Time and date
CONSTRUCTION DIRECTORY
Scotland Construction News Archive for September 2016
30/09/2016
McLaughlin & Harvey (McL&H) has been selected to deliver a major improvement project at Peterhead Harbour. Peterhead Port Authority has appointed the contractor, along with its joint venture (JV) partner Boskalis Westminster, to carry out the Peterhead Scheme 2. The 18-month scheme involves streng
30/09/2016
The first section of the new A9 road has been opened to motorists between Kincraig and Dalraddy. The new 4km carriageway was built by the contractor, a joint venture (JV) between Wills Bros Civil Engineering and John Paul Construction. The route was opened at 5.30am today, 30 September and will se
30/09/2016
O'Brien Construction is making progress on a £2 million leisure centre refurbishment in the Highlands. The contractor is underway with work to build new facilities and refurbish existing ones at Thurso Leisure Centre. Features will include a new gym/fitness suite, a new dance studio, a new steam r
30/09/2016
The UK's decision to leave the European Union (EU) slightly impacted on new home registrations between June and August, according to the National House-Building Council (NHBC). A total of 36,869 new home registrations were recorded in this years rolling quarter, an 8% decrease compared to 40,123 la
30/09/2016
Renfrewshire Council has signed a new charter which aims to stamp out bad industry practices on construction sites. The signing of the charter, which promotes local employment, fair wages and worker protection, has been welcomed by union Unite who helped draw up the document. Labour Cllr Jim Harte
30/09/2016
Maintenance work is to begin on a roundabout in Dumfries and Galloway. Resurfacing will get underway on the A75 Newton Stewart roundabout later today, Friday, 30 September. Works will take place from 10pm – 8am on Friday and Saturday, 01 October. Further resurfacing will be carried out from 8pm –
30/09/2016
The Scottish Government is to introduce a new Housing Bill to ensure Registered Social Landlords (RSL) can be classified as private bodies. The legislation will support the delivery of 50,000 new 'affordable' homes and ensures RSLs can borrow money privately, on top of a government pledge to invest
30/09/2016
Housing Minister Kevin Stewart has co-chaired the first meeting of the Islands Strategic Group. The body, which brings together all six local authorities responsible for the country's 93 inhabited island communities, focuses on the development of a National Islands Plan to ensure the government's c
30/09/2016
Maintenance work is to begin at Aboyne and Deeside Community Campus in Aberdeenshire. The project will see a new electrical panel installed to serve the school library, swimming pool and community centre. The facility will be closed for 10 days from Saturday, 08 October while electrical work is ca
30/09/2016
Brodies Timber has announced it will holding Scotland's Woodworking and Tool Show 2016. The event will take place from 10am – 4pm over Friday, 14 October and Saturday, 15 October. Features include: • Demonstrations in Wood Carving, Furniture Making, Instrument Making, Wood Turning, Green Woodwork
29/09/2016
Maersk Oil has begun drilling operations at the high pressure/high temperature (HPHT) Culzean field in the North Sea. The well is the first of six production wells to be drilled at the site and first gas is estimated to be produced in 2019. The five-year operation has been prepared for by simulati
29/09/2016
Four wave energy projects have been awarded £2 million in funding to support further design, modelling and testing of technologies. Wave Energy Scotland (WES), a subsidiary of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), selected the projects as the most promising of eight applications from contractors
29/09/2016
The Scottish Government has allocated £2.7 million in funding to build an enterprise hub and industrial workshops in Kincardine, Fife. The money is part of a £10m local economic development fund announced by the Scottish Government in its Cconomic Stimulus Package, which will support 16 projects ac
29/09/2016
A project milestone has been reached a £5.6 million regeneration scheme in Falkirk. As part of the town centre's Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI), the weather cockerel on the town's Steeple has been reinstated following repair and re-gilding works by AL Sillars of Glasgow. Land Engineering is c
29/09/2016
Esh Border Construction has started building a new cafe and bridge as part of a £3.64 million regeneration project in the Scottish Borders. The Wilton Lodge Park Regeneration scheme, which is due to be completed in April 2018, is being funded by the council and the Heritage Lottery Fund. Esh has r
29/09/2016
The final phase of a £650,000 road improvement programme is to begin in North Ayrshire. Scotland TranServ will start renewing over 40 metres of road surface on the A78 through Largs Main Street from Monday, 07 October. The works will help improve the route for over 4,500 vehicles which travel thro
29/09/2016
Midlothian Council has agreed to provide additional funds towards a fire safety project at a care home in Penicuik. A total of £300,000 had already been agreed for the scheme at Pentland House. However, further funds have been approved by the local authority to appoint a specialist contractor for t
29/09/2016
Aberdeen-based Wood Group has created a new data analytics centre of excellence in Ireland. The facility was established at the oil services firm's Galway office and is part of the company's plan to grown its data analytics team to ten people by the end of this year. The centre will enhance Wood G
29/09/2016
Maintenance work is underway at a recycling centre in Perth and Kinross P&K). Workers have begun carrying out upkeep work at the Transfer Station at Blairgowrie Recycling Centre. Cllr Alan Grant said the project is expected to take between six to eight weeks and is asking householders to be aware
29/09/2016
Cruise ship passengers have begun using new onshore facilities at Fort William's West End car park, it has been announced. The Fort William Marina and Shoreline Company (FWMSC) carried out the project at the waterfront, which includes a shelter to provide protection from the weather and an informat
28/09/2016
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has officially re-opened Britain's largest steel mill in Lanarkshire today, 28 September. The iconic Dalzell works at Motherwell was closed by Tata in December last year, resulting in 225 jobs being lost. The facility, which was purchased by Liberty House
28/09/2016
Alcoholic beverages company Diageo has pledged £2 million towards a major regeneration project at its former bottling plant in East Ayrshire. Klin Group is proposing to redevelop the facility in Kilmarnock to create the new 'HALO' Urban Park. Features include creating: • A Resilience Capability B
28/09/2016
Scottish Water has announced a new £9 million fund to help create solar power projects at its sites across the country. Four contractors have now been selected to develop, design and install photovoltaic (PV) cells to contribute towards national renewable energy targets. The successful companies ar
28/09/2016
Robertson Partnership Homes is continuing to work on a £2.7 million housing development in Fife. The contractor is delivering 23 new homes for Kingdom Housing Association (HA) at Methil Brae in Fife. Designed by Sinclair Watt Architects, the first phase of completions are scheduled before the end
