News

Clark Contracts’ managing director Gordon Cunningham is marking 20 years at the company this year. Gordon began his career in 1988 at Doig and Smith where he trained for seven years, graduating in 1995 before moving on to work for a Scottish construction and fit-out company where he qualified

Aggreko chairman Ken Hanna is to join the board of Interserve as a non-executive director and chairman of its equipment services business RMD Kwikform. The support services, construction and equipment group said Ken will bring valuable international experience, with financial and leadership exp

Fifty new affordable homes are to be built in Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park after plans were given approval by the National Park Authority. The homes will be built on land at Claish Farm in Callander, one of the most expensive areas to buy a home in Scotland, and managed and owned by

Scotland’s first three-level driving range and golf entertainment centre is to be built in an area of disused land in Rutherglen.

A permanent safety barrier will be among the first features to be created during the revamp of Union Terrace Gardens in Aberdeen when it gets under way next month.

Ground Development Ltd (GDL) has started work on five new contracts which the firm said will continue to showcase its expertise in delivering complex ground engineering projects.

The City of Edinburgh Council is on track to save tens of thousands of pounds a year and significantly reduce its greenhouse gas emissions thanks to energy efficiency upgrades funded in part by Salix Finance.

Spire View Housing Association has announced the completion of works at the new, state of the art Roystonhill Community Hub.

A construction worker swapped his high-viz jackets and steel-capped boots for a selection of ladies’ frocks and high heels for a week in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. Darren Brown, from Lowton, raised an impressive £1,600 as his efforts went viral.

Scape Group has unveiled its first dedicated consultancy framework for the Scottish public sector. New National Consultancy frameworks, which will replace the current Built Environment Consultancy Services (BECS) framework, are due to be re-procured in 2020.

Transport Scotland is to award a £1 million contract to Soil Engineering Geoservices Ltd to undertake ground investigations as part of the A9/A82 Longman Junction Improvement scheme.

Work has begun on a £1.4 million refurbishment programme at Apex City Quay Hotel & Spa in Dundee.

Winchburgh Developments Limited (WDL) has agreed a new contract with Robertson Homes to sell land to the housebuilder for 53 new four-, five- and six-bed homes.

Five organisations have formed a partnership to train and support 180 people into roles within the construction industry.

Two talented young people will begin a trade apprenticeship programme this August with Glasgow-based Arc-Tech (Scotland) Ltd. For the third year in succession, the building services contractor has added to its ranks. The company now employs 12 trade apprentices and two trainees as part of an overall