Heriot-Watt University to launch recycled brick on The One Show
A recycled brick created by Heriot-Watt University's spin out company Kenoteq Ltd is to be showcased on The One Show.
Billed as using a tenth...
Protect Membranes chosen for first multi-storey Passivhaus building in Scotland
Protect BarriAir and reflective VC Foil Ultra, the air and vapour control layers from Protect Membranes, have been specified and installed by specialist design and build contractors Stewart & Shields in Scotland’s first multi-storey Passivhaus building.
Regeneration firm appoints new project manager
CALUM Bruce has been appointed as a project manager at regeneration specialist Urban Union.
Based in the firm’s Glasgow head office, he will be responsible...
Entrepreneur relaunches investment company and appoints new McGill MD
ENTREPRENEUR Graeme Carling, who acquired Forfar-based Alliance Electrical in December and also bought Dundee-based building services specialist McGill last year, has announced the re-launch of...
CMS plays key role in Fife charity project
A team from CMS Window Systems was involved in a project to deliver hundreds of packages of food, children’s clothes and toys to families...
Loanhead company strengthens senior team
HARRY Grandison has joined Loanhead-based MPACT as senior fabric estimating manager.
He has spent the last ten years with fit-out and refurbishment firm GHI of Bellshill, where...
Manufacturer brings in new recruits to boost growth plans
RUSSELL Roof Tiles has announced a raft of recent appointments to support growth plans.
The manufacturer revealed that, over the past six months, eight new...
Construction firms give backing to Women in Property event
The central Scotland branch of Women in Property has announced sponsorship from three local businesses for its annual dinner on February 28.
BAM Construction is...
Overbury appoints new operations director
PETER Allan has been appointed operations director at fit out and refurbishment specialist Overbury to oversee projects across Scotland and the north of England.
He has...
Cruden site manager to tackle community projects in Rwanda
A Cruden Homes site manager and a team of volunteers are set to travel to Rwanda to assist in community projects.
Phil Purves balances his day job of managing housing...
JLL strengthens investment team with new director
JLL has appointed a new director to its growing Scottish investment team.
Calum Cowe will operate within the firm's capital markets team in Edinburgh. He...
New homes in Scotland to be energy efficient from 2024
THE Scottish Government has announced plans to develop new regulations that will ensure all new homes use renewable or low carbon heating from 2024.
The...
Scottish Government announces plans to ‘safeguard’ tenements
THE Scottish Government has announced new measures to improve and maintain tenement flats across the country.
Legislative changes are being considered including compulsory owners’ associations,...
Consultancy helps identify defects in historic church buildings
PROPERTY consultancy Galbraith has divulged details of its work in maintaining church buildings and their grounds.
The business said it has conducted an increasing number of...
Kingdom crowned double award winners at St Andrews ceremony
GLENROTHES-headquartered Kingdom Housing Association has won two gongs at the TPAS Scotland Good Practice Awards.
At a ceremony in St Andrews, the organisation was crowned Tenant...
200 jobs lost as contractor enters administration
LONG-standing contractor Bardsley has gone into administration, resulting in the loss of over 200 jobs.
The £80 million turnover business, which has offices in Manchester...
Local worker lauded for Pennywell contribution
A local construction worker has been praised for his contribution to all three phases of the Pennywell Living development.
Muirhouse resident Roy Graham (59) has...
Housebuilder backs charity’s Christmas toy appeal
CALA Homes (West) has been donating toys to charity as part of an annual Christmas appeal.
The housebuilder teamed up with the Salvation Army, opening...
DM Hall strengthens Cupar team with senior appointment
EWEN Sparks has joined chartered surveyor DM Hall as head of the firm’s Cupar office.
Previously a partner at Shepherd Chartered Surveyors where he was...
Ex-nurses mark start of work on historic hospital site
DOZENS of former nurses at what was once Sunnyside Royal Hospital near Montrose have visited to cut the turf and mark the site's new...