28/09/2016
Balfour Beatty is continuing work on the new £41 million Edinburgh Gateway station project. Transport Minister Humza Yousaf visited the site today, 28 September, to see engineers complete the finishing touches and main building work is days away from completion. The development will comprise of tw
28/09/2016
Plans have been revealed to build thousands of new homes in Glasgow. In a report brought before the city council on Wednesday, 27 September, proposals were outlined on future development details for the Greater Easterhouse area over the next 20 years. Proposals include creating 6,000 new homes, a
28/09/2016
The first shipment of US shale gas has been delivered in Scotland. A tanker carrying 27,500m3 of ethane gas arrived at Grangemouth on Tuesday, 27 September. The vessel is owned by petrochemicals company Ineos. The £150 million project is supported by a £9 million RSA grant from Scottish Enterprise
28/09/2016
The Scottish Government has revealed Project Bank Accounts (PBA) will now be used on major construction contracts procured by government bodies. From the end of next month, a PBA must be included in tender documents for contracts with an estimated value of at least £4,104,394 for building projects
28/09/2016
Perth & Kinross Council's Building Standards team has secured an accolade for the standard of its customer service. The division was awarded the Customer Service Excellence standard by certification company SGS, who considered the team had a "deep understanding of, and commitment to, customer servi
28/09/2016
A £500,000 library refurbishment project has been completed in West Lothian. The West Calder Library was reopened by Deputy Council Leader Cathy Muldoon on Monday, 26 September. The year-long scheme involved restoring the building as well as retaining its original features. Highlights included ins
27/09/2016
Morrison Construction is to start building a new £70 million community hospital in East Lothian. Financial contracts have now been signed for the facility with the Scottish Government and construction is set to start next month. The project is being delivered by NHS Lothian's development partner H
27/09/2016
Workers at Wishaw Housing Association (HA) have begun four days of strikes in a dispute over pay and conditions. A total of 14 staff are taking part in the industrial action, which will end on Friday, 30 September. Union Unite said the Association is attempting to reduce workers' holiday entitleme
27/09/2016
Work is underway to build a new social housing development in Angus. The council has began demolishing 34 low demand flats at Viewmount to create space for 11 new two and three-bedroom properties, as well as four adapted properties for people with disabilities. The Scottish Government has provided
27/09/2016
Contractor Ashleigh (Scotland) has started building a new primary school in East Ayrshire. The new Muirkirk Primary School is due to be completed next summer. The single-storey development will have an 'A' energy efficiency rating and will feature an early childhood centre and community facilities
27/09/2016
New figures have revealed communities across Perthshire, Tayside, Forth Valley and Fife are benefitting from over £500 million worth of infrastructure projects by hub East Central Scotland. Last year, the organisation supported 13,000 jobs, with over 5,000 which were for local residents. In additi
27/09/2016
McLaughlin & Harvey (McL&H) has been nominated for an accolade at the Business Insider Scotland's Best Employer Awards 2016. The contractor is on the shortlist for the Best Health & Wellbeing Award, which recognises employers who put their employees at the heart of their business through promoting
27/09/2016
An East Dunbartonshire Council apprentice has been shortlisted in the final of the APSE National Apprentice of the Year Awards. Paul Don, a 21-year-old second-year Construction Management apprentice, will discover how he has fared against UK-wide opposition at the awards ceremony next month. He wa
27/09/2016
Glasgow City Council has approved funding to proceed with the next stage of a regeneration scheme in Govan. The Govan Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) project aims to improve the conditions and attractiveness of the region's built historic environment, as well as encouraging better opportunities
27/09/2016
Scottish Borders Council is to discuss potential locations for a visitor centre as part of a multi-million pound community-led art project. The Great Tapestry of Scotland is a scheme to stitch "the entire story of Scotland" through a 143-metre long tapestry. The Scottish Government has pledged to
27/09/2016
Fife Council has began a clean-up operation at a former gasholders site in Markinch. The local authority is removing waste left by a gasworks operated in Northall Road Markinch until around the 1950s. The site is now partially occupied by residential properties and the council is legally obliged t
26/09/2016
McLaughlin & Harvey (McL&H) reached a major milestone on the £30 million Aberdeen Art Gallery redevelopment project. The contractor has reached the highest point on the buildings refurbishment and work is due to be completed by the end of 2017. Designed by Hoskins Architects, the project aims to i
26/09/2016
Ian Farmer Associates has begun ground investigations for the multimillion-pound A737 Dalry Bypass project in Ayrshire. The 12-week project will include tests such as boreholes and trial pits to establish the existing ground conditions at the development site. The 4km infrastructure project, which
26/09/2016
Specialist contractors are to begin a £30,000 repairs project on the Steall Gorge path in the Highlands. After a major rockfall occurred on the route on 13-14 September, the John Muir Trust (JMT) revealed the path will be closed for a least a month while repairs are carried out. Works include remo
26/09/2016
Work is underway on a £24 million water infrastructure upgrade project in North Ayrshire. The project will see a new 7.3 mile-long water main installed south of Drybridge near Dreghorn to benefit customers in Irvine, Kilwinning, Stevenston, Dreghorn, Drybridge and parts of Saltcoats. Overall, the s
26/09/2016
An open day will be held next month to showcase a new £31 million school in Dundee, it has been announced. The new Harris Academy was developed by hub East Central Scotland in partnership with the city council, Scottish Futures Trust and contractors Robertson Tayside. Work on the development began
26/09/2016
Stewart Milne Homes has won an industry award for its Devon Lane development in West Lothian. The house builder received the Development of the Year accolade at the Herald Property Awards for Scotland in Glasgow on Thursday, 22 September. A total of 38 new properties were built by the company in t
26/09/2016
Spectrum Properties (Scotland) has purchased a former primary school site in Glasgow. The developer acquired the former Golfhill Primary School buildings and janitor's house in Dennistoun for £550,000 from the local authority. Depending on planning permission and relevant consents, plans are in pl
26/09/2016
The Scottish Government has announced a £10 million fund to develop new business hubs in four local communities. The Local Economic Development fund was announced in the Programme for Government by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon earlier this month. Local communities in Clackmannanshire, Fife, Hawi
26/09/2016
