Up to £50m to boost delivery of housing in Scotland
UP to £50 million will be given the local authorities and social landlords to help deliver new homes across the country, the Scottish Government...
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...
RICS confirms launch of new Social Impact Awards
A new awards programme has launched in Scotland, with organisers seeking entries for outstanding built projects that are helping to transform communities.
RICS (Royal Institution...
Housebuilder’s donation gives new lease of life to rotary club planter
A Linlithgow rotary club is celebrating its community planter receiving a new lease of life following a donation of materials, plants and hanging baskets...
Housebuilder gets green light to deliver new Barrhead properties
AS Homes (Scotland) has secured planning permission from East Renfrewshire Council to deliver 12 new homes for social rent on behalf of Barrhead Housing.
The...
Union Technical starts work to retrofit 300 Dumfries homes
GLASGOW-based energy services firm Union Technical is undertaking a project to retrofit more than 300 homes in Dumfries.
Work is underway on a £1.5 million...
‘Customer first’ approach pays off for Bellway
BELLWAY is celebrating after securing a 5-star customer satisfaction rating for the sixth consecutive year from the Home Builders Federation (HBF).
The housebuilder, whose Scotland...
Pupils get some new home work – Green home on show
Exhibition highlights greenest house
AN exhibition tracing the construction of one of Scotland’s greenest homes has opened in Glasgow.
Running at The Lighthouse until July 7,...
Work begins to improve mental health facilities at Stobhill
UPGRADE works to improve mental health services at Glasgow's Stobhill Hospital are underway.
Main contractor BAM Construction, in partnership with hub West Scotland, on behalf...
Glasgow modular office fit-out delivers major embodied carbon savings
AN office fit-out project by Morris & Spottiswood that incorporates modular construction and circular economy approaches is said to have delivered embodied carbon savings...
Scottish Property Federation names new chairman
THE Scottish Property Federation (SPF) has appointed Miller Mathieson as its new chairman.
Miller, who is managing director of CBRE in Scotland and Northern Ireland, succeeds...
New research highlights ‘UK’s safest digging year’ to date
NEW research has revealed that the UK’s construction sector is more aware than ever before when it comes to performing underground asset searches.
The annual...
First Minister tours newly opened out-patients department in Haddington
FIRST Minister Nicola Sturgeon met with representatives from hub South East and Morrison Construction during a visit to the recently opened East Lothian Community Hospital...
Finalists revealed for Scottish Home Awards 2021
FINALISTS have been announced for this year's Scottish Home Awards.
The winners of all 18 categories will be revealed at the awards dinner in Glasgow,...
Gilson Gray appoints experienced commercial property partner
GILSON Gray has bolstered its commercial real estate team with the appointment of new partner Stephen Dick.
Stephen has more than two decades of experience...
Wheatley Group offers 300 homes to support Ukrainian refugees in Scotland
WHEATLEY Group has made 300 homes available to local authorities across Scotland to support Ukrainian refugees fleeing the Russian invasion.
The housing, care, and property...
Digital Construction Week: experts predict biggest changes for the next decade
Digital Construction Week is taking place from June 5-6. To mark the occasion, Smart Construction’s deputy general manager, Richard Clement, takes a deep dive...
Vital works to get underway on railway between Inverness and Elgin
VITAL improvement works are to get underway on the railway between Inverness and Elgin this weekend.
The Network Rail project will see engineers replace a...
Queensferry Primary School nets new kits from local housebuilder
PUPILS at Queensferry Primary School are to benefit from a new football kit donated by local housebuilder Lovell Homes.
The donation towards the cost of...
Housebuilder supports Loanhead Gala celebrations
LOANHEAD Children's Gala Day has welcomed a £500 donation from Dandara Scotland.
The money will be used to sponsor an afternoon of entertainment on Sunday...
