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Scotland Construction News Archive for June 2021
30/06/2021
Amey Consulting has won a place on the £72.5m Scotland Excel Civil Engineering and Technical Consultancy Framework. Spanning four years, the framework is open to 32 local Scottish authorities as well as several other Scottish public sector organisations. Having been on the previous generation of
30/06/2021
East Ayrshire Council has approved the development of a new 'green breathing space' in the centre of Kilmarnock. St Marnock Square – the temporary title which the working group are using until a permanent name is agreed – is being prepared for its next stage of development thanks to an input of up
30/06/2021
Robertson Construction Northern has been awarded a £9m contract to build a 2500m² life sciences innovation centre, which was designed by specialist firm Austin-Smith: Lord. The centre is a partnership project between Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and the University of the Highlands and Isl
30/06/2021
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) have announced the appointment of the Chairs of its Nation Councils for Scotland, England and Wales, and is calling for applicants to become Council members. Leigh Hughes, from Bouygues UK, has been reappointed Chair of the Wales Nation Council. Sharo
30/06/2021
Aberdeen-based Wood has announced the appointment of Josh Carmichael as their new Vice President of Hydrogen. The appointment aims to further strengthen its commitment to accelerating the global energy transition and providing the blend of technical solutions required to deliver a net-zero future.
30/06/2021
BEAR Scotland have announced road surface improvement works on a section of the A83 between Inveraray and Lochgilphead. The project will see over one kilometre of the A83 at Minard resurfaced, creating a safer and smoother journey for road users. The overnight project is programmed to begin on Sun
29/06/2021
More environmentally friendly methods for laying housing foundations on peatland could pave the way for increased economic development in parts of the Highlands and Islands, while mitigating disruption to the natural ecosystem and captured carbon dioxide. A research consortium involving Edinburgh N
29/06/2021
Kier has begun work to transform Edinburgh's historic Granton Station. Appointed by the City of Edinburgh Council and part funded by Scottish Government, this project is part of the wider Granton Waterfront £1.3bn regeneration scheme. A turf-cutting event was held to celebrate the start on site an
29/06/2021
Ogilvie Construction has celebrated the topping out of the new AC by Marriott hotel development in Glasgow with client Chris Stewart Group, as the building reached its full hight. The 245-bed hotel will form part of a £100 million mixed use development by CSG to transform the north east corner of G
29/06/2021
BEAR Scotland have announced a surfacing projects across the A85, which will begin on Sunday 04 July. The planned works will address five sections of the A85 between Dalmally and Connel, creating a smoother road surface and improving safety for road users. The overnight improvements are programmed
29/06/2021
Improving the nation's infrastructure while meeting statutory Net Zero targets is both a challenge and an opportunity, Aberdeenshire-based Red Stag Materials has said. This is why the company is expanding production of its ground-breaking EZ Street Asphalt – a greener solution to potholes, the scou
29/06/2021
Project Local Energy Oxfordshire (LEO), an ambitious and innovative smart grid project has passed a significant project review milestone and has been awarded an extension from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). Project LEO now has the green light to undertake flexibility market trials across Oxfor
28/06/2021
Ogilvie Construction has started work on an £17 million project to build new homes and a care facility for Midlothian Council in Dalkeith. The development will create 50 new houses of mixed size and style for rent on the site of the former Dalkeith High School at Newmills Road. It will also include
28/06/2021
Aberdeen City Council has agreed to continue with the construction of a new primary school at Countesswells while legal remedy could be sought over non-payment of developer obligations for the scheme. Members agreed a motion at a meeting of the City Growth and Resources committee which instructs of
28/06/2021
akp have begun work on the refurbishment of Bannockburn Library which will include altering the adjoining old RBS Bank into an Enterprise Hub. The Library works comprise upgrading the Main Library space to brighten it up and convert the Learning Zone into a Makerspace facility. The old Bank space w
28/06/2021
