Construction
Planning granted for ‘first of its kind’ eco-education building in Scotland
Published 1 year ago
Dollar Academy has been granted planning permission from Clackmannanshire Council to build its pioneering Futures Institute, designed to provide a physical home for the school’s progressive educational programme, the Futures Institute at Dollar Academy (FIDA).
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
O’DonnellBrown gets green light to revamp Kilmarnock community centre
Published 1 year ago
O’DonnellBrown’s retrofit of Take A Bow Opportunity Centre in Kilmarnock has achieved planning consent.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
100 modular homes handed over in Kilmarnock
Published 1 year ago
Connect Modular and Cunninghame Housing Association (CHA) hosted housing minister Paul McLennan MSP along with Provost Jim Todd to welcome the first residents to a volumetric-modular, affordable housing development at Shortlees in Kilmarnock.
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →
Work starts on £33m student development in Glasgow
Published 1 year ago
Urbanite Living has commenced construction on-site to deliver a £33 million student accommodation development at Jocelyn Square in Glasgow city centre.
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →
Morgan Sindall on course for record year
Published 1 year ago
An “excellent” performance from Morgan Sindall’s fit-out operation has helped the group shrug off challenging market conditions to deliver a record performance in the first six months of 2023.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Detailed plans lodged for Monklands hospital replacement
Published 1 year ago
Plans by NHS Lanarkshire to replace University Hospital Monklands have progressed further with the submission of a planning application to North Lanarkshire Council.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Budgetary constraints and higher interest rates continue to hamper Scottish construction workloads
Published 1 year ago
Scottish construction market activity has fallen for the third consecutive quarter with all subsectors now seeing either flat or falling workloads, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Construction Monitor.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Taylor Wimpey bemoans rising interest rates as revenues and profit drop
Published 1 year ago
Taylor Wimpey has reported a 21% fall in revenue and a 29% drop in pre-tax profit as rising interest rates knocked the housing market.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Glenfinnan viaduct set for temporary repairs
Published 1 year ago
Network Rail has submitted an application for listed building consent to Highland Council to carry out temporary repairs on the Glenfinnan viaduct.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Perth housebuilder on the move as demand grows
Published 1 year ago
A Perth housebuilding firm is confident that the buoyant local property market will support its plans to build almost 900 homes in the next six to eight years, alongside a new head office.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Government reporter upholds decision to reject Edinburgh care home plan
Published 1 year ago
The developer behind plans to build a modern 62-bedroom care home near Fairmilehead in Edinburgh has failed in a bid to gain approval on appeal amid “serious concerns” about the scale of the development and potential harm to a conservation area.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Plans to return Aberdeen townhouses to residential use
Published 1 year ago
Two Aberdeen townhouses are to be converted and extended to provide 14 new apartments, under new plans lodged with the local authority.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Contractor appointed for Ardrossan remediation works
Published 1 year ago
The remediation works on the derelict former Shell Oil refinery in Ardrossan will begin in the coming weeks.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Pitlochry station bridge plans submitted
Published 1 year ago
Network Rail has submitted an application for listed building consent for a new bridge to make Pitlochry station fully accessible for passengers.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
250 jobs to go at Marshalls as Scottish factory closes
Published 1 year ago
Building products supplier Marshalls is to cut around 250 jobs and close a factory in Carluke in response to “challenging trading conditions”.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Planning granted for ‘first of its kind’ eco-education building in Scotland
Published 1 year ago
Dollar Academy has been granted planning permission from Clackmannanshire Council to build its pioneering Futures Institute, designed to provide a physical home for the school’s progressive educational programme, the Futures Institute at Dollar Academy (FIDA).
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
O’DonnellBrown gets green light to revamp Kilmarnock community centre
Published 1 year ago
O’DonnellBrown’s retrofit of Take A Bow Opportunity Centre in Kilmarnock has achieved planning consent.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
100 modular homes handed over in Kilmarnock
Published 1 year ago
Connect Modular and Cunninghame Housing Association (CHA) hosted housing minister Paul McLennan MSP along with Provost Jim Todd to welcome the first residents to a volumetric-modular, affordable housing development at Shortlees in Kilmarnock.
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →
Work starts on £33m student development in Glasgow
Published 1 year ago
Urbanite Living has commenced construction on-site to deliver a £33 million student accommodation development at Jocelyn Square in Glasgow city centre.
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →
Morgan Sindall on course for record year
Published 1 year ago
An “excellent” performance from Morgan Sindall’s fit-out operation has helped the group shrug off challenging market conditions to deliver a record performance in the first six months of 2023.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Detailed plans lodged for Monklands hospital replacement
Published 1 year ago
Plans by NHS Lanarkshire to replace University Hospital Monklands have progressed further with the submission of a planning application to North Lanarkshire Council.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Budgetary constraints and higher interest rates continue to hamper Scottish construction workloads
Published 1 year ago
Scottish construction market activity has fallen for the third consecutive quarter with all subsectors now seeing either flat or falling workloads, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Construction Monitor.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Taylor Wimpey bemoans rising interest rates as revenues and profit drop
Published 1 year ago
Taylor Wimpey has reported a 21% fall in revenue and a 29% drop in pre-tax profit as rising interest rates knocked the housing market.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Glenfinnan viaduct set for temporary repairs
Published 1 year ago
Network Rail has submitted an application for listed building consent to Highland Council to carry out temporary repairs on the Glenfinnan viaduct.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Perth housebuilder on the move as demand grows
Published 1 year ago
A Perth housebuilding firm is confident that the buoyant local property market will support its plans to build almost 900 homes in the next six to eight years, alongside a new head office.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Government reporter upholds decision to reject Edinburgh care home plan
Published 1 year ago
The developer behind plans to build a modern 62-bedroom care home near Fairmilehead in Edinburgh has failed in a bid to gain approval on appeal amid “serious concerns” about the scale of the development and potential harm to a conservation area.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Plans to return Aberdeen townhouses to residential use
Published 1 year ago
Two Aberdeen townhouses are to be converted and extended to provide 14 new apartments, under new plans lodged with the local authority.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Contractor appointed for Ardrossan remediation works
Published 1 year ago
The remediation works on the derelict former Shell Oil refinery in Ardrossan will begin in the coming weeks.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Pitlochry station bridge plans submitted
Published 1 year ago
Network Rail has submitted an application for listed building consent for a new bridge to make Pitlochry station fully accessible for passengers.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
250 jobs to go at Marshalls as Scottish factory closes
Published 1 year ago
Building products supplier Marshalls is to cut around 250 jobs and close a factory in Carluke in response to “challenging trading conditions”.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →