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The owners of the former Paton’s Mill site in Johnstone have announced the appointment of Bell Building Projects Limited as the main contractor to develop a retail park on the site. 4th Developments, owners of the former shoelace mill site, confirm that Phase 1 of the development masterplan works

Construction trade federations across the UK are continuing their push for action on cash retentions. The National Federation of Builders (NFB) and other trade federations with members most likely to be affected by the collapse of Carillion believe this is an opportunity for the industry to move swi

National Trust for Scotland launches Hill House ‘box’ appeal The National Trust for Scotland has today kicked-off its urgent multi-million pound appeal to save the Charles Rennie Mackintosh-designed the Hill House in Helensburgh, one of the most ambitious and important fundraising drives in the

The collapse of construction and outsourcing giant Carillion has resulted in the loss of nearly 380 jobs, the Official Receiver announced today. The body in charge of liquidating the firm said 377 people will be made redundant follow the contractor’s demise, though more than 900 jobs have been pro

The outline business case for the construction of two health facilities in Aberdeen has been agreed, though the final cost has risen by £13.7 million due to “design complexities and site conditions”. The NHS Grampian Board gave its formal approval yesterday to the project to deliver the new Bai

The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has lodged an objection to plans for more than 700 homes at Govan Graving Docks warning that the new properties would be at risk of flooding if the project went ahead. ZM Architecture and New City Vision unveiled plans in March to bring the site ba

The UK government should not wait until 2025 to abolish the “outdated and detrimental practice” of cash retentions in the construction sector, according to the Confederation of Construction Specialists. While applauding the intention of the Construction Products Association, CECA and Build UK, w

More jobs have been lost at stricken contractor Carillion with another 452 workers being made redundant, the Official Receiver has confirmed today. The announcement from the body in charge of liquidating the construction and outsourcing group follows the loss of 377 jobs last Friday.

Architectural practice 3DReid has submitted its plans for a “pioneering” office building designed to attract new business to Glasgow’s designated Innovation District. A building to complement Scottish Enterprise’s Inovo1 development and the University of Strathclyde’s Technology and Innova

An Inverness hospital which had to postpone a number of operations due to dust contamination in its theatres has ruled out recent construction work as the cause. Floors of the theatres in the main theatre complex at Raigmore Hospital were found to be contaminated by dust resulting in a number of pos

Emtec begins diamond drilling work on Andrew Melville Hall Emtec Core & Protect has commenced works at Andrew Melville Hall in St Andrews for Graham Construction.

A new report which aims to shed some light on why so many of us start off the New Year desperately on the hunt for a new job has revealed some alarming results. The study, which was facilitated by independent survey company, Vivatic, quizzed 2,200 people about their relationship with their managers

‌The design team for the University of Glasgow’s new College of Arts building has been appointed after a rigorous competition process. A team led by Hawkins\Brown Architects has been selected as the winner from a shortlist of six teams and over 20 applications.

Transport Scotland has announced the intention to award a £3.4 million ground investigation contract to Soil Engineering Geoservices Ltd subject to completion of the mandatory standstill period. The work is programmed to start in March and is expected to be on site for a period of 18 weeks.

Peter Webb informs construction industry bosses about their responsibilities when it comes to paying workers/subs - and how to avoid a visit from HMRC. Over the last twelve months two of my clients involved in the construction industry have suffered joint visits by the HMRC VAT and Construction Indu