Argyll and Bute Council are due to submit their Local Development Plan 2 to the Scottish government for examination, following amendments in response to local community concerns. Local development plans set out potential sites for uses such as business development or housing, or sites to be protect
28/06/2021
BEAR Scotland are set to begin road surface improvement works on the A82 north of Aberchalder Swing Bridge on Wednesday 30 June. The project will see almost one kilometre of road resurfaced on the A82, creating a smoother and safer journey for road users. The overnight project is scheduled to star
28/06/2021
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has joined the National Grid-led project CrowdFlex – the UK's largest ever domestic flexibility study. With over 25,000 participating households the study will examine how households could use low carbon technologies, like electric vehicles (EV) and
24/06/2021
A 'once in a generation engineering task' is set to transform Scotland's iconic Forth Road Bridge. Engineers will use a giant air compressor to blow a continuous, 3km stretch of glass fibre right across the Bridge at speeds of up to 60 metres per minute. It's the peak of a two-week project which h
24/06/2021
Arc-Tech (Scotland) has completed work on new education facilities in East Dunbartonshire. Works to deliver Lairdsland and Oakburn Early Years, located in Kirkintilloch and Milngavie respectively, began in late-2019. Led by Main Contractor Robertson Construction Central West (and delivery partner h
24/06/2021
East Lothian Council have called for an 'infrastructure first' approach to future housing development in response to a Scottish Government consultation on establishing minimum housing land requirements for inclusion in National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4). NPF4 will set minimum housing land require
24/06/2021
A £1.1 million upgrade project by Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) to boost the resilience of the power supply to a North West Hampshire village and the surrounding area will get under way next month. Starting on 5 July 2021, the programme of works to future-proof the network for h
24/06/2021
A major £3.2 million sewer upgrade to reduce the risk of homes in Eyemouth flooding has been completed. The community has welcomed the "positive impact" the work will have on the popular Borders seaside town. The investment to improve the waste water infrastructure has led to the capacity of the se
24/06/2021
The City of Edinburgh Council has successfully secured two separate funding bids from Visit Scotland, which will be used to create additional car parking, entrance paths, cycle parking and toilet facilities. The tourism organisation announced today that the park had been successful in its bids for
23/06/2021
Aberdeen City Council is seeking a new joint venture partner for the development of Scotland's first commercially scalable and investable hydrogen production site. The Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub, which is a hydrogen infrastructure development programme working across housing, heating and transport, is l
23/06/2021
Low carbon energy firm SSE have launched a new jobs scheme to help people looking to get back into work or following after a career break. The company is rolling out its STEM returners scheme – with jobs being offered across its Renewables, Transmission, and Distribution businesses, whilst a separa
23/06/2021
The government has called on businesses to express their interest in establishing fair and sustainable green ports in Scotland. Adapting the UK Government freeport proposals, the aim of Scottish green ports is to offer a package of tax and customs reliefs to operators and their beneficiaries who ad
23/06/2021
The next phase of improvement works in Aberdeenshire, focusing on the Formartine and Buchan Way at Ellon, is due to start on Monday, 05 July. Nestrans was successful in applying for 100% of the cost of the works to the Scottish Government's Regional Transport Active Travel Grant scheme. The works
23/06/2021
BEAR Scotland will begin carriageway surfacing improvements works on the A90 north at Barnhill near Perth on Friday 25 June. The £265,000 project will involve teams carrying out essential surfacing improvements and lining upgrades to the Barnhill northbound on-slip and the A90 just after Friarton B
23/06/2021
Dundee City Council has announced that work has gotten underway on a new community facilities for a Dundee neighbourhood in a £3 million building project. The community extension at Mill O'Mains Primary School will offer out of hours access to amenities including a refurbished gym hall, stage and c
22/06/2021
Glasgow City Council has submitted bids to the UK government's Community Renewal Fund for six city projects. The Community Renewal Fund is a £220million fund, run as a competitive process with the following priorities: investment in skills, local businesses, communities and place, and supporting pe
