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Last week’s report urging construction industry leaders to “take ownership” for driving change in the sector has been welcomed by industry leadership organisation Construction Scotland. The report, from a committee of MSPs, said more “industry-wide leadership” is n

John Norfolk has been elected to serve as president of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) for 2019/20. He was confirmed in his role at last week’s annual general meeting and takes over from Tim Hopkinson of E Poppleton & Son, who served for two years.

Wheatley has been confirmed as the UK’s largest builder of social rented homes for the third year in a row. The housing, care and property-management group built 640 homes for social rent between April 2018 and March this year.

Caledonia Housing Association has awarded another deal to Kinross contracting company webster developments.

The new Planning Bill gives Scotland just what it needs: a spur to replace conflict with collaboration. To make a success of the new system, councils will need to work positively and constructively with their delivery partners (home builders included) and talk to more people in each community, inclu

Three Clark Contracts employees have graduated this month with BSc Honours degree’s from Glasgow Caledonian University’s School of Engineering and the Built Environment.

Three female students who completed a Construction Pre-Apprenticeship course at New College Lanarkshire have secured Modern Apprenticeships in joinery. Hollie McArthur beat scores of other applicants to gain a job as an apprentice joiner with Barratt Homes.

The Scottish Funding Council (SFC) is launching a £19 million programme aimed at boosting investment in energy efficiency across Scotland’s higher education institutions.

The Concrete Repair Association (CRA) has launched a new Emerging Talent Award to recognise the achievements of new entrants to the concrete repair industry. The award aims to provide essential support and encouragement to assist further career progression for a new generation of repair and ref

A collaborative development partnership between Ochil View Housing Association and Kingdom Housing Association on land previously owned by Ochil View has resulted in the completion and transfer of 11 new homes at Millers Lade Avenue in Sauchie. Both associations have a Strategic Collaborative Workin

Kestrel regional sales director John Gunn is teeing up a charity golf day to raise funds for My Name’s Doddie Foundation.

The next phase of works to stabilise the rock face on the A890 at Stromeferry are due to start on September 9 and last eight weeks. The work forms part of the Highland Council’s on-going maintenance programme for the rock slope and involves replacing sections of the existing rock protection in

A yoga teacher, an accountant, an architect, a gardener and a foster family are among the first residents selected to form Scotland's new hutting community.

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Mr Ronan Faherty

LAR Housing Trust has teamed up with Carnoustie Links Development Ltd to lodge plans to build new affordable homes in Aberdeen.