GCU and Turner & Townsend win Herald Higher Education Award 2026
GLASGOW Caledonian University's (GCU) collaboration with Turner & Townsend has been awarded the Outstanding Business Engagement in Universities prize at the Herald Higher Education...
Hardies provides services to £1.2m drop-in centre
HARDIES Property & Construction Consultants has provided construction services to a new cancer support centre in Edinburgh.
The £1.2 million Howat Foundation CCLASP (Children with...
Progress being made on West Lothian Council’s major investment in additional support schools
WEST Lothian Council has announced that its biggest ever investment in schools for pupils with additional support needs is progressing well.
Over £29 million is...
Scottish Rugby to develop Edinburgh hotel
SCOTTISH Rugby is to capitalise on Edinburgh's "flourishing" hotel sector by developing a hotel on land close to the BT Murrayfield Stadium.
JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality Group...
New data shows demand for essential construction materials continues to fall
NEW research has revealed that UK demand for essential construction materials fell further in the first quarter of 2026.
The stats are divulged in the...
Barratt outlines contribution to Scottish economy
BARRATT Developments Scotland has revealed it has made a contribution of £256 million to the Scottish economy and supported hundreds of other organisations in...
Irvine windows manufacturer launches recruitment drive
IRVINE-based windows manufacturer Andrew Wright Windows is creating up to 28 new jobs following a number of new contract wins.
The company confirmed the expansion...
Scottish industrial rental growth forecast to outpace offices and retail
RENTAL growth in Scotland’s industrial and logistics sector has been tipped to outpace both offices and retail property assets over the next five years.
Knight...
Lighthouse Charity and Ripple Suicide Prevention launch partnership
THE Lighthouse Charity and Ripple Suicide Prevention are launching a new partnership via a live webinar to drive positive change across the construction sector.
The partnership...
Scottish Government to spend over £3.2 billion on affordable housing builds
COUNCIL areas across Scotland are to share more than £3.2 billion in grant funding over five years to deliver more affordable homes, the Scottish...
Outdoor construction workers in skin cancer warning
HR and health & safety specialists, Law At Work (LAW), are warning the construction industry that outdoor workers face serious skin cancer risks from...
Barratt confirms trio of senior promotions in Scotland
BARRATT has strengthened its leadership team in Scotland with three senior appointments.
Barratt Developments Scotland – which includes Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes –...
New BESA president urges businesses to embrace digital age
CLAIRE Curran, MD of building services specialists Linaker, has been elected president of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) for 2023/24.
Described as a 'progressive...
Lifetime achievement award for Bill Robertson
Bill Robertson CBE has been given a lifetime achievement award by Homes for Scotland at the organisation’s Annual Lunch in Edinburgh.
The accolade from...
20 Scottish projects nominated for RICS Awards
A hotel, a community hub, and a museum are among 20 recent projects revealed as finalists in the RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors)...
Gullane housing development gets the go-ahead
PLANS for a "highly anticipated" brownfield housing development in Gullane have been approved by East Lothian Council.
125 new homes will be built after CALA Homes’ proposals for the...
Suicide prevention training programme created for Scottish construction industry
THE Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), Barratt and David Wilson Homes North Scotland, and Scottish Action for Mental Health (SAMH) have collaborated on a...
5G tipped to aid revolution of Scotland’s manufacturing industry
5G can help underpin the next revolution in Scotland's manufacturing industry, experts have said.
5G is a cellular technology which is being engineered to greatly...
MPA awarded £6 million for ‘groundbreaking’ fuel switching projects
THE Mineral Products Association (MPA) has been awarded over £6 million by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) for demonstrations of...
Local contractors tipped to benefit from Corr Chnoc Wind Farm development
BUSINESSES across Argyll and Bute are being urged to explore the commercial opportunities that could arise from the proposed Corr Chnoc Wind Farm.
Renewable energy...