South Lanarkshire Council is to begin an £80,000 road maintenance project in Hamilton. Workers will start resurfacing the south-bound carriageway of Blackswell Lane on Saturday, 01 October. The scheme will be carried out between 6pm – 8pm until Sunday, 02 October. Diversions will be in place. Cl
26/09/2016
Amec Foster Wheeler has secured a £7 million contract to develop a new treatment plant at the Dounreay nuclear site. The effluent treatment facility is being built for Dounreay Site Restoration Limited (DSRL), the company responsible for decommissioning the nuclear site in Caithness, Scotland. Fea
23/09/2016
Workers based on Shell platforms across the North Sea have accepted a new proposal which will see a series of strikes come to an end. Offshore employees began industrial action in July after rejecting proposed 30% cuts to their pay and allowances by oil facilities company Wood Group. Following neg
23/09/2016
The Scottish Government is to help fund the construction costs for a proposed new railway station in Glasgow. Plans are in place to develop a new station in Robroyston, which will cater for some 1,600 future new homes planned for the area. With project valued at over £7 million, the Government has
23/09/2016
Fit-out firm Havelock Europa have reported a 12% slump in revenue for its half-year interim results. The fife-based company revealed revenue had dropped from £28.9 million in 2015 to £25.4m this year, largely as a result of a major financial services client reducing its spending on refurbishment an
23/09/2016
The Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/Balmedie to Tipperty (AWPR/B-T) contractor is to help deliver a new industry education programme by the Prince's Trust. The 'Get into Civil Engineering' initiative will be delivered by the AWPR Construction Joint Venture, along with Balfour Beatty, Edutrain, Te
23/09/2016
CCG is continuing with work on a window replacement project in Glasgow. The contract, which involves replacing windows at 450 properties in the Whiteinch and Scotstoun areas, is due for completion in early-2017. The company's Asset Management team has been undertaking the works for Whiteinch and S
23/09/2016
Work has begun on a £2.8 million community hub project in Fife. The council's Building Services team is redeveloping a former office building into a new community hub facility in Cowdenbreath. The Stenhouse Street project has been designed by the local authority's Property Services and is due to o
23/09/2016
Plans have been approved for a new £8 million whisky distillery on Islay in Argyll and Bute. The new facility and a visitors centre will be built by family-owned whisky firm Hunter Laing & Co. Cllr David Kinniburgh, Policy Lead for Planning, said: "We were delighted to approve this application. We
23/09/2016
West Lothian Council has won an industry award for its new council house building programme. The local authority received the Best Housing, Regeneration or New Build Initiative accolade at the Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) Awards. To win the prize, the council had to demonstrate
23/09/2016
Kingdom Housing Association (HA) has strengthened its senior team by selecting Matthew Busher as its new Head of Housing. With thirteen years' experience in the social housing sector, Mr Busher begin working with Kingdom at the start of next month. He will replace the association's previous Head o
23/09/2016
A street upgrade project in Perth is it to be completed two weeks later than originally planned, it has been announced. The council revealed improvement works on Perth High Street, between Tay Street and George Street, have been delayed due to "unforeseen circumstances with utility companies and va
22/09/2016
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has launched a new Environmental Strategy aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting sustainability across the industry. The refreshed strategy has four themes which aims to broaden the industry's remit "to reflect an evolving world and changing bus
22/09/2016
Dumfries-based Penman Engineering has made 34 staff members redundant with immediate effect, it has been announced. The firm made the decision to appoint administrators for the company on 31 August and blamed the delay in the arrival of a major contract. In addition to the redundancies, union Unit
22/09/2016
CCG has started work to deliver a new residential housing development in Dundee. The contractor will build 17 new homes as well as a block of six 'affordable' flats at Glamis Road. Work on the 'Lochlee Wynd' development is due to be complete in March 2017. The 'Blackwood Concept House' flat comple
22/09/2016
Aberdeenshire Council has approved plans for a new gas to energy project in Banchory. The scheme will see gas produced at the Crow's Nest landfill site turned into energy to be used for powering a local household waste recycling centre and other nearby projects. It is estimated more than 160 tonne
22/09/2016
Brewery company BrewDog is to expand its craft beer brewing operation in Aberdeenshire. Councillors have approved plans to relocate the Household Waste and Recycling Centre (HWRC) in Ellon, which could allow the craft beer company to increase its developments at the Balmacassie Industial Estate. B
22/09/2016
Nearly £200,000 has been allocated towards an art gallery project in Dumfries and Galloway. Councillors approved £199,000 of funding for the Kirkcudbright Art Gallery development on Thursday, 15 September. The scheme involves transforming the town's main hall into a contemporary art gallery. The r
22/09/2016
The handover of the new £48.5 million Wick school campus in the Highlands has been delayed until December, it has been revealed. At a stakeholders meeting held earlier this week, Chief Executive of Hub North Scotland, Angus McFarlane, revealed a revised handover date for the project of Friday, 02 D
22/09/2016
David Ogilvie Engineering is progressing with work on a £60,000 refurbishment project in Aberdeen. The contractor is restoring the former Mr Therm train, a popular children's attraction at Seaton Park, and the scheme is on schedule to be finished in the next few weeks. The project is being carried
22/09/2016
Work is continuing on a £1.7 million car park refurbishment project in Perth. Contractors are progressing ahead of schedule with upgrades to the Canal Street multi-storey car park and the site is due to be fully operational by early December. Features of the improvement programme includes enhanced
22/09/2016
Scotland TranServ is to begin a resurfacing project in Dumfries and Galloway. The project will be carried out on the A75 Newton Stewart roundabout from Friday, 30 September. In order to carry out the scheme, overnight closures will be in place on the junction from 8pm - 6am from Friday until Sunda
21/09/2016
Housing Minister Kevin Stewart has revealed details of a £10 million pilot scheme to increase energy efficiency and repair housing. The initiative aims to create warmer homes for residents and will be tested in Glasgow, Argyll and Bute and Perthshire. The scheme will provide equity loans of up to
21/09/2016
Lighting consultant KSLD has designed a new LED system to illuminate the Scott Monument in Edinburgh. The new installation has been fitted to the structure and will be turned on later tonight, 21 September. The decision to light up the landmark forms part of the council's citywide project to insta
21/09/2016
Plans have been approved to redevelop a historic railway station in Aberdeenshire. Proposals to reinstate the Old Royal Station in Ballater were given the go-ahead by the Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA) on Friday, 16 September. The historic building was almost completely destroyed by a fi
