Campion Homes appointed to Edinburgh’s social housing framework

CAMPION Homes has secured a place on the City of Edinburgh Council’s new build housing framework. The Dunfermline‑based housebuilder has been appointed to Lot 1.1...

CCG completes latest phase of fire safety measures in East Kilbride flats

CCG Group has supplied and installed enhanced fire door sets to more than 150 residences in East Kilbride. The work was carried out on behalf...

Maxi to engage in redevelopment works at former Abington primary

MAXI Construction has been awarded a contract from South Lanarkshire Council for redevelopment works to the former Abington Primary School. The project will create a...

Scotland publishes world’s ‘most ambitious’ framework of climate targets

THE Scottish Government has published its roadmap to its 'world leading' climate change targets. More than 100 new policies and proposals to support the country's...

SSE to create 100 new jobs as Montrose Port chosen as wind farm base

SSE has confirmed the creation of 100 new full-time jobs after Montrose Port was selected as its preferred locations for the operations and maintenance...

Newtongrange event celebrates low-carbon heating progress

VATTENFALL Heat UK and Midlothian Council have celebrated their joint venture known as Midlothian Energy Limited (MEL) at an event at the National Mining...

Still time to comply with new RCI property transparency checks

By Gregor Duthie, legal director at full-service law firm Gilson Gray GREATER transparency over the ownership of property in Scotland – and the UK, for...

Building better green credentials creates a silver lining

Local building services company, James Frew, has received a Silver Award from the Crichton Carbon Centre in recognition for efforts to reduce its carbon...

Morrison Construction launches charity cycle challenge

MORRISON Construction employees are getting on their bike all in the name of a good cause, as the contractor undertakes a five-day fundraising cycling...

‘Urgent’ need for speculative development of industrial and logistics space in Scotland

NEW research has revealed there is an 'urgent' requirement for speculative development of industrial and logistics space in Scotland to meet occupational demand. Property and...

Work begins on build of 101 council homes at former Renfrewshire school site

WORK has commenced on the build of 101 new council homes at the site of the former St Fergus Primary School in Renfrewshire. The project...

Scottish Conservative leader wants housebuilding sites to reopen

THE leader of the Scottish Conservatives has said that the SNP 'has' to allow the housebuilding industry to return to work under new conditions,...

Dundee City Council to deliver five-year building programme

DUNDEE City Council is to unveil details of a near £350 million construction programme for the next five years. The capital plan includes projects such...

Work begins on ‘age exclusive’ housing development in Edinburgh

WORK is underway on Cruden Homes’ latest 'age exclusive' residential development in Edinburgh. 48 new homes for homeowners aged 55 years and over are being...

Clark Contracts completes external refurbishment of University of Strathclyde’s Curran Building

CLARK Contracts has completed a £2.3 million external refurbishment of the University of Strathclyde’s Curran Building. The facility, which is home to the university’s Andersonian...
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Demand for new construction role intensifies

CALLS are growing for Scotland to appoint a Chief Construction Adviser to liaise between the government and the building industry. The suggestion was put forward...

Peatland restoration study to be conducted in Inverclyde

A feasibility investigation into peatland restoration is to be carried out in Inverclyde in a bid to reduce carbon emissions. Inverclyde Council announced it has...

Bowled over: work underway on new Clydebank properties

THE JR Group has revealed that construction of 18 new build social rented homes for Clydebank Housing Association has begun. The flats, located on a...

Dog play park opens in Glasgow on 1.5-acre site

AN 'action-packed' play park for dogs is set to open this weekend in the Hillington area of Glasgow. Unleash the Dogs has invested in a...

HVDC Centre brings a spark to Cumbernauld

CONSTRUCTION work has started on a "first of its kind" technology centre in Cumbernauld that will test the use of high voltage direct current (HVDC) on...