Building maintenance brings around £55 billion a year into the UK economy, according to the latest figures. Research from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) shows that more than £1 billion a week is spent on the upkeep of existing bu
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1 West Regent Street A new landmark development located in the heart of Glasgow city centre has achieved practical completion.
The £3.7 million extension of a cutting edge food production facility in Dumfries and Galloway has been completed by Esh Border Construction. The company delivered the ambitious redevelopment project in Kirkcudbright for pâté manufacturers Castle MacLellan Foods - and managed to do so while ensur
MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Peveril Securities and Campus Development Management.
Mark Bates, director of Ecology at Heritage Environment Ltd (left) and Callum Whiteford, development relations co-ordinator An enterprising property developer has devised an innovative wildlife crossing which will allow newts to safely navigate a busy road during a large-scale property development.
MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Glasgow Housing Association
Visualisation of how the new development will look on completion in Autumn 2016 A project to create much-needed, bespoke accommodation for nearly 200 students at a site close to the University of Aberdeen began with a ground-breaking ceremony yesterday.
Confidence is growing among British architects about the amount of work they hope to receive from key sectors of the construction industry, research has revealed. Expectations of orders from private housing, commercial and public-sector builders caused the Royal Institute of British Architects’ (R
Vaughan Hart The number of Scottish construction companies forced into compulsory liquidation fell by 20 per cent last year, according to latest figures from the UK Insolvency Service.
Professor Ghassan Aouad (right) receives with Ian Gracie, chair of CIOB Scotland Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) has appointed Professor Ghassan Aouad, the president of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), and Mohammed Dulaimi, professor of project management and innovation at The British
RESIDENTIAL – TEN UNITS OR MORE Applicant: Scottish Fire & Rescue Service
A new housing and office development planned for Glasgow’s financial services district has been recommended for approval by city planners. The £100 million Atlantic Square project, a joint venture between developers BAM Properties and Taylor Clarke, will result in around 300,000 sq ft of high qua
Johnstone Town Hall has been awarded the accolade of ‘Development of the Year (Public Buildings)’ at the Scottish Property Awards, just days after being handed over to Renfrewshire Council by BAM Construction Scotland. The building, with its combination of a striking glass façade, deep public a
MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Lidl UK GmbH
Les Bruce Building services consulting engineers TUV SUD Wallace Whittle has announced the addition of Les Bruce to its expanding sustainability team.