22/06/2021
Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has begun construction work on a new housing development at West Craigs, Maybury Road on the outskirts of west Edinburgh. West Craigs will offer a choice of two-bedroom apartments, two-bedroom bungalows, two and three bedroom terraced and semi-detached homes, as well as
22/06/2021
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution has unveiled its sustainability strategy in a bid to tackle climate change and support global goals for sustainable development. The distribution network operator has today launched a six-week consultation on 'Delivering Sustainability
22/06/2021
Scottish Ministers have approved the compulsory purchase order for the Berryden Corridor Improvement Project, marking a major milestone for the Aberdeen City Council project. Transport Scotland is writing to people and organisations which took part in a public local inquiry in February regarding th
22/06/2021
More than 64,000 streetlights across Edinburgh are to be upgraded to LED, saving the City of Edinburgh Council in excess of £54million over a 20 year-year period. The works are to be carried out by Amey's Edinburgh Street Lighting team . The upgrading and maintenance programme began in June 2018 a
22/06/2021
SSE have launched a new Net Zero Award to help inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs tackling the climate emergency. The special prize comes after SSE partnered with Converge, Scotland's largest company creation programme for staff, students and recent graduates of all Scottish Universities
21/06/2021
City Of Edinburgh Councillors have approved plans for how over £4m will be invested in parks, green spaces and cemeteries in a programme of priority works being rolled out across 2021 and 2022. The Parks and Greenspace Investment report follows the allocation of additional capital budget earlier th
21/06/2021
Aberdeen City Council's planning committee has granted planning permission for a 99-home site at a former primary school, part of a major project delivering 2,000 new-build council houses across the city. The committee agreed unanimously to the move which will see 99 new council flats and houses at
21/06/2021
BEAR Scotland have announced surface improvement works for a section of the A90 Kingsway in Dundee are set to get underway later this month. The £40,000 improvements will address defects in the road surface on the A90 at Old Glamis Roundabout, creating a safer and smoother road surface for motorist
21/06/2021
Perth & Kinross Council have approved a proposal for the redevelopment of the former Hillside Hospital site into a new luxury care home. Located on Dundee Road, southeast of the city centre and overlooking the banks of the River Tay, the new, 77-bed care home is the latest development to have been
21/06/2021
More than £26 million is being invested in a major initiative to accelerate the energy sector's transition to net-zero emissions. The Energy Transition Zone, which will be located adjacent to Aberdeen's new £350 million south harbour development, is expected to directly support 2,500 green jobs by
21/06/2021
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has completed a project to boost the resilience of a section of its Oxfordshire infrastructure. The £250,000 programme of works has reinforced and upgraded the distribution operator's network in Wallingford, through new interconnectors and cabling o
18/06/2021
The Dogger Bank Wind Farm will invest £1million to help young people from coastal communities in the UK prepare for working life in a net zero world. In a programme being developed in partnership with local authorities in the North and North East of England, a total of £1 million has been allocated
18/06/2021
ScottishPower and Glasgow City Council are to work together to make the city a 'Climate City Champion' by radically reducing carbon emissions. To mark the occasion CEO Keith Anderson joined Glasgow City Council leader Susan Aitken to sign the local authority's Sustainable Glasgow Green Recovery Hub
18/06/2021
Glasgow City Council are preparing an application to the UK government's Levelling Up Fund on behalf of a Pollok Country Park Stables and Courtyard project. In April, the council approved plans to bid for funding from the UK Government for three new programmes - the Levelling Up, Community Renewal
18/06/2021
SP Energy Networks will be carrying out electricity pole installation works across the M8 to safeguard the electricity supply in the Whitburn area. The vital poles going across the M8 near Whitburn will replace the ones currently in position that are beginning to degrade in places. The works will t
18/06/2021
