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Structural and civil engineering consultancy Narro has announced that Robbie Templeton is replacing Ben Adam as managing director. This transition marks a milestone for the consultancy as it continues to build on four decades of growth. Following the new appointment, Templeton will assume respo

Based in Dumfries, VASO Global has raised over £5 million in funding from PXN Ventures, Scottish Enterprise, UK Research Innovation (UKRI) and Eco Group to help it address the housing crisis.  VASO Global is a housebuilding company which takes waste glass and transforms it into panel

Barrie Mitchell, site manager at Barratt Homes’ West Craigs development in Edinburgh, has been named among the UK’s top housebuilding professionals after receiving an award at the National House Building Council (NHBC) Pride in the Job Awards. Mitchell has worked with Barratt Homes for a

Advance Construction Group has announced the launch of its Construction Experience weekend, which is a free community event aimed at encouraging young people to look into careers in construction, engineering and infrastructure.

John Heaney Electrical (JHE) has named Garry Eggo as its new health and safety manager. Eggo was most recently in a similar role with commercial groundworks and civil engineering firm Carmichael and Baxter in Cupar.

A new community-led green area is set to bring biodiversity to a Glasgow neighbourhood, with the support of school children and the Wheatley Foundation.

The winners of the Scottish Design Awards have been announced, with the winning works ranging from a boathouse and bothy in East Lothian to the delivery of multigenerational care in Sutherland. 

Multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy, Cundall, has announced the appointment of Kevin Hayes as managing partner who will start the new position on 1 July, replacing Carole O’Neil after the conclusion of her four-year term.  The managing partner role is elected by the Partnership for

Social rent homes have been handed over to Fife Council in Aberdour after a housing project was completed by Cala Homes (East). The 21 social rent homes at the Inchcolm Green development off Main Street are anticipated to heighten the supply of affordable housing in the village.

The handover of 64 new homes for social rent at Greenock’s Duncan Street has been marked by Sanctuary Scotland, transforming the site which previously had a health centre into an affordable housing scheme. Delivered in collaboration with the Scottish Government and Inverclyde Council, the proj

Danehurst, the student accommodation developer, has sealed an £18 million loan to refinance The Pepper Mill, a student accommodation scheme based in Edinburgh’s Bonnington.

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has declared its sponsorship of Dunfermline Athletic Football Club’s two youngest children’s teams, the 2020 squads, in a bid to support grassroots sport and its respective local communities. 

TV presenter Guy Martin carried out a variety of building physics experiments in his recent House Without Bills channel 4 programme.  This involved carrying out an 'Ice Box challenge' to test how well Passivhaus buildings perform in hot weather. The video of the experiment is currently on YouTu

In the last two years Tulloch Homes and Highland Housing Alliance (HHA) have delivered over 200 mid-market rent (MMR) homes in the Highlands through an ongoing partnership.  Their partnership has delivered the MMR homes in major developments in Aviemore, Inverness, Conon Bridge and Kirkhill.

Balfour Beatty has been awarded a two-year £325 million contract by Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) to deliver the Netherton Hub in Aberdeenshire.  Secured through SSEN’s Accelerated Strategic Transmission Investment Offshore Framework, the contract builds on Balfo