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Glasgow-based housebuilder AS Homes (Scotland) Ltd has made four new appointments to support its plans for growth, which remain on course, despite the current economic uncertainties. The company has announced the promotion of finance manager Gillian Quigley to company director plus the recruitment o

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Breedon Northern Limited, Ethiebeaton Quarry, Kingennie, Monifieth

The Advanced Industrialised Methods for the Construction of Homes (AIMCH) project has welcomed Simon Dudley, interim chair of Homes England, as chair of the AIMCH stakeholder group. The £6.5 million AIMCH project is a collaboration between Stewart Milne Group, Barratt Developments, London &

A new net-zero plan launched by Zero Waste Scotland aims to show public, private and third sector organisations how to rebuild after coronavirus and meet their vital obligations on ending the climate emergency at the same time. Zero Waste Scotland has published its plan setting out five key steps fo

Two examples of digital public engagement by Orbit Communications during the COVID-19 pandemic have been deemed best practice by the Scottish Government.  The work to engage with the public on two projects, Finance House in Edinburgh and Locarno Works in Dundee, has been featured by the Scottis

Urban regeneration organisation Clyde Gateway is preparing for a massive boost of activity as construction restarts across Glasgow’s East End regeneration area. The upsurge in housing and continued investment in business space and leisure facilities will see £150 million plus of investme

Taylor Wimpey is making preparations for a “sensible and well-managed” return to construction activities in Scotland following a positive rise in customer interest south of the border.

The campaigning trade organisation for Scotland’s electrotechnical industry has welcomed the UK Government’s further postponement of the planned VAT reverse charge scheme. The announcement delaying the introduction of the scheme until March 1 next year came over fears of the economic cha

In a positive step towards a tentative return for Edinburgh's property sector, CALA has launched some new townhouses to market at its Waterfront Plaza development in Leith.  Comprising plenty of flexible space set across three levels, The Brae townhouse by CALA Homes (East) is the latest houset

The Construction Industry Coronavirus Forum (CICV Forum) has launched a major consultation to discover what stakeholders want for the industry after COVID-19 – and how to achieve it.

HFD Construction managing director David Shearer gives his take on coming out of lockdown and some of the Phase 1 steps. On the 23rd March, the First Minister issued guidance that placed Scottish construction sites into lockdown. Almost since that moment, HFD has – like many others in the sect

Partners in the project top deliver the new Inverurie Community Campus are pleased to report on-site planning and preparation for the recommencement of building works is now underway.

A homeowner in China has filed a complaint after discovering some unusual building materials in his bedroom walls while renovating

On June 3, the Court of Session handed down a landmark judgment in the case of Gladman Developments Limited v Scottish Ministers in which it upheld the use of the ‘tilted balance’ in cases where there is a shortfall in the housing land supply. Burges Salmon’s Scottish planning and

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Tennent Caledonian Breweries.