Avant unveils plans for 230 new homes in South Lanarkshire village
AVANT Homes Scotland has submitted plans for a £51 million development comprising 230 new properties in the village of Netherburn, South Lanarkshire.
Called Southburn View...
RICS launches new guides to ‘revolutionise’ global carbon measurement
THE Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has launched two new guides for the Whole Life Carbon Assessment (WLCA), a standard launched in November...
Association for Project Safety appoints new president
MARK Snelling has been appointed as the new president of the Association for Project Safety (APS).
He succeeds Ray Bone, who remains as an adviser...
COWI awarded Pre-FEED contracts for Ayre and Bowdun offshore wind projects
ENGINEERING consulting group COWI has secured a contract from Thistle Wind Partners (TWP), a joint venture involving DEME, Qair and Aspiravi, with a focus...
Improvements made for visually impaired passengers at Cardonald Railway Station
NETWORK Rail has completed works to improve access arrangements for visually impaired passengers at Cardonald Railway Station in Glasgow.
The project was launched following after...
BESA promotes apprenticeship opportunities through ‘Future Skills’ pledge
THE Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has urged employers to take advantage of the campaign created by this year’s Scottish Apprenticeship Week to address...
New precast beam system tipped to speed up delivery of new homes
AKELA Ground Engineering has launched a new precast concrete beam system tipped to 'dramatically' speed up the delivery of new homes.
The firm explained that...
New footbridge opens next to Hairmyres Railway Station
A new footbridge has opened next to Hairmyres Railway Station as part of the wider £140 million electrification project on the East Kilbride to...
Balfour Beatty appoints MD to its UK Power Transmission and Distribution business
BALFOUR Beatty has appointed Tony Wilson as MD of its UK Power Transmission and Distribution (Power T&D) business.
He will be tasked with delivering the...
Regent Property Group unveils plans for Glasgow St Enoch building
REGENT Property Group has struck a deal to bring the UK’s first Radisson Hotel Group & Serviced Apartments to Glasgow.
The upscale development will consist...
Eco-friendly annexe constructed at Renfrewshire childcare centre
A social enterprise offering childcare support for families in Linwood and Johnstone is celebrating the completion of a new eco-friendly annexe, funded in part...
Orkney construction firm pledges support for milestone island event
ORKNEY Builders has been named as the largest sponsor of the 2025 Orkney Island Games.
The week-long event, taking place in July next year, will...
Keepmoat commits to developing young talent across Scotland
AT the start of Scottish Apprenticeship Week, housebuilder Keepmoat has announced its commitment to developing young people and creating career opportunities via its apprenticeships...
Apprenticeship experiences go beyond what I thought would be possible
To mark Scottish Apprenticeship Week, Tyler Buchan, graduate apprentice at Space Solutions, shares his insights into his current role
I have been an apprentice project...
EHA warns that Scotland ‘risks missing fuel poverty and net zero targets’
THE Existing Homes Alliance (EHA) has warned that fuel poverty and net zero targets in Scotland risk being missed unless new legislation on heat...
Scottish housing market proves its resilience to shocks of the past year
By John McHugh, managing partner of DM Hall Chartered Surveyors
Stress tests are a valuable tool for measuring resilience and the Scottish residential property market...
New project aims to bring empty homes back to use in Dundee
A new project designed to bring empty homes back to use in Dundee was announced at the recent Scottish Empty Homes Conference in Glasgow.
The...
Major upgrades improve energy performance at Edinburgh’s Stamp Office
A refurbishment project has given a new lease of life to Edinburgh's Stamp Office.
Located at 10 Waterloo Place – adjacent to Waverley Station and...
Award recognition puts Beatlie School Campus top of the class
BEATLIE School Campus in West Lothian was honoured with the Small Public Development of the Year accolade at the 2024 Scottish Property Awards.
The new...
Scottish Property Awards winners revealed
THE winners of the Scottish Property Awards 2024 have been announced at a ceremony in Glasgow.
600 guests attended the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel for...
