Kier Construction Scotland has been appointed to take forward a £9.7 million redevelopment of the category B-listed Wolfson Building on behalf of the University of Strathclyde. The redevelopment forms part of an overall investment of £15.5m into the six-storey building to establish it as
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Billions of pounds may be needed to maintain tenement buildings throughout Glasgow after a new report revealed that thousands of blocks are in ‘critical disrepair’. According to the report, around 46,600 tenement flats, which were built before 1919, have been deemed dangerous and need st
Glasgow Clyde College has announced the completion of a £600,000 investment to the sporting facilities at its Cardonald Campus. The new facilities, completed by Scotwood Interiors Ltd, sees a complete re-design and refurb within the existing building to allow greater accessibility for all stud
BAM Construction has successfully handed over Carntyne Primary School in Glasgow to hub West Scotland on behalf of Glasgow City Council. Delivered on time and budget, the primary school, which is located in the playground of the existing school on Liberton Street, is designed to accommodate up to 23
Robertson has been appointed to build two new hotels in Glasgow next to the SSE Hydro on behalf of Vastint Hospitality. Construction work is underway on two brand new hotels with a combined 434 rooms.
Plans to expand the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) in Glasgow to create “the best event campus in Europe” have now been unveiled. Under indicative plans drawn up by Keppie Design and Arup, the Congress Road site in Finnieston will become home to new event and conference facilities, an enhan
CCG Asset Management has completed a kitchen renewals contract for Thenue Housing Association. The planned maintenance division of the CCG Group undertook works to 103 properties in the Cranhill and Blackhill area of Glasgow over a three-month period.
A new hotel in the heart of Glasgow’s Merchant City will official open this week after construction work was completed by Robertson Group. The 181-bed Moxy Hotel has been under construction since 2016, with Robertson serving as main contractor for developer Vastint Hospitality.
Construction and property consultancy Thomas & Adamson (T&A) has been appointed as quantity surveyor and contract administrator for the redevelopment of the historic David Stow Building, at Strathclyde University’s former Jordanhill Campus. The project will see T&A deliver QS servi
A Scottish company specialising in creating spaces that help people work more productively is launching a competition to win a stress-free residency in its Glasgow office. Alpha Scotland, which opened a new state-of-the-art office overlooking the River Clyde earlier this year, is offering
Barclays began work today on a new state-of-the-art campus in Buchanan Wharf in Glasgow. Once completed, the campus will be able to accommodate up to 2,500 additional people, doubling Barclays’ current workforce in Scotland and making the bank one of Glasgow’s biggest commercial employer
A Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) that would see almost 8,500 new affordable homes built in over the next five years has been approved by Glasgow City Council. The plan for the years 2019/20–2023/24 outlines Glasgow’s plans and priorities around affordable housing in the city to
Glasgow City Council's city administration committee has approved a £350,000 plan to ensure the People's Palace remains open while structural repairs are made to the adjoining Winter Gardens glasshouse. The People's Palace provides fire escape routes for the social history museum, which is due
A 2,400 acre site just a few miles outside of Glasgow is to be developed to provide thousands of new homes following major clearing works by Scottish Water Horizons. The commercial subsidiary owned by Scottish Water has played a crucial role in helping to unlock land that is being regenerated to cre
The Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice in Glasgow's Bellahouston Park, has been officially opened by Eva Bolander, Lord Provost of Glasgow, and Lady Clark, chairwoman of Arnold Clark. Designed by international design practice Ryder Architecture, the £21 million scheme is based on the Sengetu