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has announced an online event on June 24 to discuss the outcomes from Project Modelling the Economic Reaction Linking Individual Networks (MERLIN). Stakeholders are invited to learn how distributed energy resources can be efficiently and cost-effec
18/06/2021
Housing the Glasgow Museum of Transport, one of the UK's foremost transport and technology collections, the Riverside Museum reflects Glasgow's historic role as a centre of shipbuilding, train manufacturing and engineering. Previously located in a former tram depot on the Glasgow South Side, the Tr
17/06/2021
A public consultation is set to be launched on a proposed £40 million industrial development on land in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire XPO Logistics hope to deliver an exciting new c. £40 million industrial development at a site bounded by Edinburgh Road and Legbrannock Road, Motherwell, North Lanar
17/06/2021
Angus Council is progressing with its five-year Strategic Housing Investment Plan with the Communities Committee approving the Council's Housing Service to take ownership of Invertay House and the surrounding grounds, to develop new supply affordable housing. Invertay House is a prominent and much
17/06/2021
Aberdeenshire Council's Communities Committee has endorsed a new strategy for the use and development of pitches and open spaces that will give a greater focus to community involvement. The Live Life Aberdeenshire Pitch and Open Space Strategy has been endorsed by the council's Communities Committe
17/06/2021
Scotland's Towns Partnership has announced a new strategic partnership with the Green Action Trust to boost environmental outcomes in towns the length and breadth of Scotland. In their work to support towns regeneration across Scotland, Scotland's Towns Partnership will be able to call on the Trust
17/06/2021
Transport Minister Graeme Dey has confirmed that the new Levenmouth rail line currently being developed will be double tracked and electrified. Mr Dey was speaking during a visit to Leven where he also announced the options being taken forward for the locations for Leven and Cameron Bridge Stations
17/06/2021
SSEN Distribution will begin work on the upgrade of the electricity infrastructure on Corran Narrows at the end of this month. The essential work will see three new power cables installed under Loch Linnhe and 6km of overhead lines replaced with new underground cables. To help minimise disruption
16/06/2021
Glasgow City Council has announced the appointment of John McAslan + Partners as architects for a major public realm scheme focused on George Square. The commission is for Block C of Glasgow City Council's ambitious Avenues Programme - funded by the Glasgow City Region City Deal - comprising Georg
16/06/2021
Edinburgh Living, the City of Edinburgh Council's mid-market rent partnership, has hit a key milestone with more than 250 families now in quality affordable homes thanks to the initiative, developed in partnership with infrastructure experts, Scottish Futures Trust. Now in eight sites across the ci
16/06/2021
Argyll and Bute Council have commissioned a flood study for Rothesay to further investigate and understand the flood risks. The study will include a review of the existing flood protection scheme, which will investigate how water seeps and pools behind the seawall. There will also be consultation w
16/06/2021
Twenty-four new supported housing apartments have been built on West Bowling Green Street in Leith, which are specially adapted to provide long-term homes for people with physical disabilities, learning disabilities and other complex care requirements. Residents will be referred to the scheme by the
16/06/2021
McLaughlin & Harvey have announced that the new flood storage dam being constructed as part of the Upper Garnock Valley Scheme is to be named 'Robin Dam'. Three names were whittled down to one in an online poll where residents were asked to vote for their choice of Garnock Dam, Ladyland Dam or Robi
16/06/2021
SSEN Distribution has completed a major upgrade to the electricity network in the Inverneil area of Argyll. Central to the project has been the replacement of around 6km of underground cables. The existing cables had been in place since the middle of last century, and as such were reaching the end
15/06/2021
More than 100,000 new affordable homes have been delivered across Scotland since 2007, marking a major milestone on the path to a fairer, more equal nation. Statistics published today show that 102,055 affordable homes have been delivered since April 2007, with 70,866 of these for social rent. Sco
15/06/2021
Glasgow City Council is to sell a site at Shiskine Drive in the city's Maryhill to Barnardo's Scotland for the nominal sum of £1, and the charity will develop accommodation there in a pilot project for Glasgow which will help young people transition from being in care to being independent tenants.
