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CONSTRUCTION DIRECTORY
Scotland Construction News Archive for December 2020
04/12/2020
The Scottish Government are seeking input on proposals to secure a strong, sustainable future for the manufacturing sector. The manufacturing recovery plan has been developed by the Scottish Government, its enterprise and skills agencies, industry partners, trades unions and academics to support th
04/12/2020
SSE has welcomed an announcement from Prime Minister Boris Johnson, that the UK will aim to cut its carbon emissions by at least 68% of what they were in 1990 by the end of 2030. Welcoming the news, SSE Chief Executive, Alistair Phillips-Davies, said: "The UK's 2030 ambition set out by the Prime Mi
04/12/2020
Stirling Council has unveiled ambitious plans to deliver more than 1400 affordable homes across the region. The Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) 2021/22 to 2025/26 sets out the Council's approach to invest in and deliver affordable housing throughout Stirling over the next five years. The
04/12/2020
Midlothian Council have launched a consultation seeking views on new planning guidance for Mavisbank and Roslin Conservation Areas. A public consultation on draft Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management Plans for both areas is open until 15 February 2021. The plans are a non-statutor
04/12/2020
Dundee City Council are to consider the adoption of new guidance for developers on connecting to or creating district heating systems in the city. After a consultation on the draft proposals which laid out the steps that would be needed, councillors are being asked to approve the new direction. An
04/12/2020
Angus Council are seeking views on the future use and development of former Lochside Leisure Centre, and the land immediately around it in Forfar Loch Country Park, Craig O'Loch Road Forfar. The land and the building belong to the people of Angus and the council are asking the communities of Forfar
04/12/2020
Bear Scotland have announced that the first phase of a road safety project on the M90 at Junction 10 Craigend near Perth is set to get underway next week. The project will involve teams installing new safety barriers and carrying out upgrades to existing barriers in the verges, ensuring the integri
04/12/2020
Italian energy firm Eni have entered an agreement with SSE to buy a 10% stake in the first two phases of Dogger Bank Wind Farm for an equity consideration of £202.5m, subject to adjustments for interest on closing. SSE intends to use the proceeds to enable delivery of its low carbon growth plans.
04/12/2020
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has awarded more than £360,000 to community groups to support their efforts to look after one another during the coronavirus pandemic. Now SSEN has published a report, detailing how SSEN's grants have helped 178 emergency projects across northern Sc
04/12/2020
ScottishPower has announced its plans to electrify its entire vehicle fleet under 3.5 tonnes within the next decade. The green energy company – which only produces 100% renewable electricity – made the commitment as it launched its first fully electric commercial fleet vehicles. The new electric v
03/12/2020
Glasgow City Council has approved funding of £1.2m to deliver improvements to Tradeston Bridge and the public realm at Tradeston. The funding to come from the Glasgow City Region City Deal. Barclays will match this with £1million funding of their own. Another element of the work planned to continu
03/12/2020
Dundee City Council have announced that the Douglas Park Community Space development proposal has successfully secured National Lottery Community Funding. The Stage 2 Our Place funding of over £565,000 has been allocated to the project, planned for by the Douglas Community Spaces Group in partnersh
03/12/2020
The City of Edinburgh Council has appointed Hart Builders to design and build 150 brand new affordable homes at the former Silverlea care home in the North West of the city. The Council-led development - which could start on site as early as Summer 2022 - will bring the derelict brownfield site bac
03/12/2020
Forres-based AJ Engineering are set to double its production and create some 36 new jobs with a £2.5 million investment over the next three years. The engineering and construction firm has secured investment of up to £420,000 from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) for the project. The company
03/12/2020
Hart Builders has started construction work on a new housing development on behalf of Eildon Housing Association on site at Coopersknowe in Galashiels. The new development will create 69 high quality affordable new homes for people in the Borders who desperately need them. There will be a mixture o
03/12/2020
Bear Scotland has announced that resurfacing works on the westbound M876 near Falkirk is set to begin following an investment of £115,000 Transport Scotland. Overnight roadworks are scheduled for three nights from 19:30 until 06:00 on Wednesday 9th, Thursday 10th and Friday 11th December. For the
03/12/2020
CCG is begin work on a £42.6 million project to transform a former meat market into 252 flats for mid-market rent following grant approval via Glasgow City Council's affordable housing supply programme. Located at the corner of Bellgrove Street and Duke Street, the development will see CCG deliver
03/12/2020
Ogilvie Construction has started construction work on new Community Custody Units (CCU) in Dundee and Glasgow for the Scottish Prison Service (SPS). These community based units are part of a new approach to the management of women in custody in Scotland, with the women who will be living there asse
03/12/2020
The Scottish Government has published new guidance for the house building industry ahead of new regulations on sprinklers coming into effect next year. The changes mean all new-build social homes, flats, and shared multi-occupied residential buildings must be fitted with automatic fire suppression
03/12/2020
ScottishPower Renewables has completed a programme of enhancement works in the popular Riverside Park in Wick. The green energy company, which is currently constructing the nearby Halsary Windfarm, carried out the works in agreement with local community representatives who were keen to see the park