21/09/2016
West Dunbartonshire Council is to invest £3.2 million to build new play parks across the region. The local authority has previously created a number of new play areas at a cost of £1m. However, councillors have now approved plans to invest a further £2.2m, which will see an additional 23 sites upgr
21/09/2016
A new £750,000 community sports stadium is to be built in West Dunbartonshire. Plans to develop a new home ground for Clydebank FC and Yoker Athletic were approved by councillors last week. Features of the Holm Park facility will include a new synthetic playing surface, an improved spectator area
21/09/2016
Aberdeen City Council has approved plans for a major £1.5 million refurbishment project at a historic museum. Funding for the scheme at Provost Skene's House on Flourmill Lane will be allocated from the City Centre Masterplan budget. The building is currently closed to allow developers Muse to bui
21/09/2016
Work is continuing on a £530,000 bridge reconstruction project in Aberdeen. The Rob Roy Bridge in Peterculter is being rebuilt in order to safeguard the structures future stability. Works include the demolition of the reinforced concrete section of the bridge, which will be redeveloped to modern s
21/09/2016
Scotland TranServ is to begin a £220,000 safety barrier replacement scheme on the M77 motorway. The project marks the third phase of a multi-million pound upgrade programme and work will get underway on Sunday, 25 September. Over 700 metres of safety barriers will be replaced just south of Nithsda
21/09/2016
Macleod Roofing is to begin a £1 million repairs project at Forres Academy. The contractor will begin replacing the flat roofed area of the school from Wednesday, 05 October. The first phase of the scheme is due to be completed by the end of this year, with subsequent phases finished by June 2017,
21/09/2016
East Dunbartonshire Council is continuing with work to develop its Local Development Plan (LDP). A proposed LDP, which sets a strategy on how to use land for planning applications in the region, was submitted to Scottish Ministers for examination on 17 December last year. While the nine-month inve
20/09/2016
First Minister (FM) Nicola Sturgeon has officially opened the new headquarters of oil and gas giant Statoil in Aberdeen. As part of the company's plans to expand its North Sea operations, the new headquarters will employ up to 200 employees and 500 offshore workers by 2018. Statoil's development i
20/09/2016
Falkirk Council has issued a tender for a contractor to build a new car park at Falkirk High station. Work on the £785,000 project is scheduled to begin next month and completion is expected in February 2017. The 2,500m2 site is located off the B803 (Slamannan Road) and will see an additional 61 c
20/09/2016
Contractors have commenced investigation work at the Stirling's old Harbour Wall in Riverside. Geotechnical investigations are being carried out following approval of funding to repair the area. Work is expected to continue until 30 September. The result of the project will inform repair works, wh
20/09/2016
A council-owned sustainable energy company is close to becoming reality after five external directors were recommended for appointment in a report. Energy for Edinburgh is part of the local authorities' Sustainable Energy Action Plan (SEAP) and aims to reduce carbon emission by 42% by 2020. In add
20/09/2016
A £1.1 million cycle route project has been completed in South Lanarkshire. The scheme, which was jointly funded by the council, Sustrans Scotland, Strathclyde Partnership for Transport and the Scottish Government, forms the final part of the National Cycle Network Route 74. Works included alterin
20/09/2016
A primary school in East Ayrshire has been closed after part of a classroom ceiling collapsed last week. The plasterwork rubble was discovered at Hurlford Primary School by the head teacher on Friday, 17 September. It is believed the ceiling collapsed overnight. The council said it carried out fur
20/09/2016
Scottish Borders Council is to discuss investing £2.4 million in the regions road network. The local authority has already committed to investing an extra £2.5m in road maintenance over five years as part of a budget announced in February. However, following a six month review of the council's 10
20/09/2016
Local residents are being invited to meet the team appointed to design the A96 Dualling scheme. The Mott MacDonald Sweco joint venture (MMS JV) was awarded the £50 million design contract by Transport Scotland earlier this year. The JV is currently underway with work to develop route options for t
20/09/2016
A wind turbine delivery trial run has been completed in the Highlands. The trial for turbines at SSE's Bhlaraidh wind farm took place between 9am and 2pm today, 20 September, to examine the schemes impact on the local road network. The project was carried out on the delivery route from Kyle of Loc
20/09/2016
Orkney Islands Council (OIC) has welcomed news of a £5 million boost towards building new housing in islands communities. Housing Minister Kevin Stewart announced the establishment of a Scottish Government Islands Housing Fund on Tuesday, 13 September. The fund will be spread over three years and
19/09/2016
BAM Construction has reached a milestone on a £23.8 million leisure centre development in West Dunbartonshire. Structural work is now complete on the Clydebank Leisure Centre at Queens's Quay and the four-storey building is set to open in early 2017. Designed by architects Kennedy Fitzgerald, the
19/09/2016
Plans have been approved for a major mixed-use development in Aberdeen. Ferness Investment Holdings (FIH) submitted proposals to develop 900 new units at the historic Broadford Works site in February. Features include creating a mixture of private and student apartments, as well as restaurants, ca
19/09/2016
Graham Construction has started work on a £28 million school campus scheme in Dumfries and Galloway. The North West Campus Project will bring together secondary, primary, nursery and special needs pupils under one roof as part of the Dumfries Learning Town programme. It is being delivered under a
19/09/2016
The Japanese Ambassador to the UK, Koji Tsuruoka, has visited the Dounreay decommissioning site in Scotland. Mr Tsuruoka was joined by Yosuki Ishigami from the Economic Section of the Japanese Embassy and Daisuke Matsunaga, Consul General of Japan in Edinburgh, as a guest of Dr Paul Monaghan MP dur
19/09/2016
Dundee City Council has completed a number of improvement projects on the Green Circular cycling and walking route. The 25-mile route, which was first opened in 1994, was in need of repairs after the original surface began to slowly deteriorate. Upgrade schemes included replacing a 400-metre stret
19/09/2016
SSE is to redevelop two historic buildings at Wick Harbour as part of the £2.6 billion Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd (BOWL) project. The harbour has been selected as the project's Operations and Maintenance base as it is located close to Beatrice's 84 offshore wind turbines and has suitable quaysi
19/09/2016
Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has completed a £5 million seabed clearance project ahead of an offshore windfarm development by DONG Energy. Over 3,000 boulders were cleared from a site off the Norfolk and Lincolnshire coast, which will feature one of the world's largest offshore wind farms. The Race