15/06/2021
The final phase of Powderhall Stables refurbishment is now underway, the City of Edinburgh Council has announced. As part of the redevelopment of the wider site, the transform of this historic 1890s former stable block in the Broughton neighbourhood of Edinburgh will deliver a mix of individual stu
15/06/2021
Argyll and Bute Council have awarded two local companies the contract for the works to refurbish Salen and Port Charlotte Primary Schools. TSL has been awarded the contract for the £1.3million project at Salen Primary on Mull, while MacLeod Construction Ltd will undertake the £450,000 project at Po
15/06/2021
BEAR Scotland are due to begin surface renewal works along 1.9 kilometres of the northbound M9. BEAR will carry out the work on behalf of Transport Scotland from Thursday 17 June. For the safety of workers and road users, the M9 will be closed in the northbound direction between Junction 8 and Ju
15/06/2021
Scottish Water have successfully re-homed a badger sett at a water environment project in Edinburgh. The clan of badgers was identified early on during the initial site investigations and was unfortunately located where it could be potentially damaged by construction works. The project team set ab
14/06/2021
The City of Edinburgh Council has published proposals for the future development of their Spaces for People schemes, which have been introduced to help people walk, cycle and wheel while physically distancing during the pandemic. Members of the Transport and Environment Committee will consider reco
14/06/2021
Aberdeen City Council has launched a new public consultation on a review of the City Centre Masterplan and their beach, asking people to take into consideration how their views on the areas have changed due to coronavirus. The consultation asks people to allocate points to indicate how important a
14/06/2021
More than £200,000 worth of drainage improvement works on a section of the A9 is set to get underway, BEAR Scotland has announced. The project, between Keir Roundabout and Dunblane Footbridge, will involve teams carrying out refurbishment works to the edge of carriageway filter drain on the northbo
14/06/2021
Granada Secondary Glazing has opened a dedicated operation in Scotland to serve rising demand for specific secondary glazing solutions in all types of buildings North of the Border. As specialists in insulating the UK's listed and conservation-controlled building stock, Granada has already complete
14/06/2021
CCG (Scotland) has announced the appointed of five new Trainee Assistant Site Managers as part of a business-wide recruitment drive to support an ongoing expansion of construction projects across Scotland. The new recruits have joined the business alongside a further intake of trainees across varyi
14/06/2021
The Managing Director of SSE Renewables, Jim Smith, has announced his decision to step down from his role and retire in April 2022, at the end of the financial year. Since its creation in November 2018, Jim Smith has been leading SSE Renewables, SSE's business responsible for the development and op
11/06/2021
SSEN have announced a new partnership with Scottish Rural Health Partnership (SRHP) to help boost the resilience and wellbeing of the communities it serves. The partnership will help share information on important subjects such as personal and community resilience planning and mental health, as wel
11/06/2021
Wood has announced the renewal of their long-standing partnership with Hibernia Management and Development Company Ltd. (HMDC) to provide engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) solutions and maintenance to the Hibernia platform off the coast of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. With
11/06/2021
East Lothian Council has increased their fleet of electric vehicles following the allocation of funding from Transport Scotland. Ten Renault Zoe vans for use by Property Maintenance, Facilities Management, Transport, IT and Protective Services teams of the council are replacing diesel vehicles and
11/06/2021
As part of an ongoing programme to improve the road network the Ayrshire Roads Alliance has announced essential road resurfacing works on two sections of the A713 Ayr to Dalmellington road. Starting on Monday 5 July for three weeks, the road works will involve removing sections of the existing road
11/06/2021
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has approved plans to be submitted to the UK government's Community Renewal Fund, for a total of £3 million to benefit 21 projects. The UK Government launched two Funds in March 2021, the Community Renewal Fund (CRF) and the Levelling Up Fund (LUF). The CRF is a one year p
11/06/2021
BEAR Scotland have announced a major resurfacing scheme for the A90, due to get underway on Sunday 20 June. The £2.14M improvements will address defects in the road surface on the southbound section of the A90 between the Briggs of Criggie and Meikle Fiddes, creating a safer and smoother road surfa
