Cruden Homes to reopen Scottish sites from June 29
CRUDEN Homes has confirmed plans to reopen show homes and sales suites from 29 June.
The housebuilder revealed it has enjoyed 'encouraging' levels of enquiries...
Surveyors ready to meet ‘pent-up demand’ as housing market gets set to reopen
WITH hundreds of people looking to have Home Reports undertaken, DM Hall has prepared a video outlining five steps for a safe survey as...
Lucky 13 as housebuilder celebrates site awards
13 site managers for Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes are celebrating after winning a national award for quality from the National House Building...
Six new apprentice routes announced for Scotland
APPRENTICES in Scotland have six new routes to specialist qualifications following a two-year collaboration between members of trade bodies Building Engineering Services Association (BESA);...
Construction sector poised for major benchmarking study on mental wellbeing
THE Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity and Building Mental Health have teamed up with Safer Highways to announce a major exercise to understand where the...
New animation provides overview of FICA assessment
SELECT and the Scottish Joint Industry Board (SJIB) have teamed up to develop another animation – this time highlighting the Final Integrated Competence Assessment...
Collaborative approach helps keep apprenticeships on track during lockdown
THE Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbers’ Federation (SNIPEF) has been working with colleges to ensure apprentices have been able to continue to learn their trade...
Five Stewart Milne site managers earn award recognition
SENIOR site managers at five Stewart Milne Homes developments have been awarded a national accolade in recognition of their commitment, passion and attention to...
Contractor adopts active hearing protection mandate
GALLIFORD Try’s Highways business has implemented a new mandate requiring all of its sites to adopt active hearing protection from July.
The measure will become...
Barratt resumes Scottish build programme
BARRATT has officially restarted its build programme across Scotland.
The housebuilder began readying its developments at the end of May in line with the Scottish...
Bespoke Kinross housebuilder is back on site
KINROSS-based bespoke housebuilder Webster Homes has resumed construction and sales enquiries at its latest development at Powmill, just five miles from Dollar in Perth...
Galliford Try appointed to £20m RAF Lossiemouth project
GALLIFORD Try's defence team has landed a £20 million contract with the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) to provide facilities for RAF Lossiemouth’s newest Typhoon...
Property lawyer says Later Living projects could form part of Scottish housing solution
SCOTLAND lags behind in providing high-end accommodation for older home owners looking to downsize, according to a residential property lawyer.
Rodney Whyte believes investors who...
A9 dualling project to gradually resume
TRANSPORT Scotland has urged road users to take care as construction of the A9 dualling project north of Perth resumes.
Following completion of the pre-start...
Taylor Wimpey developments to reopen in Scotland from June 29
SCOTTISH Taylor Wimpey developments will begin a phased approach to reopening its sales offices and show homes from Monday 29 June following the latest...
New partnership tipped to help developers improve efficiency
SCOTTISH Water Horizons, a commercial subsidiary of Scottish Water, and water technology specialist Xylem Water Solutions have formed a new partnership that has been...
Online training pays off for New College Lanarkshire’s CAD team
NEW College Lanarkshire’s CAD team has continued to deliver training to the construction industry during lockdown.
Lecturers in Computer Aided Design disciplines have transitioned to...
Construction firm helps keep Scottish footballers fit during pandemic
CONSTRUCTION business The JR Group has teamed up with 121 Coaching to help keep Scotland's lower league Scottish footballers healthy during the Covid-19 restrictions.
The...
Builders’ merchant primed to capitalise on demand for decking
BEATSON'S Building Supplies has agreed a partnership with a composite decking manufacturer to become Scotland’s sole stockists of a new product.
Beatson’s, which has five...
Hart Builders appointed to £5.3m Borders housing project
BERWICKSHIRE Housing Association (BHA) has appointed Hart Builders to carry out the first phase of a new build housing development in Beanburn, Ayton.
The £5.3...
