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To reflect recent growth and deliver on succession planning, Shepherd Chartered Surveyors has announced six promotions across its residential and commercial operations in Scotland. Edinburgh office residential surveyor Ed Cook and Glasgow office commercial agency surveyor Adam Honeyman become partne

Miller Homes is to deliver an 182-home development in the West of Scotland after sealing the acquisition of a new site in Cambuslang. The 45-acre site is located in Hallside, six miles southeast of Glasgow, and sits on the eastern side of Cambuslang. The new development will consist of 182

It was top of the bill once again as construction’s highly anticipated premier networking event raised the roof at the Westminster Park Plaza on Friday 1st December. More than 950 guests eagerly arrived through the doors to a welcome drinks reception and what promised to be yet another fantas

Shepherd Chartered Surveyors has secured the top spot in commercial property search expert NovaLoca’s annual disposals report for the second year in succession. The report analysed 49,500 property adverts, comparing properties across all sectors: retail, industrial, leisure, office, and land.

Specialist equipment rental group Vp plc has had its efforts and its strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through science-based targets validated by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi). The validation covers the group's near-term, long-term and net-zero targets which have been aligned

With Morris & Spottiswood set to celebrate its centenary year in 2025, managing director Gordon Clyne speaks to Margaret Taylor about the firm's evolution from a joinery business to a multi-service operation which turns over more than £100 million each year. It is nearing a centu

The staff and pupils of Grantown Primary School celebrated the completion of works at their newly refurbished school. The project was managed by the Highland Council’s in-house Property Team who oversaw a number of internal and external improvement works to both buildings. Works to the main sc

Edinburgh’s Children’s Hospital Charity (ECHC) has been boosted at a crucial time following an £8,000 donation from a business close to its heart. After completing the capital’s gruelling Seven Hills of Edinburgh challenge, an 11-strong team from residential developer Square

Paisley’s new £7 million home of library services has opened its doors this month bringing back into use a formerly-vacant unit at the heart of the town’s High Street. The Paisley Learning and Cultural Hub is the new home for Paisley Central Library and has been designed as a moder

A flood of green investment into Scottish land holdings could deepen divides between landowners and rural communities if new policies and regulation don’t keep up, a study by researchers at The James Hutton Institute has found. The Scottish Government-funded research, being published today, in

Angus Council has approved plans for 57 new homes on the outskirts of Carnoustie. DJ Laing Homes Ltd will deliver a mix of single, one-and-a-half and two-storey detached and semi-detached properties – 14 of which will be in the “affordable” criteria – on unused Gree

Scotland's energy minister has called on the UK Government to explore options to mandate community benefits from all onshore renewables projects. In a letter to the UK secretary of state for energy security and net zero Claire Coutinho, Gillian Martin MSP welcomed the recent UK Govern

Savills has enhanced its infrastructure and projects division in Scotland with the appointment of Jessica Arrowsmith as a new operations director. Ms Arrowsmith, based in Savills' Edinburgh office, joins from Edinburgh Airport where she led the change management programme for the operations tea

CIOB CEO Caroline Gumble brings this year's monthly Scottish Construction Now column to a close by looking back over the past 12 months. Readers of Scottish Construction Now will know how busy this year has been for CIOB. In this article, I want to reflect on a couple of our 2023 highlights, althoug

Scotland’s leading electrical bodies say they are looking ahead to 2024 with confidence as new figures show a healthy pipeline of emerging young talent – but also insist that industry-led apprenticeships are the only way to deliver the future of skills development. The Scottish Joint Ind