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The green sedum roof at The Cairn Distillery near Grantown on Spey is proving to be a haven for bees. Since its installation in April this year, the roof has thrived and is now carpeted with wildflowers. And as a result, it has attracted thousands of bees, according to the Ecological Clerk of Works

Shepherd Chartered Surveyors and Hardies Construction Services have accelerated their efforts to reduce their carbon footprint by committing to invest £1 million in a new fleet of electric vehicles and office charging infrastructure in 2022. The firms have just taken delivery of 10 new electri

The Wee House Company, Connect Modular Ltd and Hope South West recently teamed up to complete an 8-mile sponsored walk to raise funds for local charity Ayrshire Cancer Support. The event took place on Friday 5th August, with the companies closing their respective businesses for the day to enable all

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has announced the finalists for its prestigious annual awards. In total, more than 70 construction managers and organisations have been shortlisted for 14 awards including Rising Star, Team of the Year and the coveted Construction Manager of the Year.

Work to deliver new apartments for Eildon Housing Association at the historic site of the former High School in Kelso has been gathering pace thanks to local contractor M&J Ballantyne. Newly named Poynder Apartments following discussion with Kelso Community Council, the development will offer a

The Scottish Government is to introduce legislation that will ensure developers provide electric vehicle (EV) charge points in the construction of new residential and non-residential buildings. Published as part of a summary of responses to the consultation titled ‘Scottish Building Regulation

A public drop-in event is being held on Monday for residents in the Torry area to find out more about the new heat network being built. The event, which is being held at Tullos School from 6pm to 9pm, will have staff from Aberdeen City Council and the main contractor Vital Energi on hand to answer q

Keith Kilburn and David Arnott outline how international arbitration can be used in the construction industry. International arbitration is a well-recognised dispute resolution process for construction projects throughout the world. It offers numerous benefits to parties, including the ability

Savills plc has reported a pre-tax profit of £50.4 million and revenue of just over £1 billion in its interim results. Pre-tax profit has dropped 20% from £63.3m to £50.4m (first six months ending 30 June). Revenue has grown by 11% to £1,037.4m from £932.6m f

A project that aims to encourage diversity and inclusion across the construction sector is among a raft of initiatives to receive government-backed funding. Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) will launch a second wave of its DIveIN awareness raising programme.

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has lamented new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) today which revealed a 1.4% decrease in monthly construction output in June 2022. The fall, which follows an upwardly revised 1.8% increase in May, with both months affected

Aberdeenshire Council has teamed up with Kevin Murray Associates (KMA), a Glasgow-based spatial planning consultancy, to help develop a new vision and masterplan for the beach area in Fraserburgh.  The work will form the next key stage in the ongoing regeneration of the town and will be carried

American-headquartered Celeros Flow Technology (Celeros FT) has today unveiled plans to offer redundant land at its ClydeUnion Pumps facility in Glasgow to the residential market and use the funds to reinvest in the business. The Cathcart site comprises approximately 18 acres, including si

Councillors are set to finalise a new local development plan (LDP) for Aberdeenshire which could see hundreds of new homes built to meet increased demand across the region. The local authority has identified new housing opportunities at locations including Banchory, Inverurie, Newburgh, Fy

A new video of the concept design for the new University Hospital Monklands has been released by NHS Lanarkshire. Beginning with an aerial view of the Monklands Replacement Project campus in Wester Moffat, Airdrie, the video shows the main hospital building and the energy centre beside it.