700 Leith properties to receive new windows and doors
MORE than 700 Leith homes are having their windows and doors replaced as part of a planned maintenance programme by Harbour Homes.
Tenants of Harbour,...
Procast Group begins East Ayrshire retrofit project
PROCAST Group has started retrofit work on Meagher Court in Cumnock on behalf of East Ayrshire Council.
The work will see three entire blocks of...
Prestonpans pupils get a hole in one
A family of professional golfers from Prestonpans has teamed up with a local housebuilder to provide a group of school children with a unique...
Free tickets up for grabs for visitors to Scottish Homebuilding & Renovating Show
ORGANISERS of this year's Scottish Homebuilding & Renovating Show are offering two free tickets to the event, which takes place at the Royal Highland Centre in...
Care taken in design of new Perth facility
CAPABILITY Scotland’s build of a new complex care facility at Bertha Park Village in Perth will be its ‘most significant, complex, and exciting’ project...
Allied Surveyors Scotland celebrates graduate’s award shortlisting
ALLIED Surveyors Scotland has hailed graduate building surveyor David McMillan, who has been shortlisted for the CIOB Scotland Graduate of the Year Award 2026.
David...
Blueprint for £1.3 billion Edinburgh project receives UK-wide recognition
EDINBURGH'S blueprint to regenerate Granton Waterfront into a new coastal community has received UK-wide recognition at the Future Cities Forum Winter Awards.
Selected as the...
Construction industry urged to strictly follow updated Covid-19 guidance
SCOTLAND'S construction industry has been urged to 'play its part' and strictly follow newly updated Covid-19 guidance.
The call comes from Ken Gillespie, of the...
Wave of coastal erosion projects completed in Moray
THREE major projects have been completed with the aim of protecting Moray coastal communities from the threat of erosion.
A 50cm shingle bank has been...
Clark Contracts begins work on refurbishment of Inverness park
CLARK Contracts has commenced work on the refurbishment of Inverness' Bught Park, on behalf of the Highland Council.
The park is being revamped with sustainability...
Glasgow-headquartered Wallace Whittle strengthens English leadership team
GLASGOW-headquartered Wallace Whittle has strengthened its leadership team in England with the appointment of Colin Preston as business development and strategy director for the...
Edinburgh to establish commission to make streets more inclusive
AN accessibility commission is to be established to ensure Edinburgh's public spaces are as inclusive as possible for those with disabilities.
On Thursday January 11,...
Edinburgh set for £207m investment in council housing
OVER £207 million is to be spent on improving and expanding council housing across Edinburgh this financial year, the capital's local authority has announced.
Members...
Builder delivers cash boost for Glasgow east end community groups
THREE community groups in Glasgow's east end have received a welcome cash boost thanks to a link-up between construction firm Cruden and Thenue Housing.
Cruden...
Green light for Glasgow development with ‘New York vibe’
GLASGOW City Council has approved a detailed planning application from Ambassador Living - part of the Ambassador Group - for the development of 132...
German company opens £16 million facility in East Kilbride
A £16 million centre for subsea development has been opened in East Kilbride, allowing for Scotland to be a key player in multiphase flow...
Hub South East and Connect Modular to deliver new Livingston homes
REPRESENTATIVES from West Lothian Council recently visited the site of planned new council homes in Livingston that will include supported housing specifically for homeless...
Granton Waterfront project backed with £38.4 million loan
THE National Wealth Fund has provided a £38.4 million loan to the City of Edinburgh Council to support enabling works on the first phase...
Phase 2 works set to start at Laurieston
PHASE 2 of the Laurieston regeneration project in the Gorbals area of Glasgow is set to get underway.
Laurieston is one of eight Transformational Regeneration...
The importance of EPDs in Passivhaus projects
Neil Turner, technical sales manager for Ecological Building Systems, explores the role of EPDs (Environmental Product Declarations) in supporting the construction sector’s move towards...
