Archive for May, 2009
Local communities in and around Carrbridge will gain real benefits from a £2.7m improvement package to ease congestion and improve safety, Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson said today. This significant maintenance scheme, which lasted 12 weeks, involved constructing a new northbound overtaking lane, along the Carrbridge stretch of the A9.Stewart Stevenson, Transport Minister said: “This £2……
River Clyde Homes (RCH) has launched an ‘Up Close’ campaign, breaking the mould of community engagement across the country.This signals the organisation’s commitment to engaging the community and the wider business sector to ensure a unified approach in raising housing standards across the area.The show piece of the campaign is a major community exhibition which profiles social housing in Inve…..
Archial Architects, one of the largest architecture practices in Scotland and the UK, has completed the first phase of the £28m Langside College campus ahead of schedule and on budget.Located at Battlefield Road on Glasgow’s southside, the new facility will enhance Langside College’s provision of quality education through purpose built facilities, which include science laboratories, engineering …..
The Scottish Building Federation, the lead voice in the Scottish Construction Industry, has launched a new insurance scheme created by Heath Lambert’s Commercial Affinity and Small Business (CA and SB) team.Beginning this month, the scheme will give SBF’s 700 members access to competitive insurance products, as well as mitigating some of the potential hazards through effective risk transfer and the un…..
Kier has become the latest contractor to announce its support for the Builder’s Profile in a move which will further reduce duplication amongst existing pre-qualification systems. The Builder’s Profile is an online service enabling companies to submit the same pre-qualification information to different contractors and clients without filling in a multitude of questionnaires. For Kier, signing …..
A 10-week period of public consultation begins today on the final draft of a development masterplan and Strategic Environmental Assessment for the Nigg Yard. People will have until Friday 7 August, to have their say on the proposals for the future development of the site as a multi-user facility.When adopted, the Masterplan will provide supplementary guidance to the local Development Plan and is…..
Knight Frank has completed the conversion of a former Royal Mail road transport workshop into a new delivery office in Kyle of Lochalsh. The £340,000 project has transformed the existing building at Railway Terrace to provide accessible and modern delivery and collection services. Acting on behalf of Royal Mail, Knight Frank’s building consultancy team in Aberdeen acted as lead consultants on …..
Kristopher Fraser, a third year apprentice plumber with Clackmannanshire Council, was a finalist in the prestigious APSE Apprentice of the Year Award.The APSE (Scotland) building and housing apprentice of the year awards 2009 were held in March at Peebles Hydro.While Kristopher (18) did not win the overall award, he was highly praised by the judging panel and presented with a trophy.Kristoph…..
A national building company has entered into a commercial sponsorship partnership with The Highland Council to support the Highland Culture Programme.Building and maintenance firm, Rok, is backing the programme, which was created as a long term legacy of Highland 2007 to support events and projects showcasing Highland culture.Rok will work with the Council to highlight project proposals coming…..