10/06/2021
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has installed the first solar panels at the UK's first utility-scale energy park – ScottishPower's Carland Cross windfarm in Cornwall – marking a key milestone in the UK's journey to Net Zero. With just a couple of days until the G7 comes to Cornwall, and less than five
10/06/2021
BEAR Scotland has announced a recruitment drive to hire 50 new Highway Maintenance Operatives in a move to bolster its workforce across communities in South East Scotland. BEAR has depots in the region at Rosyth, Queensferry, Bonnyrigg, Burghmuir near Linlithgow, St Boswells, Eyemouth and Chryston
10/06/2021
The Scottish government has announced a new investment programme to help deliver Scotland's just transition to a net-zero emissions economy. The Green Growth Accelerator will speed up delivery of low carbon infrastructure projects across Scotland and provide extra resources and technical support to
10/06/2021
The Highland Council has announced the launch of their Building Our Future Highland campaign to keep the public updated on the progress of works for the re-profiled capital programme's housing, property and education projects across the region. Chair of the Housing and Property Committee, Cllr Ben
10/06/2021
Arc-Tech (Scotland) are continuing work to advance the installation of Mechanical and Electrical works at Perth City Halls. Working on behalf of Main Contractor BAM Construction, in partnership with Hub East Central Scotland, a £2.8M Building Services package is being deployed to transform the buil
10/06/2021
Renewable energy and 'demand connection' providers are being urged to join Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution's upcoming webinar to learn more about how they can help support the delivery of a low-carbon, smarter energy system in and around Montrose. SSEN has identified
09/06/2021
Construction companies are being urged to get involved in helping to deliver a curated creative and cultural hub for Glasgow in the run up to & during COP26. Alongside Fair Futures Partnership and Dandara, After the Pandemic (ATP) will activate 3000sqm of vacant land along the River Clyde to put pe
09/06/2021
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has announced plans to underground a section of its South Downs National Park infrastructure as part of the distribution operator's programme to replace overhead lines in areas that will benefit most from visual improvement. The project, located in
09/06/2021
The Scottish government has announced a new investment programme to help deliver the country's transition to a net-zero emissions economy. The Green Growth Accelerator will speed up delivery of low carbon infrastructure projects across Scotland and provide extra resources and technical support to l
09/06/2021
Aberdeenshire Council has submitted plans for new a new council office and community facilities on the site of the former Ellon Academy annexe. The council's proposals form part of the wider Ellon Masterplan and would bring a number of public services together on one site, allowing smaller owned an
09/06/2021
Leading consulting and engineering firm, Wood, has joined forces with Robert Gordon University (RGU) to tackle key challenges facing the transitioning energy sector through a mix of research, skills development, academic/industry discourse and new initiatives. The two organisations, both based in A
09/06/2021
BEAR Scotland have announced road surface improvement works at M90 Junction 3 Halbeath. BEAR, Transport Scotland's operating company, will renew approximately 70 metres of the slip road with High Friction Surfacing over two nights, beginning on Monday 14 June. For the safety of workers and road us
08/06/2021
Plans to retrofit public spaces into 'out-of-town alternatives to city centre offices' have been revealed by Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC). CSIC said that the development reflects changing working patterns of a post-Covid Scotland. As part of the NearHome project, supported by £25
08/06/2021
ScottishPower is seeking nominations from communities across the country for their 'top green champions' ahead of this year's United Nations COP26 Climate Change Conference. The firm, which generates 100% green electricity, is looking for stories of inspiring green champions across the UK, from vol
08/06/2021
Barratt Developments has bought a total of 116 plots from Henry Boot's land promotion business, Hallam Land Management (HLM). The £2.6m deal is for a site located in Burdiehouse, on the edge of Edinburgh and represents the third in a series of completions on the site, which in total has now sold 44
08/06/2021
The success of the UK's programme of decarbonisation could provide the blueprint to lower global carbon emissions and drive climate action, according to a new report from SSE and KPMG. The UK has reduced climate emissions faster than any other country in the world and will host world leaders at COP
