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Independent transport experts have warned that funding cuts are making it impossible to fix Scotland’s potholed and damaged roads. According to the Society of Chief Officers of Transportation in Scotland (SCOTS), the existing backlog of repairs to Scotland’s road networks is valued at £1.6 bill

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has today launched a public consultation on the operational details of the proposed Scottish National Investment Bank. Announced last month as part of the SNP’s Programme for Government 2017-18, the bank has pledged to establish a “new approach” on capital invest

TGP Landscape Architects has drawn up plans to redevelop four key areas within Kilmarnock town centre. Centred around the Foregate, Sandbed Street, an extension of the shopping area and John Finnie Street embankment, the designs have been created as part of the ‘Celebrate Kilmarnock' town centre a

Graham Construction has given 24 budding young construction students an insight in to the building of a major project as part of the University of Strathclyde’s Engineering Academy. Students were given a tour of Strathclyde Sport, the University’s new sport, health and wellbeing Facility, which

CMS Window Systems signs Rentback deal with TOM CMS Window Systems has completed a Sale & Rentback deal with TOM Vehicle Rental which has seen its fleet of vehicles purchased and replaced with more modern, fuel efficient vehicles.

We are pleased to report that Scottish Construction Now has reached an important milestone, clocking up 54,000 unique users and over 7,500 subscribers to the free daily newsletter last month -- confirming Scottish Construction Now as the number one media resource for Scotland's dynamic and fast-chan

Scotland’s economy can be transformed for the better through large-scale investment in the transition to a low-carbon economy, two leading economists will say today. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon launched a public consultation last week on the operational details of the proposed Scottish National

Modular building specialist Portakabin has worked with Fife Council to provide over 550m² of space for 75 children. Thanks to being engineered off-site, the nursery was delivered and installed while the school remained fully open throughout.

Henry Boot sells Livingston Retail Park units Henry Boot Developments has completed the sale of two new purpose-built retail warehouse units at its 6.8 acre Livingston Retail Park development in Livingston.

Proposals to develop a new energy park and industrial estate at the site of the former Westfield open cast mine in Fife have been granted planning permission in principle. Under plans submitted by Durham-based Hargreaves Services, the 423-hectare site would be transformed into a major new industrial

Havelock Europa has been awarded a fit-out contract for the Hilton Resort and Spa currently being built by Robertson Group as part of its contract to deliver the new Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC). The contract will see Havelock fit out all areas of the hotel, including front-of-ho

Two firms have been fined a combined £110,000 after an engineer was crushed by heavy machinery and left paralysed from the waist down. The Evening Express reports that James Jamieson was pinned against a wall by a 1.8-tonne section of an air handling unit while working on replacing the system at Ab

A new resource has been launched which will allow citizens, communities, professionals and business to access comprehensive information about any piece of land or property in Scotland for the first time. Launched today by the Keeper of the Registers of Scotland, Sheenagh Adams, ScotLIS, a lynchpin o

Buccleuch Property acquires Edinburgh industrial estate Buccleuch Property has continued to strengthen its industrial portfolio with the recent purchase of West Telferton industrial estate in Edinburgh for £2.5 million, representing an initial yield of 7.2%.