http://www.cnplus.co.uk/rss/scotland_rss.xml All the latest stories on Scotland. en-uk Early planning http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/contractleads/2008/07/motherwell_160m_commercial.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/contractleads/2008/07/motherwell_160m_commercial.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE 24 July 2008 13:12 Scottish house builder Stewart Milne expects to axe around 20 per cent of its workforce because of the problems engulfing the market. http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/News/2008/07/stewart_milne_axes_300_staff_as_housing_woe_bites.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/News/2008/07/stewart_milne_axes_300_staff_as_housing_woe_bites.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE 23 July 2008 11:46 http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/images/j24milne_resized_70_tcm18-1739906.JPG Early planning http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/contractleads/2008/07/ayr_20m_commercial.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/contractleads/2008/07/ayr_20m_commercial.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE 23 July 2008 13:46 Early planning http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/contractleads/2008/07/livingston_45m_residential.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/contractleads/2008/07/livingston_45m_residential.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE 23 July 2008 13:40 Aberdeen house building group Stewart Milne has announced it expects to make 289 of its 1430 staff redundant as a result of the slowing economy, which is hitting the house building market. http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/News/2008/07/stewart_milne_likely_to_axe_20pc_of_staff.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/News/2008/07/stewart_milne_likely_to_axe_20pc_of_staff.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE Lucy Craymer 22 July 2008 12:32 http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/images/21901_2986_resized_70_tcm18-1654851.jpg Early planning http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/contractleads/2008/07/glasgow_100m_commercial__residential.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/contractleads/2008/07/glasgow_100m_commercial__residential.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE 21 July 2008 17:02 Scottish and Southern Energy is looking for contractors to build its newly approved £600 million onshore wind farm in southern Scotland. http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/News/2008/07/sse_has_600m_wind_farm_approved.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/News/2008/07/sse_has_600m_wind_farm_approved.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE Lucy Craymer 21 July 2008 14:34 http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/images/904071_58566425_resized_70_tcm18-342410.jpg Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board is looking for a contractor to design and build a new catering facility at the Southern General Hospital under £4.5 million deal. http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/News/2008/07/glasgow_hospital_45m_job_advertised.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/News/2008/07/glasgow_hospital_45m_job_advertised.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE Lisa Glancy 15 July 2008 15:20 http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/images/scotland_resized_70_tcm18-196799.jpg Hotel chain Jurys Inn has confirmed it will operate a new eight storey hotel in Aberdeen city centre. http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/News/2008/07/jurys_to_operate_miller_hotel.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/News/2008/07/jurys_to_operate_miller_hotel.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE Lisa Glancy 15 July 2008 12:18 http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/images/scotland_resized_70_tcm18-196799.jpg Morris & Spottiswood has appointed environmental specialists Enviros to provide them with an environmental policy and sustainability strategy to help the company cut its carbon footprint. http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/News/2008/07/morris__spottiswood_head_down_the_green_path.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/News/2008/07/morris__spottiswood_head_down_the_green_path.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE Lucy Craymer 11 July 2008 16:39 http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/images/scotland_resized_70_tcm18-196799.jpg Jones Bros has won a £16.5 million infrastructure contract to build the Crystal Rig II wind farms in the Scottish Borders from Fred Olsen Renewables. http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/News/2008/07/jones_bros_wins_a_165m_wind_farm_contract.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/News/2008/07/jones_bros_wins_a_165m_wind_farm_contract.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE Lucy Craymer 11 July 2008 14:59 http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/images/904071_58566425_resized_70_tcm18-342410.jpg Aberdeen City Council is looking for contractors to bid for a £50 million deal to build its new headquarters in the city centre. http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/News/2008/07/aberdeen_council_plans_for_new_hq.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/News/2008/07/aberdeen_council_plans_for_new_hq.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE Lisa Glancy 11 July 2008 14:52 http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/images/scotland_resized_70_tcm18-196799.jpg Stirling Council has given the go-ahead to plans for a super-village that will see some 2,500 homes being built. http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/News/2008/07/super_village_gets_green_light.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/News/2008/07/super_village_gets_green_light.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE Andrea Klettner 11 July 2008 12:03 http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/images/scotland_resized_70_tcm18-196799.jpg Morgan Ashurst has appointed Harry Thorburn as its new managing director for Scotland. http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/News/2008/07/morgan_ashurst_appoints_new_scotland_md.