1 minute
Demolition contractors are being invited to join a new four-year framework worth up to £64 million. The framework comes as council’s push to regenerate their regions and produce more new housing.
1 minute
Graham Construction has been appointed the main contractor to demolish or redevelop a range of primary and secondary schools in Dumfries. Plans for investment of £100 million which will affect almost every school in Dumfries have been revealed to the public.
1 minute
Richard Brittain Former Ross County captain Richard Brittain has swapped his armband for a career on the construction site.
4 minutes
Aberdeen city councillors seized a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” to kick-start a 20-year regeneration programme for the city centre. The principles of the Aberdeen City Centre Masterplan outlined in a presentation by independent consultants BDP were unanimously accepted – with further det
2 minutes
CALA Homes has been granted planning approval for a site in Edinburgh - making it the first green belt site to be given the go-ahead by the council under the city's new Local Development Plan (LDP). The Edinburgh-headquartered housebuilder is to deliver urgently needed new homes in Currie after plan
2 minutes
Work has started on a £7.5 million project to build a new primary school in Armadale after West Lothian Council appointed a contractor to the project. Ogilvie Construction is to deliver the new facility which will include eight new classrooms and two general-purpose rooms as well as a gym and dinin
4 minutes
Tracey Menzies Delays to planning consent are the most significant barrier to building new homes, according to a survey of the housebuilding sector conducted by law firm Brodies LLP.
4 minutes
Brian Ashcroft Scottish output growth is being fuelled by a combination of capital investment – particularly infrastructure spending – and consumer spending, according to the latest Economic Commentary from the University of Strathclyde’s Fraser of Allander Institute.
2 minutes
John Forster The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on permitted development rights – a waiving of planning permission if certain requirements are fulfilled – for commercial non-domestic rooftop solar.
2 minutes
Contractors are being warned that they must pay the appropriate levels of tax for the country they’re working in if they want to avoid huge fines the like of which could be handed out to Lionel Messi. An international contractor management specialist has urged contractors not to follow the Argenti
1 minute
Plans for a brand new primary school in Lenzie took a step forward last week as full planning permission to build the new school with attached nursery was granted by East Dunbartonshire Council. Architect Holmes Miller lodged the planning application on behalf of the council for the new school, spor
2 minutes
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has launched a consultation on proposed changes to the regulatory charging scheme covering annual licence costs and application fees. The consultation follows extensive engagement with licence holders, the Scottish Government and wider stakeholders,
1 minute
An Instagram user has captured a video of lightning striking a construction crane in Washington D.C. The stormy event occurred during close to the Nationals Park baseball stadium, home to the Washington Nationals.
2 minutes
Kier has revealed that it is in talks with a potential buyer for its mining operations at Greenburn in Scotland. In a trading update this morning, the group said the move is part of its “ongoing approach to capital discipline” and follows “significant year-on-year organic growth” in its cons
3 minutes
3D Elevated view from North Anderson Drive Work to tackle the longstanding traffic bottleneck at Aberdeen's Haudagain roundabout is expected to take about two years, it's been announced.
SUBSCRIBE
