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Scott and Fyfe, an employee-owned technical textiles company, celebrating its 160th anniversary, has announced "impressive" profits despite a highly challenging year. The Tayport-based firm started out as a linen works in 1864. Today, with a clear focus on design and innovation, the company&rsq

A taskforce created to identify and propose solutions to barriers to investing in homes met for the first time yesterday. The first Housing Investment Taskforce meeting was held in London and attended by housing minister Paul McLennan and various stakeholders from housing and finance.

A construction director has warned that building firms may be put off taking on social housing projects after he attributed his company's £3.5 million pre-tax loss to two fixed-price contracts. Perthshire-based Algo signed fixed-price deals to build social housing projects in Kirkcaldy an

Campion Homes is now onsite to deliver three major affordable housing developments across Fife and Dundee. The family-run housing developer, which will mark 35 years in business this year, will build 99 affordable new homes as part of ongoing partnerships with Angus Housing Association and Kingdom H

Cala Homes is considering plans to build 55 homes on the demolished Silverburn House site in Bridge of Don. The developer has lodged a building warrant with Aberdeen City Council outlining the £5.5 million cost of a potential development.

National framework provider Pagabo has announced the 116 suppliers successfully appointed to its two new Professional Services frameworks covering Scotland and all remaining areas of the UK separately. Among the appointments are industry-leading names such as multi-disciplinary consultancies Rider L

Work will soon get underway to significantly improve public spaces on Melville Crescent thanks to £2.1 million in Transport Scotland funding secured by the City of Edinburgh Council. Improvements to the historic west end street will complement the recently completed City Centre West to East Li

The new ONE SeedPod industry innovation hub for north east Scotland’s £2.4 billion food manufacturing sector has marked a major construction milestone. The project partners celebrated the 'topping out', or highest point, of the new build on the outskirts of Aberdeen.

Timber expert Donaldson Group has joined the Tech for Good Alliance as it continues to innovate and deliver positive change for third sector organisations. Launched by the not-for-profit organisation Scottish Tech Army, the Tech for Good Alliance enables businesses to harness technology to improve i

Billy Thomson has been appointed as DM Hall's inaugural energy services manager. In this newly created role, Billy will spearhead DM Hall's initiatives in energy efficiency and sustainability across its portfolio.

When Sam Speirs started work as a machine operator, he worried that being deaf would make it difficult for him to communicate with his colleagues. So, he was delighted when the rest of the team at Glasgow-based Rearo joined together and agreed to learn British Sign Language (BSL).

Clyde Gateway's approach to fostering an innovation economy can be replicated to encourage growth across Scotland, says executive director of regeneration Martin Joyce. The economic outlook for Scotland and the wider UK appears to be improving, if only incrementally. There is an opportunit

After regulations that require all new buildings constructed with a new building warrant to be fitted with clean heating came into effect on April 1st, Luths Services director/engineer Dan Gates examines the new legislation. New homes will have a ban direct emission heating systems (oil & g

The Scottish Building Federation has announced new leadership as long-term managing director Vaughan Hart steps down and hands the baton on to the next generation. Paul Mitchell has been promoted to the position of operations director and joined the SBF board, replacing Vaughan Hart who departs the

Restoring existing buildings conserves our history but reduces carbon footprints, argues MJ O'Shaughnessy, managing director for conservation engineer Will Rudd Glasgow & Ireland. With our city landscapes continually evolving, the eye is naturally drawn to the plethora of exciting new devel