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Rui Cardoso

New report highlights affordability challenge of retrofitting homes in Scotland

A new report from Edinburgh’s Smart Data Foundry has revealed only 20% of people in Scotland can comfortably afford the home upgrades required to...
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‘Significant’ share of construction professionals do not measure emissions on projects

NEW research has revealed that sustainability progress is being seen in some aspects of the built environment, but the rate of advancement needs to...

Repair experts to counteract skills exodus?

REPAIR specialists could help counteract a skills gap in the UK construction industry following an exodus of EU workers. That’s the view of Gary Danson,...
Grahame Barn

Scottish civils optimism at ‘six-year high’

CECA Scotland has revealed optimism within Scotland's civil engineering sector is at a six-year high as infrastructure 'stands ready' to deliver a jobs-led recovery. However,...

New vision unveiled for ‘iconic’ Thomas Hamilton building

THE Royal High School Preservation Trust (RHSPT), a body set up to protect and sensitively develop the Thomas Hamilton building below Calton Hill in...

Hamilton Park Racecourse poised for hotel investment

HAMILTON Park Racecourse has lodged plans for a £10 million hotel development on its grounds, which could create up to 20 new jobs at...

£4.5m project tipped to help attract high-profile businesses to Ravenscraig

CONSTRUCTION work is underway on a £4.5 million project to help attract high-profile businesses to Ravenscraig. The investment will prepare a new development for employers,...

Housebuilder establishes two regional businesses in Scotland

AVANT Homes is planning for growth by moving from its Stirling office and establishing two new bases in Edinburgh and Glasgow. The new Avant East...
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...
Greenbank Care Home CGI

Land purchase paves the way for new 50-bedroom care home in Clarkston

MORRISON Community Care (CCG3) Holdco has completed the purchase of land at Greenbank Parish Church in Clarkston, paving the way for a new 50-bedroom...

Apprenticeship Week is “perfect platform” to highlight opportunities

SCOTTISH construction apprentice numbers are at a six-year high, according to new figures published ahead of Scottish Apprenticeship Week. In 2016, CITB Scotland directly trained 1,925...

Artificial surf park developers get green light to build accommodation

THE developer of Scotland’s first artificial surf park has received unanimous support for its planning application from the City of Edinburgh Council to build accommodation...

Perthshire-based contractor unveils new look

ABERUTHVEN-based Hadden Construction has revealed a new corporate look, having rebranded as the Hadden Group to reflect the "breadth, diversity and strength" of the business. The...

New powers NOT needed to tackle Scotland’s housing crisis

WITH housing already a devolved matter, there is no need for Scottish politicians to wait on new powers in order to tackle the country’s housing...

Milestone reached as work starts at £150m Newton Mearns development

WORK has commenced on a landmark new community at Maidenhill, Newton Mearns, which will eventually give rise to over 800 new homes. Housebuilders CALA Homes...

Strategic partnership aims to accelerate retrofit in Scotland

ENVIRONMENTAL charity Changeworks has signed a partnership agreement with Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) with the aim of accelerating and improving retrofit in...

Cairngorm Mountain funicular railway back in action following ‘complex’ civils work

THE Cairngorm Mountain's funicular railway is back in action following completion of repair works in what has been described as one of Scotland's 'most...
L to R – Cllr Martin Greig, the Lord Provost Dr David Cameron, Richard Park, chief executive of hub North Scotland, and Elliot Robertson, Chief Executive Officer, Robertson Construction Group, with some of the Young Ambassadors in the background, on one of the viewing platforms at the new-look Broadhill

First phase of £50m Aberdeen beachfront revamp completed

THE first phase of a £50 million redevelopment of Aberdeen Beach has officially been opened today. Hub North Scotland is delivering the redevelopment of the...

Industry stalwarts offer hope for brighter year

KEY stakeholders in the Scottish construction industry have expressed their hopes that the challenges of Covid-19 will eventually give way to an era of...
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New film offers insight into £125m plans to transform historic Glasgow site

A short film has been launched that provides an insight into plans to transform the historic Govan Graving Docks on the River Clyde. ‘Rising Tides:...