08/06/2021
CECA Scotland has launched a partnership with Living Wage Scotland to encourage employers in the construction industry to explore the business value and social impact of becoming accredited Living Wage employers. Generating £21.4 billion per year and employing around 170,000 people the construction
08/06/2021
BEAR Scotland has announced the commencement of improvement works for two sections of the A9 at the A85 Crieff Road Interchange. The £180,000 works will begin tonight, Tuesday 08 June, and continue for four nights. The project will address defects in the road surface on the A9 southbound from the
07/06/2021
Taylor Wimpey East Scotland and Home Group Scotland have confirmed that work has started to deliver the first of 69 affordable homes at their Calderwood development on land off Clifton Road in East Calder. The parcel of land within phase 4 of Taylor Wimpey's Calderwood development will provide a mi
07/06/2021
Plans for the £50million regeneration of the former Debenhams store on Princes Street, Edinburgh have been approved by the City of Edinburgh Council. The proposals, which repurpose 108,000 sq ft of vacant, obsolete retail space, were described as ‘setting the tone’ for the future regeneration of Ed
07/06/2021
The JR Group has appointed Colin Lafferty as its new Group HSEQ Manager. Colin, 40 from Glasgow, is an experienced health and safety professional, bringing with him more than 15 years of experience to his new role, gained from his time at Sir Robert McAlpines and Robertson Group where he was Regio
07/06/2021
Scottish Water is to retain Roughrigg Reservoir in North Lanarkshire following a wide public consultation. The Category A reservoir, which is no longer used to supply water, needs a significant amount of work in the interests of safety to meet the latest guidance under the Reservoirs Scotland Act.
07/06/2021
Residents in the Canongate area of the Old Town will benefit from a range of conservation and energy efficiency improvements to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions by over 50%. Led by Edinburgh World Heritage in partnership with the City of Edinburgh Council, the work has recently been c
07/06/2021
Funding has been allocated to restore Scotland's peatlands to reduce carbon emissions and support biodiversity as part of the government’s climate change plan. Degraded peatlands emit more carbon than they remove, becoming a net source of greenhouse gases. Restoring peatlands will help remove and s
04/06/2021
Shettleston Housing Association has completed a new development of 46 affordable homes for rent on its Fenella Street site in Glasgow. The final 12 homes at the Association's latest new build project have now been handed over. The development includes 38 one, two and three bedroom flats for social
04/06/2021
The first four homes have been delivered to Irvine Housing Association's affordable modular housing development in South Ayrshire. The important milestone was reached this week as the first 10 modules arrived on site at Kilmarnock Road, Dundonald, and were craned into place. The modules make up th
04/06/2021
Glasgow City Council has approved funding for public realm in city centre, at and around the Love Loan development. Up to £648,000 of City Centre Strategy funding will be allocated to the scheme. The Love Loan development - located at the former Parish Halls building (on the north-east corner of G
04/06/2021
The A907 Alloa Road in Stirling is to close in both directions from Monday 07 June for essential repair work on the Abbey Craig. Specialist rockfall contractors will be undertaking work to scale the rock face of the Abbey Craig and remove loose material. Alloa Road had previously been closed to we
04/06/2021
A public consultation on plans for a new Community Campus in Peebles has been launched. The online consultation offers the opportunity for the wider community to provide their views on the plans for the new Campus which will replace the fire-damaged High School. The proposals outline the plans for
04/06/2021
Construction work has commenced to build new council homes at Eagle Brae, Livingston is now well underway. A total of 29 new council homes are currently being built at the site with a further 29 homes being built nearby at Deans South. They include a mixture of one, two, three, four and five bedr
03/06/2021
Drum Property Group's plans for the redevelopment of a site on Leath Walk in Edinburgh have been given the go-ahead. Drum's proposals for Stead's Place, near the foot of Leith Walk, were approved by the City of Edinburgh Council. The Stead's Place site has been earmarked for development by the Cou
03/06/2021
Edinburgh-based Teague Homes (UK) Limited is bringing forward 96 homes on Salamander Place, phase 6 of the company's Ropeworks scheme, totalling 667 homes. The company's Buildings Energy Strategy is aiming for a net zero carbon development. This results in an aggregate reduction in carbon dioxide e