19/09/2016
East Dunbartonshire Council is inviting residents to submit ideas on how to boost transport links and improve the town centre in Lenzie. The Lenzie Improvement Project aims to upgrade the village centres public realm as well as Lenzie Rail Station. A design workshop is planned to take place in Nov
16/09/2016
Kier has selected Spie UK to carry out multi-technical services at a new learning campus development in North Ayrshire. The £7 million contract will see the contractor deliver mechanical and electrical (M&E) works for the 17,000 m3 Garnock Community Campus. Designed by jmarchitects, the facility w
16/09/2016
Plans have been revealed to build 16,000 new affordable homes over the next 10 years in Edinburgh. In its City Housing Strategy Update report, the council has highlighted significant progress made on the initiative so far and confirmed a nine-point plan to be delivered for the next decade. Work is
16/09/2016
Ross-shire Engineering is to begin a sewer upgrade project in Fife. The contractor will start installing a new sewer pipe at the pumping station on Drummochy Road in Lower Largo from Monday, 03 October. For safety reasons, the road will be closed for two to three weeks at the site of the pumping s
16/09/2016
East Dunbartonshire Council has secured a contractor to deliver the final phase of repair works at Holy Family Primary School in Kirkintilloch. Since 2015, the school has been operating out of the former Lairdsland Primary School building in Kerr Street to allow essential structural repairs to be c
16/09/2016
Kingdom Housing Association (HA) has appointed three new employees to its in-house maintenance team. The division was originally established in 2003 to help improve the time taken to carry out repairs in empty properties and bring them back to a 'ready to re-let' standard. However, the team has no
16/09/2016
Local residents are being invited to view plans for a £450,000 town centre improvement project in Selkirk. The scheme, which has been developed by the council's Engineering Design team and landscape architects, will revamp the town centre as part of the Selkirk Conservation Regeneration Scheme (CAR
16/09/2016
A new sports hall development in Peebles has scooped an accolade at the Scottish Borders Design Awards 2016. The Peebles Sports Hall, built by Graham Construction, received the Design Award in the New Build (Commercial) category. On choosing the winner, the judges said: "Sports halls require large
16/09/2016
Hadden Construction has delivered a £3 million school extension project in West Lothian. The contractor carried out the scheme at St Anthony's Primary in Armadale. The project included two additional classrooms, a new gym hall, a general purpose room and support for a learning base. An ongoing r
15/09/2016
Work is continuing on the £500 million M8/M73/M74 Motorway Improvements Project. Main contractor Scottish Roads Partnership is working alongside Ferrovial Lagan Joint Venture and Amey to complete the scheme by 2017. With over 90% of the projects waste having been recycled, the major infrastructure
15/09/2016
CR Contracting has won a £15,000 contract to carry out repair work around the River Dee in Aberdeenshire. The contractor will repair damage to the riverside in Ballater caused by Storm Frank during winter last year. Around 40 metres of damaged bund along the riverside will be reinstate, while armo
15/09/2016
Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd has secured the tender to deliver a £3.5 million flood protection scheme (FPS) in Aberdeenshire. Ground work on the Huntly FPS could start in October and the scheme is estimated to take up to a year to complete. Features include delivering new embankments in the Me
15/09/2016
Work is to begin on building a new roundabout as part of the £745 million Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/Balmedie to Tipperty (AWPR/B-T) project. In order to build the new Dykeside Roundabout junction, the C89C Chapel of Stoneywood to Fairley Road will be closed from Friday, 16 September. The
15/09/2016
West Dunbartonshire Council is to invest £7 million in four major regeneration projects throughout the region. Councillors have approved Regeneration Capital Funding for plans to revamp Glasgow Road in Clydebank, regenerate Bowling Basin, create a Dumbarton waterfront walkway and establish two publ
15/09/2016
Scotland TranServ is to begin a £120,000 roads maintenance project in South Lanarkshire. The company will start resurfacing one kilometre of the northbound A725 carriageway between Main Street and Glasgow Road located adjacent to Blantyre on Tuesday, 27 September. For safety reasons, overnight clo
15/09/2016
Glasgow City Council has allocated £500,000 of funding towards redeveloping a historic building in the city. The funds will see Provanhall House, one of Glasgow's oldest buildings, refurbished and expanded to include a new visitor centre. The facility will act as a gateway to the proposed Seven Loc
15/09/2016
Malcolm Construction is continuing work to build a new 3G pitch in Hawick. The contractor has brought in a new paving machine to install the layers needed below the sports facility at Volunteer Park. As well as laying the rubber shock pad and artificial surface, works will be carried out at Volunt
15/09/2016
Building contractor Ken Barbour has delivered a new £500,000 housing development in Aberdeenshire. The company has built three 'affordable' one-bedroom flats on a former derelict site at Carmelite Street in Banff. Approval was given by the Banff and Buchan Area Committee in January 2013 to proceed
15/09/2016
Merchant Hotel Glasgow Limited has purchased an NCP car park site from the city council. The company acquired 69-97 Ingram Street for £6.75 million as part of its plans to build a new hotel in the Merchant City district. Proposals include developing a high-quality 400-bedroom hotel on the 0.62 acr
14/09/2016
Campion Homes has begun building a £2.4 million housing development in Clackmannanshire. A total of 16 'affordable' flats are being developed for Kingdom Housing Association on the site of a former derelict warehouse in Alloa. The scheme has been designed by architects Bracewell Stirling along wit
14/09/2016
Theme park operator Flamingo Land has been selected as the preferred developer for a £30 million holiday resort project in Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park. The company was appointed by Scottish Enterprise to take forward proposals for its 20 hectare site at West Riverside in Balloch. Pot
14/09/2016
Cruden Homes is progressing with work on a major housing development in East Lothian. A total of 105 'affordable' homes are being built as part of a 420-unit development at Mains Farm in North Berwick. The first completions are on schedule to be finished in November 2016. Cruden Homes was selected
14/09/2016
Housing Minister Kevin Stewart has revealed details of a new £5 million house fund for islands communities. The Islands Housing Fund will be spread over three years and help create up to 100 'affordable' homes. In addition, it will be supported by the £25m Rural Housing Fund which will help delive
14/09/2016
Elderpark Housing Association (HA) has purchased a former school site in Glasgow from the city council. The former Hill's Trust School in Govan was acquired from City Property (Glasgow) for over £283,000. Plans for the site include refurbishing the two-storey B-listed building to create a new offi
14/09/2016
