Construction
RBS unveils updated £7.5bn UK social housing sector lending ambition
Published 6 months ago
Royal Bank of Scotland, which is part of the NatWest Group, has announced an updated package of targeted lending and support for UK social housing, aimed at supporting local housing authorities and homeowners alike in the face of ongoing economic pressures.
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →
The River Clyde Homes surveyor battling fuel poverty through retrofit
Published 6 months ago
As Glasgow’s Retrofit Action Week kicks off this week, across Scotland the urgent need to equip our homes for a warmer, greener future becomes ever clearer.
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →
ETZ powers Aberdeen industrial property take-up in 2024
Published 6 months ago
Aberdeen’s Energy Transition Zone (ETZ) accounted for 35% of the city’s take-up from industrial occupiers last year, rejuvenating the city’s southside and helping to deliver the third best year of the last decade.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Studio LBA appointed for Fringe Central refurbishment
Published 6 months ago
Architecture and design firm Studio LBA has been appointed by the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society for the refurbishment and creation of a multi-purpose space for the Fringe Society, Fringe artists and community partners.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
In Pictures: First look at Glasgow hotel’s planned events space
Published 6 months ago
The first images of a planned transformation of a historic Victorian Collectors Hall in Glasgow city centre into an event space as part of the ongoing £100 million Love Loan development have now been revealed.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Work begins to install new footbridge at Clarkston station
Published 6 months ago
Network Rail and contractor Story have started work at Clarkston station to install a new footbridge.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Construction pipeline builds greater momentum as 12 more public bodies submit data
Published 6 months ago
The number of building projects being submitted by Scotland’s public bodies to the Construction Pipeline Forecast Tool keeps growing as 12 more public bodies have registered on the platform and inputted details of their plans, taking the total number of construction projects to 1,232, valued at over £17 billion.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Glasgow to explore compulsory purchase of Egyptian Halls
Published 6 months ago
Glasgow City Council is to investigate the use of Compulsory Purchase Order powers to acquire Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson’s Egyptian Halls on Union Street.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Scottish construction workloads fall flat but optimism ‘highest in UK’ for year ahead
Published 6 months ago
Construction workloads in Scotland fell broadly flat through the final quarter of 2024 according to new figures, but surveyors appear more optimistic about the year ahead as both workloads and profit margins are expected to rise.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Scots ‘losing £10,000 a week’ to rogue insulation traders
Published 6 months ago
Rogue traders selling substandard insulation services have scammed households in Scotland out of more than £10,000 a week, with many preying on older customers, a charity has warned.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Mixed-use development opportunity arises on Edinburgh’s London Road
Published 6 months ago
Caledonian Trust has appointed Scarlett Land and Development to market 151 London Road (St Margaret’s House) in Edinburgh.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Kier to deliver new replacement for Barlinnie prison as costs soar to £1bn
Published 6 months ago
Kier has been awarded a £683.8 million contract by the Scottish Government to deliver a major new prison project that will provide a much-needed replacement for Scotland’s largest prison, the 143-year-old HMP Barlinnie.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Places for People acquires land to deliver more than 1,300 new homes in Edinburgh
Published 6 months ago
Places for People has secured land on the outskirts of Edinburgh to bring forward more than 1,300 new homes.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Engineering construction industry hiring challenges highlighted in ECITB census
Published 6 months ago
The challenges facing Scotland to ensure it has the skilled workers needed to meet future demand in the engineering construction industry have been highlighted in a new workforce report published today.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Paul McDevitt to co-ordinate Scottish Construction Summit
Published 6 months ago
Scottish Construction Now is pleased to announce that well-known construction consultant Paul McDevitt has been appointed to co-ordinate the programme for our upcoming Scottish Construction Summit to take place at the University of Strathclyde’s Technology and Innovation Centre in Glasgow on 17th September 2025.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
RBS unveils updated £7.5bn UK social housing sector lending ambition
Published 6 months ago
Royal Bank of Scotland, which is part of the NatWest Group, has announced an updated package of targeted lending and support for UK social housing, aimed at supporting local housing authorities and homeowners alike in the face of ongoing economic pressures.
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →
The River Clyde Homes surveyor battling fuel poverty through retrofit
Published 6 months ago
As Glasgow’s Retrofit Action Week kicks off this week, across Scotland the urgent need to equip our homes for a warmer, greener future becomes ever clearer.
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →
ETZ powers Aberdeen industrial property take-up in 2024
Published 6 months ago
Aberdeen’s Energy Transition Zone (ETZ) accounted for 35% of the city’s take-up from industrial occupiers last year, rejuvenating the city’s southside and helping to deliver the third best year of the last decade.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Studio LBA appointed for Fringe Central refurbishment
Published 6 months ago
Architecture and design firm Studio LBA has been appointed by the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society for the refurbishment and creation of a multi-purpose space for the Fringe Society, Fringe artists and community partners.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
In Pictures: First look at Glasgow hotel’s planned events space
Published 6 months ago
The first images of a planned transformation of a historic Victorian Collectors Hall in Glasgow city centre into an event space as part of the ongoing £100 million Love Loan development have now been revealed.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Work begins to install new footbridge at Clarkston station
Published 6 months ago
Network Rail and contractor Story have started work at Clarkston station to install a new footbridge.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Construction pipeline builds greater momentum as 12 more public bodies submit data
Published 6 months ago
The number of building projects being submitted by Scotland’s public bodies to the Construction Pipeline Forecast Tool keeps growing as 12 more public bodies have registered on the platform and inputted details of their plans, taking the total number of construction projects to 1,232, valued at over £17 billion.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Glasgow to explore compulsory purchase of Egyptian Halls
Published 6 months ago
Glasgow City Council is to investigate the use of Compulsory Purchase Order powers to acquire Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson’s Egyptian Halls on Union Street.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Scottish construction workloads fall flat but optimism ‘highest in UK’ for year ahead
Published 6 months ago
Construction workloads in Scotland fell broadly flat through the final quarter of 2024 according to new figures, but surveyors appear more optimistic about the year ahead as both workloads and profit margins are expected to rise.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Scots ‘losing £10,000 a week’ to rogue insulation traders
Published 6 months ago
Rogue traders selling substandard insulation services have scammed households in Scotland out of more than £10,000 a week, with many preying on older customers, a charity has warned.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Mixed-use development opportunity arises on Edinburgh’s London Road
Published 6 months ago
Caledonian Trust has appointed Scarlett Land and Development to market 151 London Road (St Margaret’s House) in Edinburgh.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Kier to deliver new replacement for Barlinnie prison as costs soar to £1bn
Published 6 months ago
Kier has been awarded a £683.8 million contract by the Scottish Government to deliver a major new prison project that will provide a much-needed replacement for Scotland’s largest prison, the 143-year-old HMP Barlinnie.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Places for People acquires land to deliver more than 1,300 new homes in Edinburgh
Published 6 months ago
Places for People has secured land on the outskirts of Edinburgh to bring forward more than 1,300 new homes.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Engineering construction industry hiring challenges highlighted in ECITB census
Published 6 months ago
The challenges facing Scotland to ensure it has the skilled workers needed to meet future demand in the engineering construction industry have been highlighted in a new workforce report published today.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Paul McDevitt to co-ordinate Scottish Construction Summit
Published 6 months ago
Scottish Construction Now is pleased to announce that well-known construction consultant Paul McDevitt has been appointed to co-ordinate the programme for our upcoming Scottish Construction Summit to take place at the University of Strathclyde’s Technology and Innovation Centre in Glasgow on 17th September 2025.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →