Offsite construction specialist The McAvoy Group has expanded its board with the appointment of Martin O’Neill as contracts director. With 25 years’ experience in construction and civil engineering, Martin brings a wide range of project delivery experience to his new role.
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Employees of Barratt Homes East Scotland have abseiled from the Forth Rail Bridge to raise much needed funds for its charity of the year – Rock Trust.
A building in Moscow where 50,000 people were sentenced to death under Stalin is at the centre of a dispute over plans to turn it into a perfume shop and restaurant.
MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Mr John Donoghue
A number of buildings in the Forthside area of Stirling are now receiving heat that’s generated from waste water thanks to a groundbreaking £6 million project that’s now fully operational in the area. (from left) James Reid, divisional manager, FES; Charles Easton, director, FES; P
A three-storey tenement building in Glasgow has partially collapsed after a fire broke out in a ground-floor shop. Firefighters worked through the night to tackle the flames in Albert Drive in the Pollokshields area.
An action plan to help homeowners and businesses prevent damage caused by flooding has been launched by the Scottish Government.
The Scottish Government’s new Heat Networks Bill could see the equivalent of 460,000 homes heated renewably by 2030, cutting emissions from heat by 10% and helping tackle the climate emergency, according to a new study. The research, commissioned by industry body Scottish Renewables, found 46
A proposed housing development in Houston, Renfrewshire, would generate significant job and economic benefits, according to new research.
A Holyrood committee has called on the Scottish Government to fulfil its commitment and introduce compulsory sales orders to tackle the blight of empty homes. The call is part of a series of recommendations made in the local government and communities committee’s report into Scotland’s e
Home Group in Scotland has been chosen to create new homes for affordable rent in Dundee.
Students from Newcastle’s Northumbria University have paid a visit to Shawfairt to learn how a new town is created and developed. The 42 second-year students are studying for a BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying which includes construction technology, economics, measurement, contracts and law.
Output in the UK construction sector increased by 0.6% during the third quarter of the year following months of flat or falling figures, the latest Office for National Statistics report has shown.
Consultation events are being held this week to give members of the public a chance to look at plans for a new school and a new community hub in different areas of Aberdeen. The Torry hub is being designed by Halliday Fraser Munro on the site of former Torry Academy
Building services contractor Arc-Tech (Scotland) Ltd has continued its drive to promote skills development, trade apprenticeships and training with a new offering of adult apprenticeships.


