Renfrewshire

Building contractor Qualis Ltd has moved its headquarters to the newly refurbished Gatehouse office building at Westway Park in Renfrew. The company, which currently employs 20 staff, has relocated from a smaller base in Barrhead.

A state-of-the-art tunnel boring machine called Tunnelling Tanya has reached a significant milestone and ‘broken through’ in Paisley ahead of the completion of Scottish Water’s major investment to improve water quality and the natural environment in two local rivers. The TBM broke

CALA Homes (West) is set to create hundreds of jobs in Renfrewshire as construction commences on a 195-home new build development in Erskine. Through the delivery of much-needed new homes, the housebuilder is also supporting local communities by creating over 130 jobs a month alongside around 80 ind

A £21 million construction contract has been approved to create the connections underpinning a major innovation district being developed in Renfrewshire. The Glasgow Airport Investment Area project will see new roads, bridges, cycleways and footpaths being built to connect into a site at the c

Persimmon Homes West Scotland is to invest £60 million to bring forward a development of almost 250 homes in Renfrewshire. The announcement comes after the housebuilder successfully finalised a 27-acre land deal with the owners of Erskine Bridge Hotel.

Residents are set to benefit from an £86.6 million housing investment in Renfrewshire over the next three years. Renfrewshire Council's Housing Capital Investment Plan 2019/20 to 2021/22 will focus on new build homes, regeneration and the maintenance of existing council homes.

Three more local authorities have approved investment in infrastructure projects as part of newly agreed budget plans. Falkirk Council is to invest £220 million over the next five years in various infrastructure projects.

The development of a major innovation district near Glasgow Airport has taken a significant step forward. The Full Business Case for the Glasgow Airport Investment Area Project was approved by the Leadership Board at Renfrewshire Council this week.

Work to transform Paisley Town Hall into one of the West of Scotland’s landmark entertainment venues has reached a significant milestone with the submission of a planning application and listed building consent. Holmes Miller has worked closely with Renfrewshire Council and Renfrewshire Leisur

Plans to build a state-of-the-art athletics facility in Renfrewshire have taken a step forward after councillors backed a community asset transfer to Kilbarchan Amateur Athletics Club (AAC). More than 4000sqm of land will be transferred to the local club to progress plans for a £1.3 million in

One of Scotland’s most iconic structures could be saved from ruin and transformed into a modern multi-purpose venue in plans unveiled today. An official campaign launched to save Coats Memorial in Paisley will see a team of committed fundraisers aim to raise £1.5 million to breathe new l

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has secured planning permission from Renfrewshire Council for the provision of 110 new homes through the development of land at the former Johnstone Hospital site on Bridge of Weir Road in Linwood. The 9.97-acre brownfield site is already identified for housing and will d

Multidisciplinary design and engineering company BakerHicks has been awarded a contract to deliver design services for the new Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre (MMIC) in Renfrewshire. BakerHicks was appointed by CPI to provide multi-disciplinary design services, including pharmaceutical con

One of Scotland’s most iconic structures could be saved from ruin – with an expert team of place makers gearing up to raise £1.5 million for its preservation. Coats Memorial, widely recognised as the exclamation mark of Paisley’s skyline, is looking for a new purpose since ho

Survey work to inform future development potential for affordable homes on sites in Ferguslie and South West Johnstone is to begin this week. For Ferguslie, this is the first stage of a £14 million development that will create around 100 new affordable Renfrewshire Council homes to transform t