A new project manager has been appointed to oversee the continued progress of Aberdeen’s Countesswells community. Chartered civil engineer, Ryan Swan, will manage the ongoing development of the £800 million town, as plans for its first bus service, new school and neighbourhood centre pro
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Selkirk-based Oregon Timber Frame has been acquired by Barratt Developments.
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has urged the Scottish construction sector to be less reliant on infrastructure and take steps to reduce workforce volatility.
Four Scottish projects have been named among the best buildings in the UK by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). Collective on Calton Hill, the Macallan Distillery and Visitor Experience, Mackintosh at the Willow and the V&A Dundee join the winners from a 54-strong list of projects
Two local pupils are being mentored by Morrison Construction employees as part of the Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) Forth Valley supported Career Ready programme. Dylan Cramb and Jamie Farrell at the Morrison Construction Water Scotland office in Grangemouth
People across Edinburgh have been given an extra week to have their say on major changes proposed for the city centre. The Edinburgh City Centre Transformation consultation, which began on 20 May, will now finish at midnight on Sunday, 7 July, instead of Friday, 28 June.
Ikea could be building homes in the UK after a council in the south of England agreed to work with a developer owned by the flat-pack retailer.
The Scottish Government has set a new standard to further improve the energy efficiency of homes in the social housing sector.
Industry body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has raised concern on whether the housing growth seen in Scotland in 2018 can be maintained in the longer-term. The warning comes amid new analysis of the number of new homes securing planning permission in tandem with statistics showing a long-awaited upturn i
Build to Rent is critical to addressing issues of a lack of housing supply but Scotland still lags the rest of the UK, writes Will Scarlett. With the news that L&G have committed to a Build To Rent (BTR) scheme for 338 apartments in Edinburgh, it is fair to say that BTR in Scotland is finally, a
The number of Scottish construction business failures in 2018 was the highest annual figure since 2014 with this year on target for a similar number, according to new analysis. Accountants and business advisers French Duncan LLP found that 202 businesses in the construction sector went through a for
Landmark bridge works specialist Spencer Group has been appointed to carry out a long-term maintenance painting programme on Erskine Bridge following a competitive tender process. Spencer Group will carry out the £18 million package of works over a four-year period in the latest stage of a lon
A disused 12-storey office block in Glasgow city centre will be transformed into a four-star hotel under new plans lodged with the local authority.
The future of St Peter’s Seminary in Cardross is in doubt after the Scottish Government declined to take responsibility for the modernist ruin amid mounting maintenance costs. A new report from Historic Environment Scotland (HES) - commissioned by ministers – estimated that addressing th
Glasgow’s first major city centre Build to Rent (BTR) housing development has been successfully delivered following a multi-million redevelopment.

