£25m Tay Cities Deal grant unlocks major building programme at the University of Dundee Feb 23, 2021 The University of Dundee is set to embark on a major building programme thanks to a £25m investment from the Scottish government. Work on overhauling facilities linked to the biomedical department is due to start in January 2022 and be completed by the summer of 2023. The planning application is due to be reviewed at […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Ediston: £250m New Town Quarter & 3 Other Projects in the Pipeline Feb 22, 2021 Following our Edinburgh Future Development Plans event we’ve been catching up with Ross McNulty – Development Director at Ediston – who is heading up one of Edinburgh’s largest development projects… Q. You’re leading on the largest brownfield city centre development in Edinburgh – a £250m scheme a New Town North, how will this scheme transform […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Contractors Sought For £1.5bn New Build Housing Framework Jan 24, 2021 A new framework is being launched by Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA), Consortium Procurement Construction and LHC which will cover the development of new build housing. The H2 framework, replacing the current Scottish Procurement Alliance H1 framework, will extend outside of Scotland – with a focus on other areas in England. Further information will be shared […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc Q&A: Growing The Parc, Economic Growth and Low Carbon Energy Jan 6, 2021 Ahead of their involvement in our free-to-attend online event – Invest in Dundee: Key Sectors for Economic Recovery – we’ve been speaking to Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc (MSIP). MSIP, one of the event speakers, is creating a new future for people, place and plant, and they’ll be a key enabler to fresh investment and economic […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
University of Dundee: At The Forefront of the City’s Growth Ambitions Dec 21, 2020 Alongside Dundee City Council we’re hosting a free to attend virtual event – Invest in Dundee; Key Sectors for Economic Recovery – and one of the key players in the future economic success of the region is the University of Dundee. We’ve been speaking exclusively with Prof Sir Mike Ferguson on the importance of the […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Edinburgh Napier University: At The Forefront of the Offsite & MMC Sector Dec 2, 2020 Ahead of our Offsite Development Conference we spoke exclusively with Edinburgh Napier University of their work in the MMC sector, timber engineering and the use of MMC in university estate projects. Q. Edinburgh Napier University has a history of researching the sector, how has the university used and supported offsite & modern methods of construction? […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Transport Scotland: The Future Strategy, Enabling EV Use & Supporting Through Covid… Sep 21, 2020 On Thursday 24th September a number of senior decision makers and key stakeholders in the development and growth of Scotland will come together for our Scotland Development Conference. Ahead of the event we’ve been catching up with one of the event’s speakers – Fiona Brown, Head of Strategic Transport Planning at Transport Scotland… Q. Transport […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Clyde Gateway: The Collaborative Development Transforming Glasgow Sep 18, 2020 Ahead of our Virtual Scotland Development Conference on the 24th September we’ve been speaking exclusively with Martin McKay – Executive Director of Regeneration of Clyde Gateway, who’s one of our speakers on the day. We’ve been discussing the impressive project, their approach to procurement and sustainability, and more… Q. Clyde Gateway is one of Scotland’s […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Wheatley Group’s Glasgow City Centre Project Kickstarts Sep 9, 2020 Work has officially started on plans by Wheatley Group to develop 32 new affordable homes in the centre of Glasgow. Funded with aid from Glasgow City Council – who’ve supported the development with a £2.4m grant – the project will see contractor CCG build: 32 affordable homes 29 of those will be two-bedroom flats [emaillocker […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Building Social Value in Construction Aug 31, 2020 Jenny Bowles highlights the importance in generating social value in construction. As we all know, nothing is as it was just a few short months ago. All sectors of business have been affected by Covid-19 and nowhere is that more obvious than construction. Like desolate scenes from a Sci-fi film, the empty sites and static […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
