Glasgow City Council scheme exceeds target with delivery of over 1,000 homes
OVER 1,000 additional affordable homes were built in Glasgow last year through the city's council's affordable supply programme (AHSP).
In total 446 affordable homes were...
Premium housebuilder makes Christmas charity pledge
HOUSEBUILDER Ambassador Living has pledged to donate £1,000 to charity Cash for Kids for every house sold between now and Christmas Eve.
The firm has...
Brewster Brothers secures landmark EPD for recycled aggregates
RESOURCE management specialist Brewster Brothers has become the first in the UK to achieve an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for recycled aggregates.
The intention is...
Kirkcaldy high school set for £4.4m extension
A £4.4 million extension to Viewforth High School in Kirkcaldy has been agreed to by councillors at a meeting of Fife Council's cabinet committee.
Part...
Premium housebuilder to start work on first east coast site
HOUSEBUILDER Ambassador Living has confirmed work will start this month on its Forthview development in the royal burgh of South Queensferry, near Edinburgh.
The new...
Comhairle secures £6.66m for ‘crucial’ bridge works
COMHAIRLE nan Eilean Siar has welcomed the award of £6.66 million from the Scottish Government towards works on six bridges in the Outer Hebrides.
The...
Livingston’s Esh Border Construction makes Top Track 250 list
Esh Group, including Livingston-based Esh Border Construction, has made it into the Sunday Times Grant Thornton Top Track 250 league table.
The group was placed...
Further funding for ‘greatest transformation’ of Glasgow city centre in a generation
GLASGOW City Council has accepted £21.3 million in funding from Sustrans for its avenues plus project.
The project will cover five routes on the fringes...
Balfour Beatty on course to meet expectations
BALFOUR Beatty is on course to achieve its financial expectations for the full year, the business has revealed in a trading update covering the...
Haymarket Yards student accommodation project will regenerate vacant site
A planning application for purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) at Haymarket Yards has been granted, subject to conditions, by City of Edinburgh Council.
The move will...
College on course for top sustainability award
THE South Lanarkshire College Low Carbon Teaching Building is in the running for a prestigious Green Gown Award, which rewards sustainability in the education sector.
The building,...
Subsidence risk rises as Scotland’s weather wreaks havoc
David Hedley, commercial & infrastructure lead at ground engineering specialist Mainmark UK, warns that as weather remains erratic, the construction sector must stay alert...
Work underway on second phase of Cambuslang affordable homes build
WORK is well underway on the second set of affordable homes at the Gilbertfield Woods development in Cambuslang.
Dundas is delivering a batch of three,...
Taylor Wimpey’s new Whitefields neighbourhood takes step forward
TAYLOR Wimpey East Scotland has submitted two approvals of matters specified in conditions (AMSC) planning applications to Fife Council as preparations for its Whitefields...
CCG and Smith Scott Mullan team up on ‘net zero ready’ Edinburgh development
EDINBURGH City Council has approved plans for a new 49-property affordable housing development, to be designed by Smith Scott Mullan and built by CCG.
The...
Golf site teed up for new homes
STRATHAVEN Golf Club is selling a 1.92 acre site, which will be the location for new homes in the area.
A portion of land next...
Kingdom Housing Association names new finance director
KEN Tudhope has been appointed director of finance at Fife-based Kingdom Housing Association.
Currently occupying the same role at Weslo Housing, Mr Tudhope will take...
Creating sense of community is key to bringing people back to the office
By Lyndsay Clark, property management associate, Knight Frank Scotland
It is no secret that some employers have struggled to get staff back into the office...
Plans submitted for new homes in Drumnadrochit
HIGHLAND Housing Alliance (HHA) has submitted a planning application for the creation of 15 new homes in Drumnadrochit.
The Inverness-based not-for-profit property development company said...
Persimmon to reveal increased revenues
PERSIMMON has revealed that total group revenues will show a 4% rise to £3.74 billion when the firm's financial results for the year ended...