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/News/2008/07/morgan_ashurst_appoints_new_scotland_md.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE Andrea Klettner 10 July 2008 09:56 http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/images/scotland_resized_70_tcm18-196799.jpg The Scottish Government recently outlined its plans for what it hopes will be a better value alternative to PFI for funding major infrastructure projects north of the border. By Sandra Hartley http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/News/2008/07/flexibility_is_key_to_scots_funding_plan.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/News/2008/07/flexibility_is_key_to_scots_funding_plan.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE 09 July 2008 15:19 http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/images/HERO%20Sandra%20Hartley_resized_70_tcm18-1704152.jpg Over half of Scottish construction firms are less confident in the economic prospects facing their business over the next year, compared to the previous 12 months, according to figures from the Scottish Building Federation. http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/News/2008/07/construction_confidence_low_as_credit_crunch_bites.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/News/2008/07/construction_confidence_low_as_credit_crunch_bites.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE Myles Burke 07 July 2008 10:51 http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/images/graph_down_again_resized_70_tcm18-1437890.jpg Glasgow City Council is looking for expressions of interest for the development of 2014 Commonweath Games athletes’ village. http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/News/2008/07/glasgow_2014_invites_village_proposals.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/News/2008/07/glasgow_2014_invites_village_proposals.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE Lucy Craymer 07 July 2008 12:45 http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/images/glasgow-athletes-village_resized_70_tcm18-1700814.jpg Scottish housing association River Clyde Homes is looking for contractors to take on a housing framework worth up to £125 million. http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/News/2008/07/river_clyde_homes_advertises_125m_plan.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/News/2008/07/river_clyde_homes_advertises_125m_plan.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE Lisa Glancy 04 July 2008 16:14 http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/images/scotland_resized_70_tcm18-196799.jpg Glasgow-based McKean & Company has secured a number of new contracts in Scotland worth almost £3.8 million, including one to design and build a new warehouse distribution facility for DSV and Roadferry. http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/News/2008/07/mckean_wins_38m_worth_on_new_contracts.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/News/2008/07/mckean_wins_38m_worth_on_new_contracts.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE Lucy Craymer 03 July 2008 16:20 http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/images/scotland_resized_70_tcm18-196799.jpg Tesco has been given the green light for a new store and fuel station in the centre of Tain, Easter Ross. http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/News/2008/07/tesco_set_for_tain.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/News/2008/07/tesco_set_for_tain.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE Andrea Klettner 03 July 2008 11:45 Lafarge Cement UK has been hit with a £200,000 fine after a quarry worker lost his ear when he fell into an electric fan. http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/News/2008/07/lafarge_fined_200k_after_worker_loses_ear.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/News/2008/07/lafarge_fined_200k_after_worker_loses_ear.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE Rhiannon Hoyle 02 July 2008 09:44 http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/images/877749_87336155_resized_70_tcm18-300580.jpg East Ayrshire Council is looking for firms to carry out housing regeneration works in a five-year contract. http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/News/2008/07/east_ayrshire_council_offers_housing_regen.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/News/2008/07/east_ayrshire_council_offers_housing_regen.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE James McLachlan 01 July 2008 12:07 http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/images/scotland_resized_70_tcm18-196799.jpg A trio of developers have unveiled plans for a £200 million housing scheme at Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire. http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/News/2008/07/stonehaven_housing_plans_unveiled.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/News/2008/07/stonehaven_housing_plans_unveiled.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE Andrea Klettner 01 July 2008 12:19 http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/images/scotland_resized_70_tcm18-196799.jpg Planning officials overseeing a public inquiry into Donald Trump's proposed £1 billion golf resort will today visit the beach where he hopes to build "the finest golf course in the world". http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/News/2008/07/trump_inquiry_to_visit_site_of_planned_golf_resort.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/News/2008/07/trump_inquiry_to_visit_site_of_planned_golf_resort.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE 01 July 2008 10:01 http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/images/golf_resized_70_tcm18-1676965.jpg Consultant Drivers Jonas has strengthened its Scottish arm with the appointment of a new associate. http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/News/2008/06/drivers_appoint_associate.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/News/2008/06/drivers_appoint_associate.html;jsessionid=8E1882786E3D8177A54A393EA57913BE James McLachlan 30 June 2008 12:23 http://www.cnplus.co.uk:80/images/scotland_resized_70_tcm18-196799.jpg