BAM makes Edinburgh Christmas donation
THE Bam Construction team currently delivering Edinburgh’s landmark office development, Capital Square, has brought some Christmas cheer to the Grassmarket Community Project after donating 120...
48-apartment Paisley affordable homes project completed
THE JR Group has delivered 48 new flats for social rent in Paisley’s East Lane on behalf of Loretto Housing Association, part of Wheatley...
Construction confidence soars as industry anticipates new regulations
CONFIDENCE within the Scottish construction industry has reached a record high of PLUS 29, up three points on the rating recorded at the end of...
Edinburgh conference explores energy efficiency and carbon neutral buildings
SCOTLAND'S minister for zero carbon buildings joined experts from the built environment and energy efficiency sectors at an event in Edinburgh to discuss the...
Insolvency figures down by a third
THE number of Scottish building companies going bankrupt has fallen by 33% in the past year.
In total, 87 Scottish construction companies were forced into...
Hotel plan fires torpedo site
A derelict torpedo firing range in Argyll is to be turned into a £70m marina and hotel resort.
Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park...
Businesses urged to consider energy modelling to combat soaring costs
AMIDST soaring energy costs, Hardies Property & Construction Consultants is advising companies to try and understand how they use energy within their buildings by...
Dundee housing development is a work of art
CALEDONIA Housing Association has revealed it is starting to welcome tenants to new affordable homes at its Maxwelltown Development in the Hilltown Area of...
New report highlights investment models to support decarbonisation of Scotland’s social housing
A new report published by the Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) has highlighted a series of financial models to attract investment into retrofitting Scotland's social...
‘Rare and exciting’ residential-led opportunity marketed in Edinburgh
REAL estate advisor Savills has announced it has been appointed to bring to market a 'rare and exciting' residential-led development opportunity in Edinburgh’s New...
M&E works help to modernise historic Edinburgh boarding school
A mechanical & electrical (M&E) services package from Arc-Tech (Scotland) has helped to modernise facilities at an Edinburgh boarding school.
Merchiston Castle School in Colinton...
Barratt to deliver over 400 East Lothian homes
BARRATT Homes has launched two new sites in East Lothian which will deliver a total of 405 new homes.
The developments - one in Prestonpans...
Carillion demise to cost UK taxpayers £148 million
THE collapse of Carillion will cost UK taxpayers an estimated £148 million, a new report has revealed.
An investigation by the National Audit Office (NAO)...
Build of energy-efficient homes complete in Stirling
THE JR Group has successfully delivered a collection of energy efficient new homes at Glasgow Road in Stirling.
The £2 million Stirling Council project was...
Scotland’s dilemma: how to guide workers from fossil fuel past to sustainable future
Christian Warden, engagement director at Construction Talent Retention Scheme and Talentview Construction, a government-backed platform that allows those with construction experience to showcase their...
Innovation ‘ecosystem’ to be created in Aberdeen in £6.5m project
THE National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) is to help deliver Scotland's first energy incubator start and scale-up hub in Aberdeen's Energy Transition Zone.
NMIS, which...
Barratt targets more Scottish development sites
BARRATT Developments Scotland has confirmed the business is poised for further growth after acquiring ten new development sites with space for 1,400 new homes.
The...
Work to start on new Aberdeen community
CALA Homes has received the green light to start work on a new community at Craibstone in Aberdeen.
Aberdeen City Council has granted planning permission...
Construction to begin this year on Glasgow Merchant City mixed-use scheme
CONSTRUCTION of 109 new homes and 10,000 sq. ft. of commercial space in Glasgow city centre will begin later this year following purchase of...
Tradstocks confirms 2026 dates for free CPD courses
FOLLOWING the success of its 2025 CPD Programme, natural stone product specialist Tradstocks has announced the next set of dates for the firm's 2026...
