Community benefits prove to be child’s play for Cruden

CRUDEN Building has donated £1,000 to the David Livingstone Memorial Primary School and Nursery in Blantyre to fund new play equipment. The Glasgow-based firm is...

Staff given shares in firm as owner targets ‘ideal’ employee ownership solution

TWELVE staff members have been given a stake in Sustainable Homes Scotland's business. The firm, which trades under name Paul Heat Recovery Scotland, specialises in...
Tim Metcalfe, Keepmoat

Challenges and opportunities associated with transforming brownfield sites

By Tim Metcalfe, regional MD at Keepmoat Scotland I’M the regional managing director at Keepmoat, Scotland with 25 years’ experience in the housing sector. Previously,...

Edinburgh glamping site design consultancy appoints first MD

EDINBURGH-based glamping site design consultancy Glampitect has appointed North Coast 500 founder and chair Tom Campbell as its first MD after he stepped down...

Public bodies set for £100m fund to install low and zero carbon heat systems

NEW Scottish Government funding of £100 million is to be made available to help public bodies improve and install low and zero carbon heat...

Top construction trainees gear up for SkillBuild final

80 of the top construction trainees from across Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland are gearing up for the SkillBuild National Final 2023. More than...

Two global brands announce Clyde Gateway move

DHL Express and Torishima Service Solutions Europe Ltd (TSSE) are setting up home at Clyde Gateway East Business Park in Glasgow, in a move...
Jennifer Campbell, DM Hall

DM Hall associate appointed to Scotland board of the RICS

JENNIFER Campbell, head of rural agency and an associate at DM Hall, has been appointed to the Scotland board of the Royal Institution of...
Glasgow office development

Glasgow deal highlights growing demand for city centre office investments

GEORGE House, a prominent multi-let building in Glasgow city centre, has been sold in a £10.65 million deal. Lismore Real Estate Advisors said the transaction...

Luxury homes to be built on former farmland on outskirts of Dundee

WORK is underway at Ledyatt Farm on the outskirts of Dundee to create a luxury five-unit housing development. Developers R&A Contracts are leading the transformation...

Digital platform provides ‘record’ level of tenant engagement

KINGDOM Housing Association has revealed how a digital tenant engagement platform is helping customers play a greater role in the development of landlord services. The...

Milestone achieved as timber frames erected at Kirkcaldy housing project

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uz-VC8WvSf0&feature=youtu.be THE JR Group has marked a milestone in the development of a new affordable housing development in the Glen Albyn area of Kirkcaldy as...

Businesses across Scotland launch green data centre charter

ORGANISATIONS representing businesses across Scotland's energy sector have launched an industry charter setting out the five core principles they believe should underpin the design...

Collaborative approach helps keep apprenticeships on track during lockdown

THE Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbers’ Federation (SNIPEF) has been working with colleges to ensure apprentices have been able to continue to learn their trade...

Reasons to be EPC-ful over Energy Performance Certificates

By Calum Allmond, head of architectural services at DM Hall Chartered Surveyors In the same way that Home Reports have become an accepted part of the...

Councillors see progress of landmark Glasgow logistics project

LOCAL dignitaries joined Tritax Symmetry and Readie Construction to mark the progress on the new 552,500 sq ft distribution centre and offices for publishing...
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Deaconess House redevelopment on track for summer handover

THE first rooms inside the historic Deaconess House site on Edinburgh’s Pleasance have been completed by GRAHAM Construction.

Demand for Edinburgh office space remains high despite Brexit uncertainty

BREXIT-related uncertainty has failed to end a 'robust' demand for office space in Edinburgh, according to new research from Knight Frank. The commercial property firm...

Cruden Homes to reopen Scottish sites from June 29

CRUDEN Homes has confirmed plans to reopen show homes and sales suites from 29 June. The housebuilder revealed it has enjoyed 'encouraging' levels of enquiries...

Name of Scotland’s first inland surfing resort unveiled

SCOTLAND'S first inland surfing destination is to be called Lost Shore Surf Resort, its developers have announced. The family-friendly £55 million development in Ratho, near Edinburgh...