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A replica Iron Age wooden crannog is to be built on Loch Tay again following a devastating fire. The Scottish Crannog Centre has been given the go-ahead to rebuild the Crannog roundhouse and develop a new Iron Age village on the shoreline at Dalerb, over the water from the centre’s existing si

Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors will be visiting construction sites over the next two months as part of a campaign to combat serious aches, pains and strains in the industry. According to the regulator, lifting and moving heavy objects on sites is harming the health of thousan

More than 500 Robertson Construction employees are going pink in support of the NHS Organ Donation week campaign - Monday 26th September to Sunday 2nd October. Robertson is supporting the campaign following a tweet from Beatrix, a patient at The Freeman Hospital in Newcastle, who complimented t

A new initiative to encourage the development of a more diverse and all-encompassing workforce within Scotland's construction industry has been launched by the Construction Leadership Forum (CLF). Funded by the Scottish Government, the National Equity and Inclusion Plan (NEIP) is part of a wide

Ryan Cossar from the Scottish Futures Trust argues that the whole life performance of new affordable homes must be at the forefront of net zero calculations. Recent Government data shows that as much as 80% of the carbon emissions from buildings can be attributed to housing.

South Ayrshire Council's biggest housing project in recent years is set to get underway. 160 new affordable homes are to be built on the site of the former Mainholm Academy in Ayr. Starting this month, a mix of 1-,2-,3-,4-,5-and 6-bedroom properties will be built.

The Glasgow offices of the Mental Health Network charity are being fully refurbished thanks to Hub West Scotland's Helping Hands project. Hub West Scotland's ‘Helping Hands’ Project is about coming together with its supply chain to make a real difference to local communities through

RESIDENTIAL – TEN UNITS OR MORE Applicant: AW Laing

In an exclusive piece for Scottish Construction Now, construction lawyer Jonathan Seddon explains how the way in which we use commercial real estate has changed and why the sector needs to think outside the box to take full advantage of the opportunities available. The way we use commercial real est

The 16th century heraldic ceiling at St Machar's Cathedral and the work carried out to restore it over the last two years are to be showcased as part of celebrations and thanksgiving in Aberdeen this weekend. Comprising 48 coats of arms including that of Pope Leo X, King James V of Scotland, He

Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST), the innovation centre designed to accelerate the built environment’s transition to zero carbon, supported industry partners to create and safeguard more than 900 jobs during the last 12 months (August 2021 – July 2022), the organi

BakerHicks, the multi-disciplinary design, engineering and project delivery company, along with Network Rail Design Delivery and Wardell Armstrong LLP, took away the Team of the Year award at the recent Ground Engineering Awards for their work helping to decarbonise Scotland’s railways. Networ

BAM’s UK & Ireland businesses have set an ambitious carbon target to become net zero in their direct operations by 2026 and is ruling out counting electricity from green energy tariffs towards its net zero emissions. The target, which places BAM at the forefront of the UK and Ireland&rsquo

Connect Modular Ltd has been appointed by North Ayrshire Council to deliver six new amenity bungalows at Afton Court, Stevenston. The development, which is supported by a Scottish Government grant, will see the construction of two one-bedroom and four two-bedroom affordable homes in the heart of the

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Kapoor And Co Ltd.