Glasgow

Glasgow Housing Association (GHA) has been given the green light to build 152 homes in the Ibrox area of the city. The development will see 116 socially rented homes and 36 homes for mid-market rent constructed on a currently derelict site bounded by Broomloan Road, Skene Road and Paisley Road West.

A Broxburn-based diamond drilling specialist has completed key infrastructural work on Glasgow’s Queen Street Station tunnel upgrade, doing so on budget and ahead of schedule. Corecut was singled out by Story Contracting – which was awarded the track-slab replacement contract for the Edi

The former Victoria Infirmary site in Glasgow is to be redeveloped into new homes after the site was sold to the Sanctuary Group. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) said it was impressed with the not-for-profit care provider’s vision for the 9.5 acre site which was selected following a “robu

Work has started on building 52 new affordable homes for rent as part of a regeneration project in the west of Glasgow. Cube Housing Association, part of Wheatley Group, is behind the £5.3 million development in Kelvindale which will consist of three modern, energy-efficient blocks of flats.

An outline of the block on Sauchiehall Street Gleeds has been appointed as project manager and cost manager on Formal Investments’ £75 million commercial redevelopment in the centre of Glasgow.

A joint venture between Costain and Vinci is to begin on a £100 million waste water tunnel project in Glasgow. Work on the Shieldhall Tunnel scheme has taken a step closer after cabinet secretary Roseanna Cunningham officially launched the 1,000-tonne tunnel boring machine (TBM) at a ceremony last

McLaughlin & Harvey has been appointed to complete a full refurbishment of Highlander House in the city centre of Glasgow. Formally occupied by the Scottish Government, Highlander House will undergo a complete refurbishment internally to provide 40,000sqft of high-spec Cat A space, including an

Mackintosh and Reid Buildings (Image: Alan McAteer). Kier Construction has been appointed as the main contractor for the Mackintosh Building restoration, it was announced today.

Glasgow City Council has approved a second phase of refurbishment of the city’s historic Kelvin Hall. The local authority and the Scottish Government are to fund £8.2 million of works to the building, including a new roof and further developments.

Tradespeople from the Glasgow area are being invited to meet with national contractor Heron Bros to find out about two high profile school projects totalling £25 million. Hosted by Constructionline at Fairweather Hall in Glasgow on June 14, the event will provide attendees with the information need

An outline planning application for the University of Glasgow’s plans to transform the former Western Infirmary site to a cost of £1 billion have now been lodged. The University, which took over the site in April, proposes a wide number of uses including teaching and research buildings, shops, re

Architects have revealed the first images of the final £4.1 million refurbishment plans for Govanhill Baths in Glasgow. After 15 years of campaigning, the Govanhill Baths Community Trust has secured enough funding to reopen the Baths as a working swimming and wellbeing centre.

Engineers working on a £60 million revamp of Glasgow Queen Street station have installed the first line of track through the kilometre-long tunnel. Features of the project included removing over 5,000 tonnes of concrete and rock, creating a new 945 metre concrete base and installing 820 metres of n

Images provided by Clyde Monorail A retired engineer who helped design the Channel Tunnel has unveiled proposals for a £300 million monorail linking the city centre with Glasgow Airport.

An acclaimed exhibition which showcases the latest products for the architectural and construction markets returns to Glasgow next month. #DesignPopUp Glasgow is the brainchild of Double S Events founder Sara Seravalli and brings together the best of innovative design and products under one roof.