Residents in Dundee were given the opportunity to shape a major new project at the city's waterfront. Dawn Developments, the firm behind mixed use proposals for site 12 in the Dundee Waterfront area, held a first pre-application consultation event last week in the city's new Railway Station developm
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The first phase of a multi-million pound transformation of a community in Edinburgh has taken shape with the launch of 111 new energy-efficient homes. The Dunedin Canmore properties form part of the redevelopment of Craigmillar town centre that will see the area transformed by new homes, a new secon
An eco friendly office headquarters being built by Kinross-based Webster Group is starting to come out of the ground with foundation block work currently going in at the site. Once completed, the development at Bridgend Industrial Estate will house all Webster Group’s business interests in the
East Renfrewshire MP Paul Masterton paid a visit to Mactaggart & Mickel’s Milverton Grange development in Giffnock, East Renfrewshire to visit the new development and congratulate the housebuilder’s award-winning site manager. Garry Henderson was a Regional winner for Scotland in the
Many skilled construction workers may not have the language or technical skills to understand how to apply for settled status, the National Federation of Builders (NFB) has warned. The Home Office has launched the public test phase of the EU settlement scheme, before its full launch on March 29.
Edinburgh building services specialist M-Pact has further accelerated its growth trajectory with the appointment of a dedicated HR manager who will oversee all the complex and varied aspects of staff relations. The Loanhead-based firm said its appointment of Yvonne Jack to what is a newly-created ro
Building materials supplier Travis Perkins has appointed Kieran Griffin as new managing director for its builders’ merchant business following the retirement of Paul Tallentire. Kieran first joined Travis Perkins 24 years ago as a management apprentice, after which he quickly rose through the
Dr Alan Belfield is to take over as chairman of consulting engineer Arup Group from April 1. Currently the firm’s chief operating officer, Dr Belfield will lead Arup’s 15,000-strong team and oversee a global business with turnover in excess of £1.6 billion.
Forty-five workers employed by Glasgow construction and fit-out company Pacific Building Ltd have started the New Year in new roles as joint owners of the business. Managing director and majority shareholder, Brian Gallacher, said the decision to move to employee ownership was taken to lay the found
Young people are to be given a flying start to their working lives with a new jobs and training initiative from a Paisley building firm. City Gate Construction (CGC) has announced the launch of ‘Bright Futures’ - the new name for all the training and workplace experience it offers young
A Mactaggart & Mickel site manager from Ayr has been named Supreme Award runner-up in the UK finals of NHBC Pride in the Job Awards. Stuart Gillespie scooped the runner-up title in the Medium Builder category for his exceptional management of the Greenan Views development in Ayr. Stuart has
As part of its commitment to help with employability in Scotland, Uddingston-based civil engineering firm Story Scotland is up-skilling local residents in a bid to help them to re-enter the world of employment. Story Scotland, which is a business division of infrastructure company Story Contracting,
Real estate company Savills has made two new senior appointments at the top of its Scottish business. Cameron Ewer has been promoted from head of Glasgow residential to lead the Scottish residential division and Hugo Struthers has moved up from head of rural professional services to lead Savills Sco
Planning consultant Colin Lavety makes the case for housing land allocation decisions to be made at a national level which he argues would standardise the process and increase the number of homes being delivered. Encouraging local authorities to empower communities across Scotland is a man
A senior site manager has represented his Midlothian development on the UK stage at the housebuilding industry’s most prestigious awards ceremony. Ian Welsh, senior site manager with CALA Homes (East), was crowned a runner-up in the Large Builder category for his work at Mayburn Park, Straiton


