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Ogilvie Construction’s commitment to employee learning and development has been recognised with the award of gold membership of the 5% Club, the organisation that works with UK employers to inspire increased workplace learning. The award is given to companies who are accredited by audit that m

Housebuilder Dandara is celebrating another excellence award win for its Foxhall Gait development in Kirkliston, Edinburgh. Having won an award for its Eskbank Gardens development two months ago, the development of modern family homes in Kirkliston has now also received a prestigious ‘Quality

The National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) has issued a safety alert after a large volume of non-standard battens, falsely coloured and/or stamped with BS 5534, entered the UK market. The trade association for the roofing industry has published guidance for site operatives and managers on

A consortium of experts in timber construction and engineering is exploring ways to boost the use of English hardwood forest products across the built environment, in a move which could significantly improve the carbon footprint of the UK’s buildings and support diverse woodland ecosystems. Th

Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey said it is confident it will deliver full-year operating profits in line with market expectations despite a rise in cancellation rates and a drop in sales. The developer is selling almost half as many houses each week than it was at the beginning of the year, which it

Taylor Wimpey plans to make a planning application to Aberdeenshire Council for the provision of around 250-300 new homes through the development of land to the north of Thistle Drive, Portlethen, following allocation of the land within the Aberdeenshire Council Local Development Plan. Ahead of this

As Christmas approaches, it is hard for us to imagine children going without the basic need of a winter jacket and wellington boots to keep them warm in the cold months across the festive season and into 2023. Figures show that one in three children in Glasgow are living in poverty and they won&rsqu

While the finalised version of the National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) has environmental considerations at its heart, Alastair Wood asks whether it will have the ability to deliver on the Scottish Government’s 2045 net zero ambitions and whether planning will still be able to support the

Blackridge and St Mary's Early Years Centres in West Lothian and Castlebrae Community Campus in Edinburgh, both delivered by Hub South East, scooped top accolades at this week's Learning Places Scotland Awards. The ceremony was held at the end of day one of the Learning Places Scotland Conference in

Barratt West Scotland and East Ayrshire Council have partnered on its first affordable housing project to bring 21 affordable housing units within the grounds of a new housing development at The Scholars in Kilmarnock. The affordable houses were delivered as part of a larger private housing developm

Chartered surveyors DM Hall has announced the inaugural winner of its new £500 annual bursary scheme. The award, open to any student entering the MSc course in Real Estate Management at the University of Glasgow, has been offered to Morgan Smith, of Hyndland, Glasgow, who took her undergraduat

A Greater Glasgow mental health charity, Mental Health Network Greater Glasgow, has held an office showcase and thank you event for those consultants and contractors who came together under Hub West Scotland’s Helping Hands initiative to completely revamp the organisation’s aged premise

A significant milestone at the flagship Blar Mor development in Fort William has been achieved as residents move into their new homes.

A new £1.37 million high-rise lift replacement project for Dundee City Council will help Caltech Lifts towards its goal of achieving £4m annual revenue by the end of October next year and moving to larger premises in the city. The Dundee-based family firm began work recently on the proje

Ian Macleod Distillers (IMD) is giving the public the chance to view its proposals for a whisky maturation warehouse scheme at Bandeath Industrial Estate in Throsk, located outside Fallin.