A minor improvements project is to begin on a cycleway in South Ayrshire. The Ayrshire Roads Alliance (ARA) will start making alterations to the cycleway scheme on Holmston Road later this month. Features include improving road markings at Overmills Road junction, dropping kerbs and signage, reloc
14/09/2016
Homes for Scotland (HfS) has stated its disappointment that the number of new homes in Scotland has fallen. New official statistics have revealed the supply of housing fell by 2% in 2015/16. Karen Campbell, Director of Policy at the organisation, said that while the Scottish Government highlights
14/09/2016
Glasgow City Council has appointed Savills to develop a residential strategy for the city centre. The real estate advisor will form a team with professionals in economic development, local regeneration, housing, property and planning to design the blueprint as part of its City Centre Strategy. The
14/09/2016
An automatic council tax discount on second homes in Scotland is set to be scrapped. Legislation has been laid in Parliament which opens the way to tackle empty second homes in the country. Further reforms are due to take effect from April 2017. The reform will give local authorities the option to
14/09/2016
Work is continuing on the £500 million M8/M73/M74 Motorway Improvements project. The schemes contractor, Scottish Roads Partnership (SRP), will begin removing a temporary 'T' junction linking to North Road in Bellshill (B7070) from the A725 on Thursday, 15 September. The six-week scheme will conne
13/09/2016
Persimmon Partnership Homes has begun building a new £6.7 million housing development in South Dunfermline. The house builder is delivering 56 'affordable' homes on the site of a former Hyundai plant at Dunlin Drive. The project is being carried out for Kingdom House Association (HA) and is schedu
13/09/2016
Ross-Shire Engineering has secured a potential £200 million funding investment from Scottish Water. The firm will supply equipment for the company's Capital and Operational Delivery framework projects over the next five years. The deal means over 100 new jobs have been created while additional job
13/09/2016
Amey and Black & Veatch (aBV) is to begin a £3.1 million flood alleviation joint venture (JV) project in Glasgow. The scheme, which will help reduce the risk of flooding to properties in the Mingulay Crescent and Scaraway Street area, is expected to take one year to complete. aBV will upgrade the
13/09/2016
New figures have revealed average Scottish house prices have risen by 1.3% in July. The latest UK House Price Index (UK HPI) reveals the average price of a property was £143,711 in July, 3.4% more expensive than the previous year. The average UK house price was £216,750, a yearly increase of 8.3%.
13/09/2016
Robertson Construction has begun building a new £8.7 million primary school in the Highlands. The new Portree Gaelic Primary School is scheduled to open late next year and forms part of an overall £14.8m investment programme in Portree. Features include a new access road to the school and refurbis
13/09/2016
A major construction conference is set to take place in Glasgow. Over 400 industry figures will attend the Construction Scotland and Innovation Centre Conference and Industry Showcase at the Hilton Hotel later today, 13 September. Hosted by BBC journalist David Henderson, this years event is an op
13/09/2016
New figures have revealed the number of new house builds which have started across Scotland has risen since last year. According to official statistics, the amount of housing projects started during 2015/16 increased 4% to 16,910, the highest number of starts since 2008/09. In addition, the number
13/09/2016
North Lanarkshire Council has altered its repairs and maintenance (R&M) scheme to encourage owners to take part in the initiative. The Scheme of Assistance has been operating for a number of years and helps property owners carry out necessary works to their properties. The latest change to the ini
13/09/2016
Upgrade work is to begin next week at a Heritage Centre in North Ayrshire. Improvements will be carried out at the historic former church on Manse Street in Saltcoats from Monday, 19 September. The 10-week project aims to replace the 240-year-old structures roof, which has deteriorated due to poor
13/09/2016
LiftEx 2016, the UK's leading lifting exhibition, is to take place this year in Aberdeen, Scotland. The two-day event will be held at the Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre on 23 – 24 November. Now its in 12th year, the exhibition is the annual meeting place for national and international end
12/09/2016
LDA Design has been selected to draw up design blueprints for a major regeneration project in Aberdeen. The architectural consultancy will assist in creating design proposals for the Union Terrace Gardens (UTG) scheme in the Denburn Valley. LDA Design said the project, which will be led from its G
12/09/2016
CCG has completed a new 'affordable' housing development in Lanarkshire. The contractor built 60 two-bedroom flats on Hornal Road in Uddingston for the Clyde Valley Group (CVG). The project's completion takes the number of new social homes built by CCG to more than 170 in Lanarkshire over the past
12/09/2016
First Minister (FM) Nicola Sturgeon is to visit a new large-scale renewables development in the Inner Sound of the Pentland Firth. The MeyGen project is the world's first large-scale tidal stream farm and is owned by Atlantis Resources The FM will see the first turbines for the planned tidal strea
12/09/2016
Babcock has secured a major contract to help deliver a new offshore wind farm project in the Outer Moray Firth. The Fife-based engineering company will build two Offshore Transformer Modules (OTM) for the £2.6 billion Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL) project. The firm will work alongside
12/09/2016
Work is underway on a major community centre refurbishment programme in Renfrewshire. A total of £3 million will be spent on upgrading community facilities at Johnstone Castle, Cargill Hall, Foxbar, Gallowhill, Glenburn and Ralston over the next 12 months. Works are likely to include repairing or
12/09/2016
Work is underway on a roads maintenance programme in South Lanarkshire. The junction of B7018 (Dillarburn Road) to Nicholson's Plastic factory is being resurfaced as part of an essential repairs programme. The first phase of roadworks from the A71 Garrion Bridge to the A73 Steel's Cross was comple
09/09/2016
Aberdeen City Council has signed a deal with Hilton Worldwide to develop a new 200-room hotel at the new Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC). The Hilton AECC will connect directly to the new conference facility, which is due to open in 2019. Features of the hotel will include an execu
09/09/2016
SSE has reached a project milestone on its Clyde Extension Wind Farm scheme. The first turbine components of the development have arrived and the scheme is on schedule to be complete in mid-2017. The existing Clyde Wind Farm currently has 152 turbines and the extension is set to add a further 54 t
09/09/2016
Amey has been selected to design the next phase of the £24 million A90 Laurencekirk Junction upgrade project. The infrastructure support specialist will undertake route option assessment work and design work will be led by teams based in Scotland. The company will develop a preferred junction opti
09/09/2016
