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Maxi Construction has been awarded a contract from St John Scotland for refurbishment and extension works to St John’s House, a Category C listed building in Edinburgh’s Old Town. Works include demolition of part of a 1970s extension, underpinning and new extension to provide a lift shaf

Glasgow-based building contractor Eycon has appointed two new directors. Colin Young, who joined the firm in February 2022 as contracts manager, steps up to become construction director, while Iain Buchanan has been promoted to commercial director after 18 months with the firm.

The Eden Project Dundee has been granted planning permission for a £130 million development in the city. The decision at a meeting of Dundee City Council yesterday came following an intensive period of community engagement and co-creation which saw the Eden Project team host events across Dund

A new award for Excellence in Accessibility and Inclusion, which was sponsored by Horizon Housing, was presented to Fife homebuilder Campion Homes in partnership with Kingdom Housing Association at the Scottish Home Awards last week. Located in the heart of Alloa, the winning Primrose Stre

Glasgow City Council has approved the disposal of the former schoolhouses at Broomhill Primary School and Gadburn Primary School to local housing associations. The former schoolhouse of Broomhill Primary School at Beechwood Drive - a three-bedroom 1970s detached bungalow with driveway

Inverness-based investment group GEG Capital has acquired a stake in architectural practice Bracewell Stirling Consulting. The addition of this award-winning consultancy will bolster GEG Capital's existing portfolio of planning, design, environment, and construction capabilities across Scotland and

Flooring sub-contractor Veitchi Flooring has promoted Stephen Logan to the position of managing director. The Cambuslang-based business is also planning a drive across the border as the company continues to be successful with contract wins in the north of England.

A lord ordinary has dismissed part of an action raised by the tenant of a building located next door to the fire-damaged Glasgow School of Art insofar as it related to assignees of the tenant but allowed the tenant’s part of the action to continue. Tecjet Ltd, part of a group of companies owne

Furniture and fitout specialist Deanestor has reported a £3 million increase in turnover to £22.4m for the year ending December 2023, with a record order intake of over £30m. Forward orders have increased by more than £3m to over £30m compared to the same period last ye

The City of Edinburgh Council’s plans to deliver more than 700 new homes in the area surrounding the Meadowbank Sports Centre have been given the green light. The local authority is working on the “transformational redevelopment project” in collaboration with the Edinburgh-Mea

A development of 47 new homes in Drumnadrochit has been granted planning approval following an appeal. Springfield Properties has already delivered 35 homes – including affordable homes – just off the A82 in the highland village on the banks of Loch Ness. The proposals for the next phase

Julie Moulsdale from Perceptive Communicators shares how the homebuilding industry can use proactive community engagement to unlock the planning system. We are in the grip of a nationwide housing crisis, yet recent figures reveal that the timescale for average planning application is four times long

Shepherd Chartered Surveyors has been named the Surveyor of the Year at The Scottish Mortgage Awards for an unprecedented fifth consecutive year. Judged by independent and respectable experts, The 2024 Scottish Mortgage Awards celebrates the people, products and services that demonstrate excellence

The full impact of the Cladding Remediation Bill, which was recently passed in the Scottish Parliament, is still to be felt within the construction sector, write Shona Frame and Ryan McCuaig. The 2017 Grenfell Tower tragedy, which claimed 72 lives, put a sharp focus on the safety of cladding systems

The Construction Industry Collective Voice (CICV) has raised "serious concerns" over the Scottish Government's decision to discontinue funding for solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery storage under the Home Energy Scotland Grant and Loan scheme. Energy Saving Trust Scotland last week pulled both