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BESA Scotland is celebrating the success of refrigeration apprentice Josh Collins at the national finals of the 2019 WorldSkills SkillFRIDGE competition.

A vision for the creation of an inspiring school learning space is to become reality after primary pupils won an innovative new competition run by the City of Edinburgh Council. St John Vianney RC Primary School pupils came up with the idea of transforming their outdated Audio Visual room into a fle

Hardies Property & Construction Consultants has appointed chartered building surveyor Carla Walker as an associate in its Inverness office. A former pupil of Dingwall Academy, Walker graduated from Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen with an Honours Degree in Building Surveying and has a wealth

Plumbing and heating professionals across the UK are calling on politicians to make room amid the Brexit tumult to focus on critical changes needed to create a resilient and sustainable construction sector.

Flexible energy specialist Flexitricity has appointed a new CEO to spearhead growth plans that will help drive the UK Government’s 2050 net zero ambitions. Simon Heyes joins Flexitricity at an exciting juncture for the business as the UK forges ahead with its transition to a low carbon economy

Kirkintilloch has been named the winner of the FutureTown Design Competition after securing more than half of the public votes for its ‘Giant Phone Box’ project. A sketch of the design proposal submitted by John Dickson

Professor Sandy Halliday has highlighted the importance of collaboration in ensuring all buildings are net zero carbon by 2050. Professor Sandy Halliday giving the keynote speech to Build It 2019 at P&J Live

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has submitted an Approval of Matters specified in Conditions (AMC) application to the City of Edinburgh Council for the provision of 250 new homes through the development of land off Maybury Road.

Architect Kengo Kuma has created a trainer in collaboration with Japanese sports brand Asics. Echoing his signature style, the shoe features a crisscrossing pattern which Kuma said was inspired by a traditional Japanese bamboo crafting technique known as ‘yatara knitting’.

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Crosswind Developments Ltd.

Castle Rock Edinvar Housing Association managing director Richard Jennings has been appointed a director of Homes for Scotland (HFS), joining the board of the trade body with immediate effect. HFS works to ensure Scots have access to the homes they need by engaging constructively with decision-maker

Shettleston Housing Association’s Cunningham House development was named Best Affordable Housing Development (urban) in the UK-wide Inside Housing Awards. This small, ambitious project saw off strong competition from six quality affordable housing projects across the country to lift the award

Prospect Community Housing has announced plans to build affordable housing in Morvenside.

Housebuilder Barratt Developments has delivered a £256 million boost to the UK economy over the past year, an increase of £29m from the previous year. During that period, the group built 1,862 new homes in Scotland (up from 1,729) and supported more than 4132 jobs (up from 3,700).

Cruden Group has set ambitious targets to expand its activities and boost housing delivery by 25% over the coming year in a bid to address Scotland’s chronic undersupply of housing. The independently owned construction and residential development businesses, which has delivered an average of 1