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Burnet Point student accommodation in Edinburgh

Student accommodation provider completes £59m Edinburgh development

STUDENT accommodation provider Unite Students has completed construction of its new flagship development in Edinburgh. Burnet Point is the organisation's first combined development of purpose-built...
Drumgeith Community Campus and Greenfield Academy

Robertson celebrates completion of landmark education projects

ROBERTSON Construction Tayside has revealed details of a number of recent landmark education project handovers, helping Scottish councils to advance their net zero ambitions...
Breaking ground at Global’s new Highland HQ

Global Energy Group rebrands and unveils plans for multi-million-pound HQ

GLOBAL Energy Group has announced it has undergone a rebrand and will now be known simply as ‘Global’. Group companies, Global Port Services, Global Crane...

Public urged to raise concerns over ‘deeply disappointing’ Scottish housing statistics

HOMES for Scotland (HFS) is urging the public to raise their concerns over the housing emergency as latest statistics reveal an ongoing decline in...
Workers at sod-cutting ceremony to mark start of construction of care home

Work begins on 54-bed care home in Broughty Ferry

A sod-cutting ceremony has marked the start of work on a new £14 million care home in Broughty Ferry, Dundee. The 54-bed care home is...
A render of what Scottish Water's car port scheme will look like once complete

Landmark solar carport project begins at Scottish Water head office

SCOTTISH Water has announced that its Stepps office is set to be home to one of the largest solar carports in the country, as...
New Deer substation

Balfour Beatty to lead New Deer substation extension project

BALFOUR Beatty has been appointed by SSEN Transmission to upgrade the New Deer electricity substation in Aberdeenshire. Originally energised in 2019, Balfour Beatty will now...
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New Scotland-wide campaign highlighting need for more homes launches

A new campaign spearheaded by Homes for Scotland (HFS) has been launched in a bid to highlight the urgency of need for more homes...
Union Terrace Gardens

RIAS unveils four-strong shortlist for Scotland’s building of the year

A public realm project in Aberdeen, a rural infrastructure scheme that preserves a bridge in Glengairn, a new education building for University of Edinburgh,...
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Application submitted for ‘key component’ of £22 billion SSEN programme

SSEN Transmission has submitted a section 37 consent application for a 'key component' of its £22 billion pathway to 2030 investment programme. The application relates...
International Access and Scaffolding Association group photo in Manchester

Launch of global scaffolding and access trade body marks ‘turning point’ for industry

THE launch of a new global scaffolding and access trade body has been hailed as 'one of the most significant international developments' in the...
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Scotland’s built environment leaders warn HEETSA success depends on industry engagement

THE Retrofit Roundtable, a coalition comprising some of Scotland's leading built environment organisations, has welcomed Scottish Government proposals for a new Home Energy Efficiency...
Alistair Mercer, director of manufacturing and Danny McArthur, director of commercial at CR Smith

CR Smith strengthens leadership team with double appointment

WINDOW and door specialist CR Smith has strengthened its leadership team with two experienced figures from Scotland’s construction and manufacturing industries. Danny McArthur, formerly managing...
IndiNature mill

Industrial hemp insulation is a natural fit to help meet decarbonisation goals

A Scottish Borders-based insulation manufacturer is on a mission to disrupt the market with a range of products made from industrial hemp plants. IndiNature was...
Cladding remediation image

Funding boost brings fresh urgency to Scotland’s cladding crisis

Dan Lowe and Dr Benjamin Ralph from Hollis explain why money alone will not solve cladding issues across Scotland MORE than eight years after Grenfell...
Philip Hoare, Balfour Beatty

New Balfour Beatty group chief executive gets to work

PHILIP Hoare has started his new role as group chief executive at Balfour Beatty, succeeding Leo Quinn. A civil engineer, Philip Hoare brings over 30...

New BE-ST facilities offer ‘huge opportunities’ for Scotland’s construction sector

BE-ST (Built Environment - Smarter Transformation) has officially relaunched its Innovation Campus by welcoming stakeholders to see the newly equipped Mass Timber Centre of Excellence...
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McGill’s Group unveils plans for £25m Glasgow depot

MCGILL'S Group has unveiled plans for a new £25 million depot on a site close to Glasgow city centre in a move that it...
Jane Wood

Builders back new action plan to tackle Scotland’s housing emergency

HOUSING body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has welcomed the refreshed Housing Emergency Action Plan. The plan, announced by housing secretary Màiri McAllan, follows 'extensive engagement'...
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Scottish Government unveils £4.9 billion plans to build 36,000 affordable homes

THE Scottish Government has announced a new commitment to invest up to £4.9 billion over the next four years to deliver around 36,000 affordable...