In a year in which the Scottish electrical industry took another historic step towards being recognised as a profession, the country’s largest trade association paid tribute to the sector’s leading talent, drive and enterprise last week. Bernard McAulay being presented the Lifetime
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Morrison Construction has begun work on a water main upgrade worth more than £1 million near Winchburgh village, future-proofing the existing system by increasing capacity fourfold. The civil engineering project for Winchburgh Developments, designed by Sweco, involves replacing existing water
A Jetsons-esque future with flying cars landing on luxury residential towers with skydecks is a step closer thanks to a new partnership between Porsche and Boeing.
Surveyor Tom Laurie talks about the many, but perhaps little known, exceptions that exist for Home Reports. Home Reports, now a wholly accepted part of Scotland’s residential property landscape, celebrated their tenth anniversary late last year. But, remarkably enough, there remains a signific
RESIDENTIAL – FEWER THAN TEN UNITS Applicant: Mr Lee Hutcheon
The start of construction of new affordable homes in Glenrothes has been marked by Judy Hamilton, councillor and convener of the community and housing services committee, as she performed the sod-cutting ceremony earlier this week. The new development is on the site of the former Alan Mclure House c
A development of new homes in Maryhill is now complete and has sold out in record time.
Over 200 active travel projects across Scotland are to receive a total of £27 million of funding through a flagship programme by Transport Scotland and walking and cycling charity Sustrans Scotland.
A new project director with extensive masterplanning and place-making experience has been appointed to drive delivery of the next phase of Aberdeen’s largest new community to the West of the city. Martin Dalziel, formerly of New Ingliston Ltd and Highland Properties Group Ltd, has over thirty
A three-part series into the growing pension scheme bills faced by plumbers in Scotland begins in The Herald today.
Housebuilder Bellway is to gradually reduce its investment in London in favour of generating growth elsewhere in the UK.
The UK construction industry has seen a significant rise in research and development (R&D) tax credit claims, according to new statistics. The HMRC figures show a sharp rise in construction businesses claiming for tax relief on innovation-focused investment. The amounts claimed have gone up from
The total amount of income generated from all council properties in Scotland was £1.21 billion in 2018-19, of which around £656 million was spent on housing management and maintenance and £277m on loan charges, official figures have revealed. The surplus of £234m was invested
McCarthy and Stone’s regional managing director in Scotland, Jonathan Fair, has been appointed to Construction Scotland’s Industry Leadership Group (ILG). Construction Scotland said it made the appointment as it continues to bring together key figures from the private and public sector t
Chartered surveyor DM Hall has increased its expertise with the appointment of a highly respected and hugely experienced quantity surveyor. Brian Kinnell (left) and DM Hall partner Alasdair Seaton


