Housebuilder hails ‘excellent’ performance as profit and revenue increases
CALA Group is on course to deliver a 9% increase in revenue to £1.36 billion for financial year 2022.
The housebuilder has issued preliminary results ahead...
Award recognition for luxury retirement development in Barnton
CRUDEN is celebrating a major win at the 2025 Scottish Home Awards.
The Avenue, Cruden’s luxury retirement development in Barnton, Edinburgh, was named Housing Development...
Thousands of homes delivered at Midlothian developments with more on the way
AROUND 1,070 homes have been built in Midlothian's Shawfair and Craighall, with over 1,100 in construction and around 3,000 more advancing through the planning...
RICS launches new Residential Retrofit Standard to boost decarbonisation goals
THE Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has launched a new Residential Retrofit Standard to meet demand for 'high quality' advice on the topic.
The...
Communication is crucial to driving project success
By Ed Monaghan, a non-executive director at Perceptive Communicators
LONG-term regeneration projects are often made up of a consortium of multiple businesses, across several teams...
SJIB adds support to consultation for regulation of electricians
THE Scottish Joint Industry Board (SJIB) has added its voice to the parliamentary consultation on regulation of electricians.
The industry body said protection of title would...
Kier opens up Scottish sites to encourage construction careers
KIER is opening a record seven sites to the public for Open Doors Week 2017 to help attract the next generation of Scottish construction workers.
Open Doors Week...
Builders’ Merchants Federation forms food bank network
THE Builders’ Merchants Federation (BMF) has set foodbanks across its participating members’ branches in a bid to help the vulnerable during the Covid-19 (coronavirus)...
Orkney modern apprentice lauded for inspiring others
AN Orkney modern apprentice who helped build affordable homes for the islands and inspire other young workers has been shortlisted for a Scottish Apprenticeship.
Conor...
Housebuilder brings Easter cheer to west of Scotland developments
CALA Homes (West) is inviting customers to come and enjoy Easter festivities at its showhomes throughout the west of Scotland.
Taking place every day from...
Hazlehead Academy Campus preparation works to get underway
ROBERTSON Construction is to begin preparation works ahead of its build of the new Hazlehead Academy Campus on behalf of Aberdeen City Council.
The new...
House buyers make a return to city living
By Hazel Davies, sales and marketing director, Cruden Homes (East) Ltd
For the last few years, house buyers have been leaving behind urban life to...
Revised plans lodged for luxury holiday development in Scottish Borders
REVISED proposals for a luxury holiday lodge development have been submitted to Scottish Borders Council.
Rutherford Park, located between Carlops and West Linton, is situated...
Why community benefit is central to the future of housebuilding
By Michael Palethorpe, production & community benefit manager at Cruden Group
THERE has been an undeniable shift in the role of housebuilders across the UK....
Access specialists launch new website
ACCESS specialists Bilco and Howe Green have recently launched a new website to provide easy access to resources for architects, specifiers and building services professionals.
Howe...
Regeneration game gives Ravenscraig a new lease of life
ONE of the largest regeneration projects anywhere in Europe is starting to take shape in Ravenscraig, North Lanarkshire.
More than 30 years after the devastating...
Edinburgh set for overhaul of public toilets
TEMPORARY public toilets are to be installed in Edinburgh at busy premier parks and other hot spot areas to meet demand as more people...
Local pupils receive potential ‘gateway’ to engineering careers
SCHOOL pupils from the Clyde Gateway area have potentially taken their first steps into a career in engineering after completing a ten-week programme.
Eleven youngsters...
Plans approved for revamp of Edinburgh’s iconic Thomas Hamilton Building
PLANS have been approved for the multi-million-pound redevelopment of the Thomas Hamilton Building on Edinburgh's Regents Road.
The Royal High School Preservation Trust (RHSPT) is...
Durieshill plans progress after Section 75 agreement reached
STIRLING Council has confirmed the Section 75 agreement for Durieshill, paving the way for Springfield Properties to move forward with a housing development which...
