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Twenty-one of Scotland’s senior policy-shapers and key building experts, academics, and commentators were welcomed to a roundtable in Edinburgh earlier this year to debate: “What Kind of a Britain are we Building: Scotland?” The event was hosted by Niall Trafford, CEO of BRE a

UK wind farm owner Ventient Energy has commenced a significant expansion into Europe as Scotland’s energy minister Paul Wheelhouse opens its Edinburgh HQ. The firm has taken a 49% stake in a 1GW wind generation portfolio across Spain, Portugal, France and Belgium.

M-Pact Group health and safety manager Martin Robertson on how firms can combat the tragic effects of mental health problems in the workplace. It is one of the great hidden secrets of the construction sector, an issue that many people in what is still a male-dominated indust

The Property Managers Association Scotland (PMAS) has named managing director of James Gibb residential factors Nic Mayall as its new vice president by unanimous decision. PMAS representative body for professional property factor firms in Scotland.

Plans for a 42-home housing development in the Highland village of Strathpeffer have been approved by councillors. The Highland Housing Alliance development, situated off Kinellan Drive on the outskirts of the village, will be made up of 15 two-bedroom homes and 27 three-bedroom properties.

Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP, cabinet secretary for social security and older people, visited the CR Smith Dunfermline headquarters last week to learn more about its bespoke Apprenticeship Programme and plans for the future. She visited head office and toured the workshop, meeting CR Smith apprentice

A Babylonian treasure will be handed back to Iraq later this month after UK border officers foiled an attempt to smuggle it through Heathrow Airport. The 30cm-high inscribed stone, dating back more than 3,000 years, was one section of a larger antiquity that is believed to have been looted from sout

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The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA), Shelter Scotland and CIH Scotland will team up to commission new research on housing supply need in Scotland post-2021. As the Scottish Government’s programme to build 50,000 new homes between 2016 and 2021 continues into its third year,

Homes for Scotland has repeated its call for growth across all housing tenures as an increase in new build home completions masked a drop in the private sector. Yesterday’s Quarterly Housing Statistics for Scotland revealed a 4% increase in the number of new build homes completed across all se

The Scottish Government has pledged to invest £85 million over ten years in an initiative to drive economic growth across the Borders region. The Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal aims to boost economic development activity across a range of themes, including digital connectivity, tourism, reg

Plans to create a dedicated ‘digital quarter’ next to Edinburgh Airport are set to progress after the proposals were unveiled at international property fair MIPIM. The ‘Crosswind’ project could see the airport’s disused second runway transformed with offices and commerc

Balfour Beatty has hailed the ongoing impact of its Build to Last transformation programme after the firm returned to industry standard margins profit margins of 2.4%. The company’s 2018 results, which represent the culmination of the three-year turnaround and streamlining plan, revealed a pre

Asset management and construction consultancy Currie & Brown has appointed Robbie Smith as director responsible for project and programme management services in Scotland. Robbie joins the business from the University of Glasgow where he was project director responsible for the development of the

A new Lidl store is due to be constructed in Bathgate by Clark Contracts. The construction, refurbishment and maintenance contractor will be delivering the design and build of the new supermarket on Whitburn Road.