02/12/2020
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) is to trial a new a tool to provide quick and accurate assessments of the health of critical network infrastructure. The £498,200 'Smart Hammer' trial will take a place across its north and south networks over a 20-month period to explore how this
02/12/2020
Bear Scotland has delivered £6.7 million worth of resurfacing and safety improvements across a number of different routes, since they took on responsibility for trunk roads in SE Scotland on 16 August 2020. The resurfacing projects span sections of motorways including the M8, M9 and M80 to carriage
02/12/2020
Arc-Tech (Scotland) have been contracted to build a new luxury care home in Stirling. Livilands Luxury Suites Care Facility, located on Randolph Road just south of the city centre, will comprise a total of 50 beds and provide a range of specialist, private health and care services managed by one of
02/12/2020
North Lanarkshire's housing service has recorded improvements across key areas of delivery and performing above the Scottish average when compared alongside all other social landlords in Scotland. Weekly rent levels are 16.7% lower here in North Lanarkshire; over 90% of tenants are satisfied with t
02/12/2020
East Lothian Council has continued to work with developers to ensure as many new affordable homes as possible are made available this year despite the closure of construction sites for a significant part of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The council has recently taken ownership of 25 council ho
02/12/2020
Argyll and Bute Council have been updated on a £2.7 million project to regenerate Rothesay's historic buildings and assist the growth of the local economy. The Rothesay Townscape Heritage programme is funded by National Heritage Lottery Fund (NHLF), Historic Environment Scotland (HES), Argyll and B
02/12/2020
Aberdeenshire Council's Infrastructure Services Committee has published an update on a number of the local authority's roads assets, the adoption of new roads policies, the future of rural partnership funding and the Tour of Britain. • Four Winds, Stuartfield – planning application Councillors ref
02/12/2020
The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has welcomed the announcement by Communities Secretary Aileen Campbell that the interim funding available for the Affordable Housing Supply Programme in 2021–22 has been increased from £300 million to £500 million. SFHA said the extra funding
02/12/2020
Maxi Construction has been appointed to four lots of the City of Edinburgh Council's Housing Capital Works Framework Agreement. The lots are: • Lot 2 Multi-trade works less than £500k • Lot 3 Multi-trade works greater than £500k • Lot 11 Adaptations – Ramps • Lot 16 External Works/NEPs (Neighbo
02/12/2020
The Dirtpot Corner improvement works on a stretch of the A72 road has won a Ground Engineering UK Award, Scottish Borders Council has announced. The £2.2million project resulted in the corner near Cardrona being widened by three metres and resurfaced, with a new retaining wall structure installed a
01/12/2020
Scottish Water have announced that construction is set to begin on a new £25 million water treatment facility in Peebles. The new works on the outskirts of the historic town will ensure the utility can continue to provide clear, fresh, high quality drinking water to customers in Peebles and Eddlest
01/12/2020
Practically every area of the economy will need to be electrified in order to achieve net zero by 2050, SSE Chief Executive, Alistair Phillips-Davies has said. Responding to the Prime Minister's Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution, the energy provider said that "from heating our homes
01/12/2020
A new green energy service to lead the drive to net zero and support UK government plans for a green industrial revolution. A new ground-breaking local energy company, ReFLEX Orkney Ltd, has today [1 December] launched a range of new low-carbon transport and power services exclusive to Orkney resid
01/12/2020
Glasgow City Council is set to begin preparatory work on the potential compulsory purchase of the the former Talisman public house site in Springburn, should a sale not be agreed with the owners. The site - at 149 Balgrayhill Road in Springburn - has lain derelict for almost 20 years, and is a visu
01/12/2020
Operators of large corporate fleets have been urged to follow the commitment of Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) to decarbonise its fleet of vehicles by 2030. In the Prime Minister's 10-point plan he announced the government will be making £1.3bn available to support the roll out o
01/12/2020
Some 5,000 new homes are to be built on land that will be made available when tower blocks in Coatbridge and Motherwell are demolished as part of North Lanarkshire Council's towers regeneration programme. Site work is now set to begin at Burnside Court in Coatbridge in January 2021, followed by Cou
01/12/2020
North Ayrshire Council has agreed the financial arrangements for the Ayrshire Growth Deal that will bring £251million of public investment to our region over the next decade or so. Years in the making the Growth Deal is driven by the three Ayrshire council's working together to bring the investment
01/12/2020
Dundee City Council has launched a new online consultation seeking views on the future development of the city centre. The Council is looking for opinions that will help signal the direction for the next 30 years of development and investment opportunities, as well as what should happen with major
01/12/2020
The Bridge Street Public Realm Improvement Scheme is to restart following a delay caused by the Spring lockdown, Aberdeenshire Council has announced. The project has been re-advertised on Public Contracts Scotland to select a contractor to undertake the works. The Scheme being led by the council's
01/12/2020
Glasgow's Linear Group has announced the establishment of a new Building Compliance division dedicated to providing expert solutions across fire, acoustics and compartmentation to ensure optimal compliance across these vital areas for building owners, managers and developers. Linear Building Compli