Plans for a new primary school in Torry, Aberdeen, are pushing ahead after local councillors voted in favour of the development. The plan follows a review of education provision in the Torry community, recognising the rising school aged population resulting from new housing developments and increas
09/09/2016
Over 500,000 acres of land in Scotland are now in community ownership, the government has revealed. Cabinet Secretary for Land Reform Roseanna Cunningham confirmed it breaks the half way mark on the million acres target set in 2013. Ms Cunningham said: "Land ownership by communities has been going
09/09/2016
Resurfacing work on a £80,000 road improvement scheme on the A816 between Kintraw Farm and Salachery has been completed. The roads team at Argyll and Bute Council carried out the work which was finished on time and within budget. Lochgilphead-based Councillor Donnie MacMillan, Vice Chair of the Mi
08/09/2016
Work on a new multi-storey car park project in Glasgow has been completed. The development at Glasgow Fort was built by McLaughlin & Harvey (McL&H) and designed by architects Cooper Cromar. The 601-space scheme brings the total number of spaces at the facility to 2,500. Works by McL&H included de
08/09/2016
A new proposal has been drawn up which could end an industrial dispute with offshore workers in the North Sea. Wood Group employees working on seven Shell platforms have been taking strike action since July after rejecting proposed cuts to their pay and allowances. Unions Unite and RMT suspended s
08/09/2016
Lovell has begun building a new council house development in West Lothian. A mixture of 40 new cottage flats, bungalows and houses are being developed at Eastfield in Fauldhouse. The scheme is part of a £100 million investment by the local authority to deliver 1,000 new homes and work is expected
08/09/2016
East Lothian Council has approved the final draft of its Local Development Plan (LDP). The blueprint sets out the councils planning strategy, sites and policies to guide and manage future development within the region. As part of the LDP, the council aims to deliver 10,000 new homes over the next
08/09/2016
Work is continuing on a major road improvements project in Argyll and Bute. Transport Scotland is progressing with maintenance and landslide mitigation work on the A83 road and a number of project milestones have been reached. Since the last A83 taskforce meeting in January, improvements include:
08/09/2016
Lightways is to begin upgrading aircraft navigation lamps on the A898 at Erskine Bridge. The contractor will start replacing the lamps at the top of the two Bridge towers with new LED lights on Saturday, 17 September. As a result of the works, offside lane closures will be required in both directi
07/09/2016
The Scottish Government is to boost a number of development projects via a £100 million capital investment package. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced a total of 16 schemes will benefit from the stimulus initiative. The development projects are being brought forward due to the UK's decision
07/09/2016
Billions of pounds worth of engineering contracts are available to Scottish businesses on the High Speed 2 (HS2) project. Speaking at the HS2 Scottish supply chain conference in Aberdeen on Tuesday, UK Transport Minister Andrew Jones said the high speed line scheme was an "opportunity for businesse
07/09/2016
E&H Building Contractors has completed a £1.9 million housing development on the Shetland Islands. The company has built 14 new homes at Wista in Lerwick for Hjaltland Housing Association. Designed by Redman + Sutherland Architects, the project was part funded by a Scottish Government grant along
07/09/2016
Morgan Sindall has strengthened its Scottish presence by becoming a new Tier 1 Contractor for hub South West Scotland. The firm was appointed following a competitive tendering process which was open to companies with an operational base in Scotland and who could demonstrate the "capacity, capabilit
07/09/2016
CCG is to resume a kitchen upgrade programme later this month in Glasgow. The company's Asset Management division will begin the second phase of the improvements scheme for Cernach Housing Association. Phase One was completed earlier this year. The five-week programme will see 40 tenants benefit f
07/09/2016
Dumfries and Galloway Council has revealed it will complete a street lighting replacement scheme one year ahead of schedule. The initiative began in 2013 after a report by the Scottish Futures Trust revealed Scottish council's could save up to 70% on lighting bills by switching to LED street lighti
06/09/2016
Robertson Construction has begun building a £21 million housing development in Aberdeen. A total of 18 houses and 106 flats are being developed for Sanctuary Group at a former city prison site in Torry. The Scottish Government has provided an £8m grant towards the scheme, which will be officially
06/09/2016
CCG is continuing work to build 130 new 'affordable' homes in Glasgow. The contractor is developing the properties at Dougrie Drive in Castlemilk for Glasgow Housing Association and expects to be on site until spring 2017. Features of the developing includes courtyard cluster houses, terraced hous
06/09/2016
Nearly 30 schools have been built or refurbished under the Scottish Government's schools building initiative. The £1.8 billion Schools for the Future programme will see 112 schools rebuilt or redeveloped by 2020. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has now revealed 29 improved schools will open to pupi
06/09/2016
The first tenants have moved into a new £12 million council housing development in Fife. The scheme is being built by Robertson Partnership Homes on an area of derelict brownfield land at Methil Brae. A total of ten families have now moved into the new properties and further plans will eventually
06/09/2016
Dumfries and Galloway Council is set to approve plans to progress flood protection schemes across the region. The Scottish Government has granted over £1.5 million towards various projects at Whitesands, Langholm and Newton Stewart. Plans include repairing the Riverside road wall at Newton Stewart
06/09/2016
Work to install a new £100,000 grass football pitch in West Lothian has started. The council is delivering the facility at the underused blaise pitch adjacent to St John's Primary School. The scheme is being developed in addition to the recent provision of a full-size 3G synthetic surface pitch be
05/09/2016
CCG has begun work to build a new technology centre in Cumbernauld. The National high voltage direct current (HVDC) centre will be built on Oki Way in the town and is set to open in 2017. Designed by Glasgow-based BSP Architects, the centre will be owned and operated by Scottish Hydro Electric Tra
05/09/2016
New figures have revealed more than £1 billion of community infrastructure projects are under construction in Scotland. The data, published by the Scottish Futures Trust (SFT), shows that hundreds of SME firms are benefitting from the increased workloads through the hub programme. With overall pro
05/09/2016
Renewables firm Land Energy Girvan is to invest £6.4 million to expand its manufacturing facility in South Ayrshire. The project will see at least 10 new jobs created at the site, while a further 28 jobs will be secured. The company plans to increase output at the facility, which produces premium g
05/09/2016
McTaggart Construction has developed five new council homes near Linlithgow in West Lothian. The contractor built the new bungalows designed for tenants with mobility issues adjacent to the Community Centre in Bridgend. The project is part of the council's £100 million investment to build 1,000 ne
