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The Construction Quality Improvement Collaborative (CQIC) is calling for more businesses and organisations in the sector to commit to its Quality Charter, as it marks its second anniversary in early February. CQIC is a Scottish campaign between the public sector and construction industry working und

Morrison Construction Building Central has teamed up with Glasgow Science Centre to offer selected schools free membership to the Science Centre for the current academic year. The chosen schools will get access to STEM learning resources to support and extend the teaching in their classrooms. Teache

Scotland is facing an "economic disaster" caused by a damaging skills shortage in the engineering sector, a new study has revealed. Scottish Engineering has engaged with key stakeholders for skills in Scotland over the past two years regarding their increasing concern for the widening skills gap exp

A new planning application has been submitted by McTaggart Construction and Ravenscraig Limited to North Lanarkshire Council for a residential development and 14,500 sq ft of retail space on the former industrial steel works site of Ravenscraig. The proposals will see the delivery of 48 affordable h

Miller Homes has appointed former Redrow PLC chair Richard Akers as its new chair. Mr Akers brings a wealth of leadership experience and sector insight to the role, having spent his career in the property and land acquisition industry, including twenty years with Land Securities, and another nearly

A steel box built to protect Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Hill House in Helensburgh will remain in place until 2028, the National Trust for Scotland (NTS) has announced. The giant box was constructed around the property in 2019 to protect its saturated walls from the elements and help it to dry out a

Thompsons Scotland LLP has relocated its Glasgow office to 70 Wellington Street. The recently modernised and upgraded building is owned by Clydebuilt Limited Partnership, a joint venture between Ediston and Strathclyde Pension Fund.

The North Edinburgh Community Festival (NECF), one of the city’s most anticipated family-friendly events, has received a £2,000 donation from Cruden Homes and the City of Edinburgh Council, to help deliver its biggest and most inclusive festival yet.  Taking place on Saturday, 17 Ma

Clark Contracts has completed the £1 million CAT B fit-out of Hillside Crescent in Edinburgh for the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB). The refurbishment of the 2,800sq. ft, building comprised of both internal and external works, to refresh two levels of the existing office space

Eight surveying professionals, five women and three men employed by DM Hall have passed the final hurdle of their professional training. Of the eight, six, Claudia Balmforth (Irvine Residential), Helana Clarkson (East Commercial), Anthony Kerr (Glasgow Residential), William MacKenzie (Elgin Resident

A planning application has been submitted for 152 affordable homes in Glasgow for New Gorbals Housing Association. The new homes for social rent will partially offset the loss of 276 flats in two empty high rise blocks at 341 and 305 Caledonia Road, scheduled to be demolished this year.

A Midlothian company is literally bringing light into the lives of hard-working teams and big-hearted volunteers who staff Scotland’s charities with a brilliant initiative which will also cut waste and boost the circular economy. Blackmoon Lighting, which has been operating out of Loanhead sin

Killie Community, the charity arm of Kilmarnock FC, has announced Persimmon West Scotland as its official Housebuilding Partner for 2025. This partnership builds on a successful relationship established in 2023 and will see Persimmon further support the charity’s vital work across Ayrshire.

MHB Consultants (MHB) has appointed Fergus Aitchison as its new managing director. MHB’s founder, Hendrie Barbour, will subsequently move into the role of chairman as he continues to be involved in the civil engineering consultancy firm he formed in 2006. 

Embrace Steel Group, a provider of steel frame building solutions throughout the UK, has appointed experienced finance executive Ross McAdam as its new chief financial officer. Based in Glasgow, Mr McAdam will lead the ambitious steel group’s presence in Scotland alongside playing a crucial ro