Scotland launches £300m fund to boost communal heating system roll outs
HOMES and commercial properties across Scotland are set to benefit from a new £300 million fund supporting the development of zero emission heat networks.
The...
Programme underway to upgrade council homes in East Renfrewshire
EAST Renfrewshire Council has commenced works to upgrade and improve council homes in the constituency.
New 'high quality' kitchens are to be installed in 200...
Housing association trainee named Covid Workplace Champion
KINGDOM Housing Association is celebrating after health & safety trainee Fern Barclay was crowned a Covid Workplace Champion by the Royal Society for the...
Plans approved to ‘significantly’ redevelop Wishaw neighbourhood
PLANS to 'significantly' redevelop the Wishaw neighbourhood of Gowkthrapple have been approved in principle by North Lanarkshire Council.
It will see the build of around...
Site of former Clydebank leisure centre set for 116-home build
THE site of Clydebank's former Play Drome leisure centre is to be transformed into a housing development following a £5.675 million sale.
West Dunbartonshire Council...
Thomas & Adamson secures contracts for new office fit-out projects
THOMAS & Adamson has been appointed by law firms Shepherd and Wedderburn and Morton Fraser to deliver over 36,000 sq ft of commercial fit-outs...
Construction business launches new working group to promote female leadership
GLASGOW-based City Building has announced the launch of a new working group designed to encourage more women into leadership roles.
The firm said the Gender...
Highest point reached in £33m NHS Fife build
A topping out ceremony has been held at the site of Fife's new £33 million elective orthopaedic centre to mark the completion of the...
Housebuilder reveals success in closing the gender pay gap
SPRINGFIELD Properties has announced its gender pay gap has 'effectively been closed'.
The housebuilder is reporting a 'small fractional difference' in pay between men and...
Taylor Wimpey secures detailed planning consent for Hamilton development
TAYLOR Wimpey West Scotland has secured an approval of matters specified in conditions planning consent for the build of 203 new homes on land...
Housebuilder extends Ness Castle offering in Inverness
BARRATT Homes has revealed plans to extend its offering at the Ness Castle development in Inverness by adding six apartments following a 'spike' in...
Glasgow firm begins build of new £12m Co-op distribution centre
LUDDON Construction has started work on the build of a £12 million Co-op distribution facility in North Lanarkshire.
The seven-acre brownfield site at Link Park...
Green light for build of new East Renfrewshire learning campus
PLANS for the build of a new learning campus, which will bring two East Renfrewshire primary schools and a nursery on a shared space,...
Dundee to welcome new social housing development
CALEDONIA Housing Association is set to deliver 30 new homes for social rent in Dundee.
Developer GMC Ventures has already overseen the demolition of old...
Drainage specialist marks 30 years in business
DRAINAGE and wastewater business Lanes Group has launched a programme of activities throughout this year to mark its 30th anniversary.
The company started life as...
Retrofit training course aims to accelerate Scotland’s net zero journey
THE Association for Environment Conscious Building (AECB) has announced it has consolidated its collaboration with the Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) as project partners...
Sustainable drainage units tipped to ease flooding fears at Edinburgh park
A carbon-negative solution has been specified in an attempt to bring an end to drainage problems at a popular Edinburgh park.
Inverleith Park has been...
Changes to developer contributions in Stirling ‘passes first hurdle’
INITIAL approval has been given by Stirling councillors to new guidance on developer contributions for planning applications.
The revised guidance mainly updates requirements relating to...
Commercial property auction to feature 37 lots with combined value of £6 million
SHEPHERD Chartered Surveyors has announced that the firm's first commercial property auction of the year - featuring 37 lots with a total value of...
New study extols virtues of timber MMC methods on carbon impact
NEW research has concluded that the use of sustainably sourced timber panelised MMC methods to build new homes rather than masonry products can reduce...
