
Construction and engineering contractor Taylor and Fraser has completed its redevelopment of the Physicians International Conference Centre at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE). The project was officially opened by HRH The Princess Royal at the start of the month.
A wave energy technology is being developed that could help generate low-cost electricity for thousands of houses. The device costs less than conventional designs, has fewer moving parts, and is made of durable materials. It is designed to be incorporated into existing ocean energy systems and can c


