Report highlights ‘resilience’ of Scotland’s prime residential market
SAVILLS' latest analysis of UK residential market performance during 2023 shows that while mortgage affordability has impacted the wider sector, Scotland’s prime market has...
Deadline extended one more week for UK Roofing Awards
NFRC (National Federation of Roofing Contractors) has announced that companies have been given one more week to enter projects into the 2024 UK Roofing...
Political support grows for regulation of Scotland’s electrical industry
CROSS-party political support continues to grow in favour of the campaign for protection of title for electricians in Scotland, with a New Year declaration...
Marks and Spencer announces £30m investment in Scottish stores
MARKS and Spencer (M&S) has unveiled plans to invest £30 million in the upgrade and build of stores in Scotland.
The retailer's investment will deliver...
Speakers confirmed for first net zero breakfast club networking event
A host of professionals working within the built environment and construction industry with a shared interest in driving sustainability are to come together for...
Edinburgh set for record road and pavement repairs
THE City of Edinburgh Council has said that it is on track to carry out improvements on the largest area of roads and pavements...
Colorado Construction to deliver energy-efficient bungalows in Kirknewton
LIVINGSTON-based Colorado Construction is building seven affordable, energy efficient bungalows for Kirknewton Community Development Trust.
The project, which will have cost nearly £1,950,000 by the...
Reuse of construction materials amongst suggestions for new circular economy plans
PROMOTING the reuse of construction materials are amongst a set of actions being suggested as part of the Scottish Government's draft circular economy and...
Graham + Sibbald bolsters architecture team across the UK
GRAHAM + Sibbald has revealed that the firm's architecture team completed a busy second half of 2023 with a number of key senior appointments...
Cushman & Wakefield confirms senior Scottish appointment
CUSHMAN & Wakefield has appointed Jill Gayford as a partner heading up the asset services team in Scotland.
Most recently the manager of Pentlands Science...
Scottish surveyors confident that house prices will rise this year
SCOTTISH house prices are predicted to rise through the first quarter of 2024, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential...
DM Hall celebrates hat-trick of training successes
A further three surveyors at DM Hall have passed the final professional hurdle of their professional training despite the impact of Covid-19 on their...
Report highlights fall in tender prices for Scottish social housing
TENDER prices for social housing in Scotland started to fall in the second half of 2023, a new report by the Building Cost Information...
Galliford Try trading ‘ahead of board expectations’
GALLIFORD Try has revealed that trading for the half-year period from 1 July 2023 to 31 December 2023 is ahead of the prior year...
Detailed approval secured for £44m West Dunbartonshire project
DETAILED approval has been granted for the creation of major industrial and commercial development in West Dunbartonshire.
Permissions for phases one and two of the...
Two-year pause on new NHS capital builds ‘anticipated’ in Scotland
THE Scottish Government is anticipating a two-year pause on the build of new NHS capital projects in the country, NHS Lothian's finance director has...
First minister confirms funding boost for Scotland’s innovation centres
FIRST minister Humza Yousaf visited Built Environment - Smarter Transformation (BE-ST)'s Innovation Campus to announce the Scottish Funding Council (SFC)'s new funding approach for...
Highland firm eyes operating Scotland-wide after securing new credentials
GMG Energy has announced that it is set to play a bigger role in Scotland's construction sector following three of its senior employees securing...
Glasgow’s £35.9m project to revamp People’s Palace moves forward
A transformational project to reimagine Glasgow's People's Palace and Winter Gardens has secured an initial development grant of £850,000 from The National Lottery Heritage...
Green light for East Ayrshire eco-wellness park
THE build of an eco-wellness park at the former Barony Colliery in Auchinleck has moved a step closer after East Ayrshire Council granted planning...
