Archive for the ‘Scotland Construction’ Category
Proposals for public paths across East Lothian have been approvedOver the last few years East Lothian Council has been asking people where they walk, cycle or horse-ride in the county, and asking land owners and land managers where they prefer people to go on their land. From all the information gathered a number of paths and routes which could become ‘core paths’ in East Lothian were identifi…..
A new chairman has been appointed to the Construction Industry”‘ Training Board (CITB-ConstructionSkills).James Wates, who has been a CITB-ConstructionSkills board member for seven years and will take over the role from the current chair, Sir Michael Latham at the end of March, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills announced.Skills Minister Kevin Brennan, said: “I am very pleased …..
Scottish local authorities are set to share a further £25 million to help build a new generation of council houses.With this latest funding, since April 2009 local authorities across Scotland will have received £75 million to help build more council houses.To date, nearly £50 million has been allocated to councils to start work on almost 2,300 new houses.Local authorities are asked to submit…..
A proposed new Ryanair hangar at Prestwick Airport will create 200 new jobs, cost £8 million and deliver significant investment to Scotland’s economy, First Minister Alex Salmond said today.The First Minister joined Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O’Leary at Prestwick Airport to announce the creation of a second maintenance, repair and overhaul facility at the airport. The Scottish Government …..
The Team behind the conservation of one of only a handful of recognisably ancient urban buildings left in Scotland has picked up another award.Tayside Buildings Preservation Trust and Dundee City Council were recognised in the Royal Town Planning Institute’s (RTPI) Planning Awards, scooping the UK heritage category for their work at Gardyne’s Land.The complex of five historic buildings situate…..
A Glasgow-registered recycling company and a director have been fined a total of £145,000 for exposing workers to toxic mercury fumes at a site in West Yorkshire.Twenty employees had levels of mercury in their system above UK guidance levels, and five of them showed extremely high levels following the exposure between October 2007 and August 2008.Electrical Waste Recycling Group Ltd, registere…..
A partnership delivering regeneration in Lochgelly, Fife, is the successful winner of the 2010 Excellence in Regeneration Award promoted by both the Chartered Institute of Housing in Scotland and Scottish Centre for Regeneration.The partnership between Fife Council, Fife HARCA, Ore Valley Housing Association, Lochgelly Regeneration Forum and Dearle and Henderson Consultants have been working on …..
A rising star in the Scottish construction industry swapped his hard hat and boots for a suit and tie on Wednesday when he visited the Scottish Parliament.Alexander Wood, 24, a final year apprentice joiner for CBC, Central Building Contractors, was invited to the Scottish Parliament by his local constituency MSP Trish Godman in recognition of being named Scotland”s top Adult Construction Apprent…..
One of the biggest civil engineering operations in Scotland is taking place in Glasgow over the next two weeks.The launch of the Port Eglinton Viaduct is part of the work going on to complete the missing link between the end of the existing M74 at Fullarton Road and the M8 south of the Kingston Bridge.The scheme involves a number of crossings of roads, railways and the River Clyde. The Port Eg…..