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Claire Thomas is to join the Board of Persimmon as an independent non-executive director. With more than 28 years’ experience of operating in a complex, global HR environment, Claire has a wide range of experience including advising boards of directors, supporting remuneration and nomination c

A restored City Observatory, the first Scotch Whisky Distillery to operate in the Borders since 1837 and a data driven innovation hub are just some of the diverse projects shortlisted by the Edinburgh Architectural Association (EAA) for its 2019 awards. In total the EAA Awards for Architecture 2019

Landmark legislation which provided a legal basis for real burdens following the abolition of feudal tenure is too difficult to apply in practice and should be reformed, the Scottish Law Commission has said. The legal reform body has published a new report recommending the replacement of section 53

The Building and Allied Trades Joint Industrial Council (BATJIC) has agreed a 2.75% pay increase for SME construction employees following successful pay negotiations between the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) and the Unite union. The one-year-deal is below last year’s 3.1% rise and will c

The Warmer Homes Scotland initiative has awarded a minimum of £38 million to managing agent Warmworks to continue to deliver the Scottish Government’s fuel poverty scheme over the next two years. The announcement comes as the 15,000th Warmer Homes customer welcomed a new gas central heat

Scottish homeowners are the least likely in Britain to improve their property after the number of home improvement planning applications decreased last year. The ‘Home Improvers of Great Britain 2019’ report, compiled by construction industry analysts Barbour ABI, found that for every 10

Two organisations delivering homes in Balerno have come together to provide the village with bespoke new gateway signage announcing it as the ‘Gateway to the Pentlands’. For more than three years, the desire for new signs has represented a key element of thinking behind the community cou

Aberdeen’s largest provider of mental health services has launched a campaign to help with its plans for a purpose built mental wellbeing facility in the heart of the city. Voluntary Service Aberdeen (VSA) is calling on the generosity of the north-east for the project which will assist people

Building materials and construction solutions business Tarmac has become one of the first major UK construction companies to provide expectant mothers with specialist high visibility maternity protective clothing when required. The pioneering maternity personal protective equipment (PPE) clothing co

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Trinity Community Trust

Infrastructure secretary Michael Matheson has launched the latest update of the Scottish Government's infrastructure programme during a visit to the £70 million East Lothian Community Hospital project in Haddington. The annual progress report details the £1.4 billion of ne

Interior fit-out specialist Linear Projects has kicked off 2019 with an impressive haul of contracts totalling over £23 million across Scotland and the North of England. Works by the Glasgow-headquartered firm are continuing on the £300m The Event Complex Aberdeen (TECA) by Robertson Gro

A major infrastructure contract has been awarded to improve the vital South West A77 route. Wills Bros Civil Engineering Limited has won a £31.5 million construction contract to build the Maybole Bypass on the A77.

Infrastructure solutions company Costain has appointed Steve Carter as a project director in Aberdeen. Working within a 70-strong upstream team based at the firm’s offices in Carden Place, Mr Carter will help deliver offshore and onshore engineering projects across the lifecycle of oil and gas

Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) and the Structural Timber Association (STA) have joined forces to support structural timber businesses across the UK to innovate and grow. The STA is a UK-wide trade body that represents over 600 timber businesses, from manufacturers and suppliers to de