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Construction law specialist Ross Taylor wonders if it’s now time for mandatory payment practices as the construction sector buckles under Brexit-driven worries. On 18 October 2019, the Office for National Statistics released the annual performance statistics for 2018, relative to the UK constr

A Scottish trade body has urged Scotland Excel to insist on the use of project bank accounts (PBAs) for its new £1.5 billion social housing construction framework. Speaking after Scotland Excel’s recent Glasgow conference, Fiona Hodgson, CEO of the Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing

Employees of Barratt Homes East Scotland have abseiled from the Forth Rail Bridge to raise much needed funds for its charity of the year – Rock Trust.

A three-storey tenement building in Glasgow has partially collapsed after a fire broke out in a ground-floor shop. Firefighters worked through the night to tackle the flames in Albert Drive in the Pollokshields area.

The Scottish Government’s new Heat Networks Bill could see the equivalent of 460,000 homes heated renewably by 2030, cutting emissions from heat by 10% and helping tackle the climate emergency, according to a new study. The research, commissioned by industry body Scottish Renewables, found 46

Consultation events are being held this week to give members of the public a chance to look at plans for a new school and a new community hub in different areas of Aberdeen. The Torry hub is being designed by Halliday Fraser Munro on the site of former Torry Academy

Bloc Hotels is to press ahead with a new Glasgow development having acquired Dale House on 21 West George Street from Legal & General.

Sir Alex Ferguson has won a planning battle to stop a “poorly designed” three-storey mansion being built next door to his home. The former Manchester United manager objected “in the strongest terms” to plans for the new property in Wilmslow, Cheshire.

Plans have been submitted to build 175 new houses in Aberdeenshire. Stewart Milne Homes intends to build the new homes beside Hillside School near Portlethen.

Claudio Veritiero has left Kier with immediate effect, just over a year from his promotion to chief operating officer. Promoted to the role last August, Mr Veritiero was charged with leading the ‘Future Proofing Kier’ cost-saving programme.

Ashley Muldoon, the chief executive officer for Europe, the Middle East and Canada (EMEC) at Multiplex, will today leave the company after 22 years. The company said Ashley has been “a respected leader” during his time adding that he “leaves amicably and with the board’s grat

Bill Barr, who ran the family building and civil engineering business Barr Construction for some 35 years, died on November 8 after a long illness. A full obituary published in The Scotsman highlights Barr’s life as a businessman, philanthropist and sports club owner.

The Scottish Joint Industry Board (SJIB) will celebrate its 50th anniversary at a gala banquet at Edinburgh Castle later this week. SJIB members and special guests will gather at the historic landmark on Thursday 21 November to mark five decades of achievement.

Analysis by Rettie & Co has highlighted the resilience of Scotland's housing market despite significant and ongoing economic and political uncertainty. The report has signalled that average prices and transactions have continued to grow, although only marginally and at reduced levels of growth c

More than 30 MSPs have added their voices to SELECT’s rapidly-growing campaign for regulation of the electrical industry. Some 32 new politicians have joined the swell of cross-party backing after Scotland’s largest trade association spent three days meeting MSPs and delivering its vital