Hybrid working genie is out the bottle – let’s make it grant everyone’s wish
By Shona Adam, associate director of Workplace Change at the Scottish Futures Trust
It’s just over three years since the world of office-based work changed...
Housebuilder creates ‘hedgehog highways’ to help protect vulnerable creatures
DANDARA East Scotland has announced it is launching ‘hedgehog highways’ at its Eskbank Gardens development near Dalkeith, in a move designed to protect the...
Tobermory hospitality business with ‘great development’ potential up for sale
DRYSDALE & Company, a commercial estate agency dealing exclusively with the hospitality sector, has revealed it has been instructed to sell The MacDonald Arms,...
New CITB business plan aims to give employers greater say in solving skills challenges
THE Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has set out three core priorities in its newly published business plan.
Improving construction’s people pipeline, creating defined training...
Scottish Government looks to accelerate country’s housing supply
INCREASING and accelerating Scotland's housing supply is a 'key' priority for the Scottish Government, housing minister Paul McLennan has said.
Mr McLennan made the comments...
Victorian wheels found during trams project to go on permanent display
A pair of Victorian-era tram cable wheels are to be put on permanent public display after being discovered during the £207.3 million trams to...
Maple Maintenance triumphant in latest Build Ayrshire event
PROPERTY and garden maintenance company Maple Maintenance has won this year’s Build Ayrshire programme, delivered by hub South West Scotland.
Based in Skelmorlie, North Ayrshire,...
Directors to tackle car rally challenge to raise funds for My Name’5 Doddie Foundation
LUCY and Stewart Alexander, directors of A. Alexander Group, are taking part in Rust2 Rome, a 4,500 mile banger rally in aid of My...
Halfway point reached on £4.5m project at Edinburgh’s Oriam
THE £4.5 million construction of six indoor tennis courts at Oriam has reached the halfway mark, Heriot-Watt University has confirmed.
Clark Contracts is leading the...
Work underway to deliver new East Calder homes
CRUDEN Homes has started construction of more than 120 new homes in East Calder, West Lothian. The development forms part of a wider masterplan...
Rosyth flooring contractor ramps up growth plans with software investment
ROSYTH-based specialist flooring contractor Advanced Traditional Screeding (ATS) has announced the business is targeting 'accelerated' growth after investing in a new software solution.
An overhaul...
Progress made at Midlothian Council’s first Passivhaus homes project
SIX new flats in a courtyard behind Buccleuch Street in Dalkeith are expected to welcome new tenants this autumn as part of Midlothian Council's...
Burns & McDonnell expands UK presence with substations framework appointment
Burns & McDonnell has announced it has increased its footprint in the UK transmission market by joining the SSEN Transmission engineering, procurement and construction...
HFD acquires industrial unit in £4.5m deal
COMMERCIAL property specialist HFD has acquired 4 Bell Drive – an industrial building at Hamilton International Park – in a deal valued at £4.5...
Work begins to rejuvenate former Edinburgh hospital site into new homes
A developer has unveiled plans to rejuvenate Edinburgh’s former Royal Hospital for Sick Children, by restoring it into a range of homes.
Square & Crescent...
Mineral ceiling tiles add brightness to historic Glasgow restoration scheme
MINERAL ceiling tiles by Zentia were specified in the redevelopment of Glasgow's historic A-listed Custom House.
Some 3,500 sqm of Zentia's Ultima+ range features in...
Realm Construction appointed to Aberdour Harbour footbridge project
FIFE Council has announced that work to reinstate the Aberdour Harbour footbridge will begin shortly, with Realm Construction appointed to lead the project.
The bridge...
Falkirk town centre set for ‘ambitious’ public realm project
WORK is set to begin to make a 'bustling' area of Falkirk town centre a safer and more attractive place to live, work, visit,...
Negotiations underway on sale of ex-Glasgow care home to housing association
GLASGOW City Council has approved in principle the recommencement of negotiations on the off-market disposal of the former Davislea care home in Drumoyne to...
Fife Council to invest £151m in affordable home builds
FIFE Council's plans to build 1,250 new houses over the next five years have been given the green light.
Councillors have agreed that £151 million...