03/06/2021
Peel NRE, part of Peel L&P, is to develop its second waste plastic to hydrogen facility at Rothesay Dock on the north bank of the River Clyde, West Dunbartonshire. The £20million facility will take non-recyclable plastics, destined for landfill, incineration or export overseas, and use them to crea
03/06/2021
Glasgow City Council has approved over £1million in funding to construct a new community hub in Possilpark. The £1.4m funding will support the creation of a new £2.9million community hub building to be run by the Possilpark People's Trust, an organisation which has for some time held aspirations to
03/06/2021
East Lothian Council has approved plans to build a new secondary school at Wallyford and 105 new houses as part of the greater Wallyford development. Councillors agreed unanimously to the first application on the agenda, which was an amendment to one of the conditions attached to a development at P
03/06/2021
Aberdeenshire Council has launched a public consultation over potential options for the future of Marischal Street in Peterhead town centre. Since the opening of neighbouring Chapel Street to traffic several years ago, complaints have regularly been received around safety, with restrictions on Mari
02/06/2021
Highland Council has delivered a range of new energy efficient homes in Tain within the last month. 32 new homes have been built in Jackson Drive in Tain and over the past three weeks and the local authority has been welcoming people to their new homes. The local authority worked the Highland Hous
02/06/2021
Caledonia Housing Association has signed a £30million funding package with Royal Bank of Scotland to finance the 600 new homes it has committed to build as part of its five year business plan. The Royal Bank of Scotland funding has been earmarked to support its multi million pound regneration in B
02/06/2021
Edinburgh's parks, greenspaces and rivers could become important sources of low-carbon heat for residents and businesses, according to new independent research. Published by greenspace scotland, with support from the City of Edinburgh Council and other local authority partners, the Green Heat in Gr
02/06/2021
Over £200,000 worth of improvement works to play areas, parks and green spaces throughout Dundee could get underway in the next few weeks. Proposals to further the health and safety measures at five of the city's play areas will be put to Councillors to approve the installation of soft closing gate
02/06/2021
Residents of a Dundee community are being urged to get involved in early proposals which could see water and wildlife brought into the heart of a local green space, with improved opportunities for play and recreation as well as cycling, walking and wheeling. Scottish Water, NatureScot and the Scot
02/06/2021
Weslo Housing Management tenants, customers and staff have successfully transferred to the Link Group. Following a competitive process to choose a preferred partner the transfer will see 2,800 Weslo tenants, 3,500 factored owners and over 300 other customers join the Scotland wide organisation. Th
01/06/2021
Plans have been submitted for a new multi-use community hub at MacMillan Square, as part of the wider regeneration of North Edinburgh. As part of the City of Edinburgh Council’s ongoing multi-million pound regeneration programme in North Edinburgh, the project team have submitted detailed plans for
01/06/2021
River Clyde Homes is to handover the first phase of new houses on the site of a former school in Port Glasgow later this year. The new development of 224 homes at the former St Stephen's High School situated between Kilmacolm Road and Southfield Avenue comprises affordable housing for rent, as well
01/06/2021
North Lanarkshire Council is continuing to improve future housing options for people living in high-rise homes as coronavirus restrictions ease. The council has long-term plans to demolish all of its tower blocks and a number of low-rise properties and replace them with 5,000 modern homes. Despite
01/06/2021
Significant progress has been made on the Helensburgh Waterfront Development marking the completion of the building's structure and roof. The multi-million pound investment includes a new leisure centre and swimming pool, improved flood defences for the town, new outdoor public meeting spaces, new
01/06/2021
Fife Council has discussed the work to manage and reduce the impact of flooding in areas at risk across the area. Over 450 sites have been identified and work is underway to assess and prioritise each location. Officers are investigating each site and applying a scoring system to prioritise those s
01/06/2021
A robot made famous by dancing on YouTube is set to help save lives and cut carbon dioxide emissions by supporting hazardous environment research at the National Robotarium, based at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. The robot, believed to be the first of its kind in Scotland, is part of the 'Sp
