Construction
Van Elle grows Scottish presence with £3.5m Albion Drilling acquisition
Published 6 months ago
Scottish piling and drilling specialist Albion Drilling has been acquired by the UK’s largest ground engineering contractor Van Elle in a deal worth up to 3.5 million.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Existing directors acquire McLeod + Aitken in £10m deal
Published 6 months ago
Aberdeen-headquartered construction industry consultancy McLeod + Aitken has undergone a management buyout, in a deal worth over £10 million.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Work starts on new homes at former Garnock Academy site
Published 6 months ago
Work is now well underway on the latest North Ayrshire Council housing development in the Garnock Valley.
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →
New Crop Innovation Centre officially opened by Secretary of State for Scotland and First Minister
Published 6 months ago
The UK Secretary of State for Scotland, Ian Murray MP, and First Minister of Scotland, John Swinney MSP, officially opened the Crop Innovation Centre at the James Hutton Institute in Invergowrie last week.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Scottish Secretary visits Scotland’s first purpose built renewables hub at Port of Dundee
Published 6 months ago
The Secretary of State for Scotland, Rt Hon Ian Murray MP, toured Scotland’s first purpose-built offshore wind marshalling facility at the Port of Dundee.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Fusion Group acquires Sauchiehall Street M&S site to kick off £150m regeneration
Published 6 months ago
A £150 million deal to transform the site of the former Marks & Spencer store on Sauchiehall Street into a major mixed-use development has been concluded.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Miller Homes strengthens net zero commitment with validated science-based targets
Published 6 months ago
Miller Homes has unveiled new net zero targets which have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative.
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →
Scotland’s Railway to host SME networking event for contractors
Published 6 months ago
Network Rail and its key suppliers have announced they will be hosting a networking event for SMEs keen to learn more about work available across Scotland’s Railway over the next five years.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Algo rebounds with £1.5m pre-tax profit
Published 6 months ago
Perth-based Algo has bounced back from losses in 2023 to achieve a pre-tax profit of £1.5 million for the year ending 30 June 2024.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Company fined £215,000 after cherry picker fall in Glasgow
Published 6 months ago
A construction company has been fined £215,000 after a worker was seriously injured when a cherry picker was struck by a bus in Castlemilk.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Davidson Baxter Partnership to become part of CSY Architects
Published 6 months ago
Kirkcaldy-based Davidson Baxter Partnership (DBP) has been acquired by CSY Architects.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
New Banchory Trade Park to be built
Published 6 months ago
Specialist property services provider Hutcheon Mearns Real Estate, along with Edinburgh-based property consultant Montagu Evans, has been appointed by Seamount Property Development to market a new trade park being built in Banchory, Aberdeenshire.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Job stress a problem for 70% of construction workers, study finds
Published 6 months ago
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have shed light on the alarming levels of job stress in the construction industry.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Scottish equivalent to Passivhaus standard must not impact housing delivery, warns CIH Scotland
Published 6 months ago
CIH Scotland has raised “significant concerns” over the potential costs of introducing a Scottish equivalent to Passivhaus standard for all new build homes and the negative impact it could have on new housing delivery.
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →
Architects’ Showcase: Completion of 162 Dundee homes reinstates historic urban patterns
Published 6 months ago
A much-anticipated transformation of a vacant urban site in Dundee is now complete, with 162 new homes already occupied by residents.
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →
Van Elle grows Scottish presence with £3.5m Albion Drilling acquisition
Published 6 months ago
Scottish piling and drilling specialist Albion Drilling has been acquired by the UK’s largest ground engineering contractor Van Elle in a deal worth up to 3.5 million.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Existing directors acquire McLeod + Aitken in £10m deal
Published 6 months ago
Aberdeen-headquartered construction industry consultancy McLeod + Aitken has undergone a management buyout, in a deal worth over £10 million.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Work starts on new homes at former Garnock Academy site
Published 6 months ago
Work is now well underway on the latest North Ayrshire Council housing development in the Garnock Valley.
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →
New Crop Innovation Centre officially opened by Secretary of State for Scotland and First Minister
Published 6 months ago
The UK Secretary of State for Scotland, Ian Murray MP, and First Minister of Scotland, John Swinney MSP, officially opened the Crop Innovation Centre at the James Hutton Institute in Invergowrie last week.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Scottish Secretary visits Scotland’s first purpose built renewables hub at Port of Dundee
Published 6 months ago
The Secretary of State for Scotland, Rt Hon Ian Murray MP, toured Scotland’s first purpose-built offshore wind marshalling facility at the Port of Dundee.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Fusion Group acquires Sauchiehall Street M&S site to kick off £150m regeneration
Published 6 months ago
A £150 million deal to transform the site of the former Marks & Spencer store on Sauchiehall Street into a major mixed-use development has been concluded.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Miller Homes strengthens net zero commitment with validated science-based targets
Published 6 months ago
Miller Homes has unveiled new net zero targets which have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative.
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →
Scotland’s Railway to host SME networking event for contractors
Published 6 months ago
Network Rail and its key suppliers have announced they will be hosting a networking event for SMEs keen to learn more about work available across Scotland’s Railway over the next five years.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Algo rebounds with £1.5m pre-tax profit
Published 6 months ago
Perth-based Algo has bounced back from losses in 2023 to achieve a pre-tax profit of £1.5 million for the year ending 30 June 2024.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Company fined £215,000 after cherry picker fall in Glasgow
Published 6 months ago
A construction company has been fined £215,000 after a worker was seriously injured when a cherry picker was struck by a bus in Castlemilk.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Davidson Baxter Partnership to become part of CSY Architects
Published 6 months ago
Kirkcaldy-based Davidson Baxter Partnership (DBP) has been acquired by CSY Architects.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
New Banchory Trade Park to be built
Published 6 months ago
Specialist property services provider Hutcheon Mearns Real Estate, along with Edinburgh-based property consultant Montagu Evans, has been appointed by Seamount Property Development to market a new trade park being built in Banchory, Aberdeenshire.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Job stress a problem for 70% of construction workers, study finds
Published 6 months ago
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have shed light on the alarming levels of job stress in the construction industry.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Scottish equivalent to Passivhaus standard must not impact housing delivery, warns CIH Scotland
Published 6 months ago
CIH Scotland has raised “significant concerns” over the potential costs of introducing a Scottish equivalent to Passivhaus standard for all new build homes and the negative impact it could have on new housing delivery.
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →
Architects’ Showcase: Completion of 162 Dundee homes reinstates historic urban patterns
Published 6 months ago
A much-anticipated transformation of a vacant urban site in Dundee is now complete, with 162 new homes already occupied by residents.
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →