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SELECT has helped shape a new Occupational Qualification Structure by the Fire, Emergency and Security Systems (FESS) industry that will lead to Electrotechnical Certification Scheme (ECS) Card recognition. Aimed at promoting high standards and skills, the new structure has been developed by an indu

Lovell Scotland has received a RoSPA Gold Order of Distinction Health and Safety Award for the 16th consecutive year for the company’s work to ensure its staff and contractors are safe. The company is currently working on sites in Kinghorn in Fife, as well as Glassford and Larkhall in Lanarksh

An aerospace centre of excellence will be built adjacent to RAF Lossiemouth, thanks to £21 million of funding, UK Government minister for Scotland, Iain Stewart, has announced.

A public consultation is under way for plans by South Ayrshire Council to build 90 amenity flats to replace three tower blocks at Riverside Place in Ayr.

Ambitious design proposals for improvements to High Street and Market Square in Wick are to be showcased outside Caithness House. From August 24 to September 14, Wickers will have the opportunity to view, discuss and shape the initial proposals which have been developed in collaboration with the com

Homes for Scotland has announced there will be no winners of its 2020 Awards this year, but all shortlisted candidates will be revealed to recognise the efforts of successful submissions, kicking off with the Innovation of the Year award. Having closed to entries in February, the independent judging

RICS has announced Richard Burnett FRICS, director at Montana Management, as the new chair of the RICS Scotland board. Having served on the Scotland board for several years, Richard Burnett has now taken over as chair from John Edwards FRICS (July 2019 – July 2020). He will continue the focus

Clark Contracts has been awarded five new projects through NHS National Services Scotland’s Minor Works Framework. The first of the new projects is the £1.8 million refurbishment of NHS National Services Scotland’s offices at Gyle Square in Edinburgh. These works, which are being c

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has opened its new online Academy delivering a comprehensive programme of training courses, assessments and CPD for individuals, employers and training providers in the building services sector. Individuals will be able to access all of the resour

The latest £2.2 million phase of an external wall insulation (EWI) programme in Dundee will provide warmer, more energy efficient homes at more than 270 properties, the council's neighbourhood services committee will hear today. 

An independent feasibility study is under way on the building at Ayr Train Station which includes the former station hotel.

Henry Boot is to restructure its construction division as operations struggle to return to pre-coronavirus levels. The firm recorded a fall in revenue to £108.7 million (30 June 2019: £189.0m) in its interim results for the period to June 30, 2020, as all operations were impact

The Scotland 5G Centre, working with infrastructure experts the Scottish Futures Trust (SFT), has announced a new collaboration with Connected Places Catapult, global legal business DWF, and IT and telecoms consultancy FarrPoint to accelerate the installation of 4G and 5G network

Road Bonds are well-intentioned and have a purpose, but their levels are now starting to pose a threat to the place of construction SMEs in the recovery, argues Scott Macphail. Every party in every commercial transaction has a perfect right to take reasonable precautions against risk, but for normal

Scotland’s commercial property sales have suffered the worst quarter in a decade, according to Scottish Property Federation (SPF) analysis of the latest commercial property sales figures from the Registers of Scotland. At £285 million, the total value of commercial propert