Scottish News
Forth Bridge funding row
Monday, 05 January 2009
The Treasury has turned down a request by the Scottish Government for a £2.3bn advance loan to help pay for a new bridge planned across the Forth.
Aberdeen Harbour to expand
Tuesday, 23 December 2008
Aberdeen Harbour Board has approved a £65m capital spending budget over the next five years as part of plans to sustain and develop activity at the port.
£36m housing scheme for Govan
Monday, 15 December 2008
Glasgow-based Cruden Building and Renewals has been named as prefered contractor for a £36m housing project in Govan.
Massive Scottish transport plan
Thursday, 11 December 2008
Scottish ministers have announced a multi-billion pound transport blueprint for the country.
Five star hotel for Scotland
Tuesday, 09 December 2008
Manor Kingdom, the Scottish housebuilder, has been granted planning consent to develop the first five star hotel in the Scottish Borders.
Morgan Ashurst takes £20m prison deal
Monday, 08 December 2008
Morgan Ashurst has been awarded a £20.2m contract to carry out the third and final phase of construction work on the redevelopment of HMP Perth Prison in Scotland.
Scottish Features
Black Gold
Landpac Ground Engineering Limited is working on the Trailblazer Project at the former Polkemmet Colliery, proving that where there's muck, there is indeed brass.
Compost helps to unlock green potential of Scottish central belt
The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) Scotland is at the forefront of turning contaminated, industrialised groundscapes into usable green and urban spaces.
Wasting away
According to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), the construction and demolition industry in Scotland creates more than 10 million tonnes of waste each yea, and reducing this figure is a key aspect of government targets for greater sustainability.
Imagining new possiblities for play
'The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless' - Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
Think global - act local
The City of Edinburgh has adopted the Edinburgh Standards for sustainable building.
Piling on the pressure
Stent, part of Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering, has started work on the foundations for a brand new eight-storey office block at One Waterloo Street, in Glasgow's city centre for the main contractor Miller Construction.
Caledonia Play
Aberdeenshire Council taking learning outdoors
| Henry Boot buys Cumbernauld site |
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Henry Boot Developments has purchased a 7.5 acre site at Westfield North Courtyard, Cumbernauld for an undisclosed sum. The company acquired the undeveloped land from Highcross. Plans for the site have yet to be announced in detail but are to include an office and industrial scheme on the site. Jones Lang LaSalle advised Highcross while Henry Boot Developments were represented by Ryden. |