05/09/2016
A roads maintenance project is to begin in the Orkney Islands. Workers will start resurfacing three roundabouts along the harbour front in Kirkwall as well as a section of Grainshore Road from Monday, 12 September. The St Catherine's Place roundabout is the first junction to undergo resurfacing wo
05/09/2016
Hadden Construction has completed a new council housing development in Alyth, Perth and Kinross. The contractor has built three houses and eight flats in Springbank Road as part of the local authority's 'affordable' house building programme. Each property has gas central heating via a combi-boiler
05/09/2016
Land Engineering Ltd is to begin the next stage of a transport improvement project in Edinburgh. The contractor will start phase four of the Leith Programme this month and the 10-month scheme will be completed in summer 2017. Features of the project includes the introduction of dedicated off road
05/09/2016
A new £105,000 play park has opened in Midlothian. The council has redeveloped a formerly derelict 2.2 hectare acre site in Gorebridge into a new community facility. Features of Auld Gala Park include an orchard, a wildflower meadow, planted areas, new paths and woodland. In addition, a synthetic
02/09/2016
Ashleigh (Scotland) Ltd has completed a new housing development in Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway. The contractor has delivered 23 homes on the site of a former school for Loreburn Housing Association (HA). The project, which features a mix of flats, bungalows, family houses and special need
02/09/2016
Bancon Construction has started work on a £13.5 million council housing project in Aberdeen. A total of 80 homes will be built at Manor Walk in the Middlefield area. The scheme is part of the council's new housing programme and further work is underway on 99 council homes at Smithfield to be delive
02/09/2016
CCG has begun work to develop a new £2.1 million community facility in Inverclyde. The contractor is building the Horticultural Training & Community Centre in Mearns Street, Greenock. The facility is scheduled to open in June 2017. The centre is being developed for Inverclyde Association of Mental
02/09/2016
Over £1 million is to be spent on regenerating Union Street in Aberdeen. The Operation Union Street Rejuvenation is being led by the local authority and Aberdeen Inspired, the operator of the Business Improvement District. The nine-month scheme involves: • Upgrading/removing/fixing/painting stree
02/09/2016
Work is to begin to install new motorway gantries as part of the £500 million M8/M73/M74 Motorway Improvements Project. Engineers will start erecting the structures over a three-month period from Monday, 05 September. As a result of the works, motorists are being informed to expect delays on the
02/09/2016
The Scottish Government has launched a new online service which aims to save time and money on building work applications. The eBuildingStandards system uses one web portal to streamline public services and makes it easier to submit applications for individual home improvement projects and larger c
02/09/2016
Wood Group has secured a four-year framework deal with oil and gas company Wintershall Norge AS. The Aberdeen-based firm will tender for the provision of modification and maintenance services for Wintershall's assets in the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). The agreement has two three-year extens
02/09/2016
Work is to begin on a £330,000 canal upgrade project in Edinburgh. The scheme at Union Canal in Fountainbridge will begin on 05 September and is being carried out by Scottish Canals in partnership with Sustrans Scotland and the City of Edinburgh Council. The four-month programme of works will incl
02/09/2016
BAM Nuttall has completed a £1.8 million bridge reconstruction project in West Lothian. The structure over the railway at Station Road in Breich reopened on Wednesday, 31 August. The seven-month scheme involved lifting 30 pre-cast concrete units into place using a 500-tonne crane. In addition, bri
02/09/2016
A £15,000 steel beam removal project is to begin in Greenock, Inverclyde. Urban regeneration developer Riverside Inverclyde will start removing steel beams from the mouth of the basin at Scott's Dry Dock on Monday, 19 September. The project is to be carried out by Union Projects Marine Engineering
01/09/2016
Plans have been submitted for a £75 million redevelopment project in Glasgow. Developer Formal Investments is proposing to transform a number of landmark buildings on Sauchiehall Street, Renfield Street and Bath Street in the city centre. Pending approvals, work is scheduled to get underway in summ
01/09/2016
Amey has begun the final phase of a repairs project on the Forth Road Bridge. The company is underway with work to replace the bridge's truss end links at the North East main span. A fracture in the structure caused the bridge to be closed to all traffic in December last year. While temporary brac
01/09/2016
Campion Homes is underway with a new £3.6 million housing scheme in Fife. The contractor has begun building 27 'affordable' homes for Kingdom Housing Association in Kincardine. The scheme forms the latest phase of a redevelopment project on the site of former high-rise flats at Devilla. A total o
01/09/2016
Plans have been approved for a £16.8 million extension project at the National Galleries of Scotland (NGS) in Edinburgh. The applications were given the go-ahead by the City of Edinburgh Council and construction is scheduled to begin in spring 2017. Designed by Hoskins Architects, the redevelopmen
01/09/2016
Transport Minister Humza Yousaf has visited a construction site on the £500 million M8/M73/M74 Motorway Improvements Project. The Minister viewed progress being made on a 5km section of the new motorway between Shawhead Junction and Baillieston Interchange. The development is being built by Scotti
01/09/2016
The majority of Scottish social housing tenants are happy with their landlord's performance, according to a new report. In the Scottish Housing Regulator's Scottish Social Housing Charter, nine out of 10 tenants said they were satisfied with the overall service their landlord provides. Overall, so
01/09/2016
Work is to begin on a road resurfacing project in South Lanarkshire. Sections of the A72 will be closed from A71 Garrion Bridge to the A73 Steel's Cross from 7am on Tuesday, 06 September. The first phase of the project will take place from 06 – 09 September through Crossford village. Phase two wil
01/09/2016
Scotland TranServ is to begin a £100,000 road maintenance scheme in West Dunbartonshire. The company will begin the project on the A82 at Stoneymollan Roundabout on Monday, 05 September. Works include resurfacing the northbound carriageway to improve skid resistance as well as replacing nine joint
01/09/2016
JPS Restoration has completed a landmark refurbishment project in Stirling. The Alloa-based company have restored the Black Boy Fountain in the Allan Park area of the city. The fountain was removed from its site for six weeks and works included stripping and repainting. Stone work repairs were al
01/09/2016
A tradesman has been fined for using East Lothian Council's Trusted Trader logo when he was not a member of the scheme. Edward Grey, of East Coast Cladding, was fined £200 at Edinburgh Sheriff Court earlier this month after pleading guilty to claiming to be a signatory to a code of practice when he
