Construction
Bank of Scotland-owner Lloyds to convert old office sites into social housing
Published 1 year ago
Decommissioned data centres and former office sites belonging to Lloyds Banking Group are to be redeveloped into new social housing projects.
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →
Savills: £300bn investment required to meet future private rental growth
Published 1 year ago
A total of £300 billion is needed to deliver the additional million homes in the Private Rented Sector (PRS) required to meet the future household growth requirements by 2031, Savills has warned.
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →
Architects to ‘robustly’ test Mackintosh rebuild plans
Published 1 year ago
Two architecture firms have been appointed to “robustly” test new plans by The Glasgow School of Art (GSA) to rebuild the Mackintosh Building.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Historic façade specialist Charles Henshaw & Sons enters administration
Published 1 year ago
Charles Henshaw & Sons Ltd, a 120-year-old Edinburgh-based façade specialist, has entered administration due to financial pressures from legacy contracts and project delays.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Construction output rebounding, ONS figures suggest
Published 1 year ago
Monthly output in the UK construction industry is estimated to have grown by 1.9% in volume terms in May 2024, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Advanced Building Contractors caps record breaking year with leadership changes and promotions
Published 1 year ago
Advanced Building Contractors (ABC Ltd) has made changes to its leadership team to propel continued growth.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Springfield Properties expects profits to be slightly ahead of market expectations
Published 1 year ago
Springfield Properties has issued a trading update stating that it expects profit before tax to be slightly ahead of market expectations due to good profits being made from land sales of £28m during the period.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Barratt forecasts pretax profit ahead of expectations
Published 1 year ago
Barratt Developments has revealed it expects “profit before tax slightly ahead of our previous expectations” in its latest trading update.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Delivery of MMR homes brings £530m boost for construction sector
Published 1 year ago
The economic and social benefit created by the delivery of mid-market rent (MMR) properties has been highlighted in a new report commissioned by not-for-profit developers HHA and Lar Housing Trust, and fund and asset manager for social housing Thriving Investments.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Clark Contracts completes £3m transformation of Paisley Arts Centre
Published 1 year ago
Clark Contracts has completed the £3 million transformation of the Category B-listed Paisley Arts Centre for Renfrewshire Council.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Scottish Government urged to ‘revisit housebuilding plans’ in light of Labour government
Published 1 year ago
The Scottish Government should revisit its housebuilding plans in response to the new UK government to avoid “falling behind”, a major business has said.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Dame Prue Leith visits Edinburgh Innovation Hub
Published 1 year ago
Dame Prue Leith, TV judge, entrepreneur and Chancellor of Queen Margaret University, took a tour of the construction site where the Edinburgh Innovation Hub is being developed on the land around the University campus.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
New golf driving range approved by Perth and Kinross Council
Published 1 year ago
Perth and Kinross Council have approved a 19-bay golf driving range with a café and pro-shop at Loch Leven.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Glasgow City Council launches consultation on tall buildings
Published 1 year ago
A public consultation on tall buildings in Glasgow began yesterday in response to the increasing number of these being built and planned, especially in the city centre and on its fringes.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Fleming welcomes Passivhaus certification for Bonnyrigg development
Published 1 year ago
Fleming has welcomed official certification for Midlothian Council’s first Passivhaus development.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Bank of Scotland-owner Lloyds to convert old office sites into social housing
Published 1 year ago
Decommissioned data centres and former office sites belonging to Lloyds Banking Group are to be redeveloped into new social housing projects.
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →
Savills: £300bn investment required to meet future private rental growth
Published 1 year ago
A total of £300 billion is needed to deliver the additional million homes in the Private Rented Sector (PRS) required to meet the future household growth requirements by 2031, Savills has warned.
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →
Architects to ‘robustly’ test Mackintosh rebuild plans
Published 1 year ago
Two architecture firms have been appointed to “robustly” test new plans by The Glasgow School of Art (GSA) to rebuild the Mackintosh Building.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Historic façade specialist Charles Henshaw & Sons enters administration
Published 1 year ago
Charles Henshaw & Sons Ltd, a 120-year-old Edinburgh-based façade specialist, has entered administration due to financial pressures from legacy contracts and project delays.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Construction output rebounding, ONS figures suggest
Published 1 year ago
Monthly output in the UK construction industry is estimated to have grown by 1.9% in volume terms in May 2024, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Advanced Building Contractors caps record breaking year with leadership changes and promotions
Published 1 year ago
Advanced Building Contractors (ABC Ltd) has made changes to its leadership team to propel continued growth.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Springfield Properties expects profits to be slightly ahead of market expectations
Published 1 year ago
Springfield Properties has issued a trading update stating that it expects profit before tax to be slightly ahead of market expectations due to good profits being made from land sales of £28m during the period.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Barratt forecasts pretax profit ahead of expectations
Published 1 year ago
Barratt Developments has revealed it expects “profit before tax slightly ahead of our previous expectations” in its latest trading update.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Delivery of MMR homes brings £530m boost for construction sector
Published 1 year ago
The economic and social benefit created by the delivery of mid-market rent (MMR) properties has been highlighted in a new report commissioned by not-for-profit developers HHA and Lar Housing Trust, and fund and asset manager for social housing Thriving Investments.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Clark Contracts completes £3m transformation of Paisley Arts Centre
Published 1 year ago
Clark Contracts has completed the £3 million transformation of the Category B-listed Paisley Arts Centre for Renfrewshire Council.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Scottish Government urged to ‘revisit housebuilding plans’ in light of Labour government
Published 1 year ago
The Scottish Government should revisit its housebuilding plans in response to the new UK government to avoid “falling behind”, a major business has said.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Dame Prue Leith visits Edinburgh Innovation Hub
Published 1 year ago
Dame Prue Leith, TV judge, entrepreneur and Chancellor of Queen Margaret University, took a tour of the construction site where the Edinburgh Innovation Hub is being developed on the land around the University campus.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
New golf driving range approved by Perth and Kinross Council
Published 1 year ago
Perth and Kinross Council have approved a 19-bay golf driving range with a café and pro-shop at Loch Leven.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Glasgow City Council launches consultation on tall buildings
Published 1 year ago
A public consultation on tall buildings in Glasgow began yesterday in response to the increasing number of these being built and planned, especially in the city centre and on its fringes.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Fleming welcomes Passivhaus certification for Bonnyrigg development
Published 1 year ago
Fleming has welcomed official certification for Midlothian Council’s first Passivhaus development.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →