Housing market ‘pauses for breath’
DEMAND for new homes in the UK fell slightly in July, the first monthly decline since January 2013, while the supply of new properties coming...
Dismantling of fire-hit Mackintosh Building to start “as soon as possible”
WORK to begin dismantling the south façade of the fire-hit Glasgow School of Art’s Mackintosh Building will start "as soon as possible", a statement from...
Builders warn that home ownership aspiration is “being stifled”
SCOTLAND'S housebuilding industry has warned that the aspirations of many people to own their home are being "stifled".
A Bank of Scotland survey has highlighted that two-fifths...
Engineering consultancy appoints two new managing directors
ENGINEERING consultancy Will Rudd has appointed two new managing directors to lead its Glasgow and Edinburgh offices.
MJ O’Shaughnessy and Gillian Ogilvie have taken on...
Holyrood urged to adopt five-point plan to support construction industry
THE Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum has developed a five-point plan to help construction contractors cope with the Covid-19 crisis.
The organisation, which comprises 23...
Scottish Water announces preferred bidders for multi-billion pound investment
SCOTTISH Water has confirmed the preferred bidders to deliver a multi-billion pound transformation of water and waste infrastructure.
Firms were invited to bid to be...
RICS appoints RGU visiting professor to chair its Scotland board
THE Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has appointed professor Norman McLennan as chair of the Scotland board.
The visiting professor from Robert Gordon University...
Callendar Square approved as site for replacement Falkirk Town Hall
FALKIRK Council is set to buy Callendar Square and use the site to build a replacement town hall.
The move follows a council meeting to...
Major progress celebrated at ‘flagship’ net zero carbon project in Edinburgh
THE first homes are now under construction on a 'flagship' net zero carbon housing development in Edinburgh.
Located on Waterfront Avenue in Granton, Plot D1...
West Lothian Council urged to get behind plans for £275m mixed-use development
THE team behind a proposed low carbon development east of Livingston is urging West Lothian Council to give it support to help address the...
Scots are left at the starting gate
Industry will continue to struggle as England picks up the pace
THE construction industry in Scotland will be left behind this year as the rest...
Youngsters get a ‘passport to work’ on old buildings
Project Scotland reports on a new initiative to tackle skills shortages and preserve historic landmarks
AS rising tuition fees for secondary education continue to price gifted...
Dunfermline firm lands £1.8m fit-out contract at Winchburgh campus
DUNFERMLINE-based fit-out specialist Deanestor has been awarded a £1.8 million contract by Morrison Construction for a new £60 million multi-school campus in West Lothian.
The...
New research highlights ‘alarming’ drop in Scottish SME housebuilding sector
NEW research has revealed an 'alarming' reduction in Scotland's SME housebuilding sector.
A report by Homes for Scotland (HFS) shows that the proportion of new...
V&A architect visits completed museum
THE architect of the V&A Museum of Design Dundee has visited the construction site to see the completed building for the first time.
Japanese architect...
Linear to deliver refurb project at historic Scottish Bible Society HQ
LINEAR Design and Construct (LDC) has announced it has been appointed to deliver the refurbishment of the Scottish Bible Society’s (SBS) Edinburgh HQ.
The project...
Senior lecturer rewarded for inspiring next generation of civil engineers in Scotland
DR Rebecca Wade has been crowned the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Scotland’s STEM Ambassador of the Year.
The senior lecturer in environmental science at...
£1 billion boost for Scottish construction
New figures show output from the Scottish construction industry increased by 10% last year.
Work complete on Scotland’s first Passivhaus social housing development
CRUDEN Building Scotland has completed a Passivhaus development in the village of Drymen in Stirlingshire.
It is the first social housing development in Scotland to...
Housebuilding body welcomes opportunity for ‘planning reset’ in Scotland
SECTOR body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has welcomed new measures announced by Scotland's public finance minister Ivan McKee, designed to support the delivery of...
