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Jamie Dunne, an associate in the Government, Regulation and Competition team at Brodies LLP, and an accredited specialist in public procurement law, highlights changes to the procurement bill, which will have a significant impact on how construction firms go about bidding for public work contra

Having previously ordered Alex Salmond to remove a massive Yes sign from his garden, Aberdeenshire Council has reversed its decision after deeming the sign ‘non-political’. In March, the former First Minister was told the Saltire-themed placard nailed to a tree in his garden was in breac

The developer behind the controversial demolition of a former Dundee jute mill has progressed plans to build new homes on the site. The former Wallace Craigie jute works, known locally as Halley’s Mill, on the city’s Broughty Ferry Road was razed to the ground after diggers moved on

Property factoring business James Gibb has acquired the residential factoring division of Dundee-based J Reavley Factoring Limited. The acquisition will increase the number of properties currently under management at James Gibb by 1,400 units, taking the number to well over 52,000 units.

Commercial fit-out and renewables specialist McGill has appointed Louise Gibson as its new head of finance. Ms Gibson brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the group as it prepares for a full pipeline of work into 2023 and beyond. She has amassed years of experience in accountancy, mos

Nine local projects aimed at improving communities and places across Aberdeenshire are to share around £1.9 million in new funding to help improve local facilities and town centres and to support regeneration activity. This funding is coming from the second-year allocation of the Scottish Gove

A new data dashboard tool has been launched today that aims to provide invaluable information designed to help the construction sector in Scotland. Industry collaboration body the Scottish Construction Leadership Forum (CLF) said the tool, which holds a vast amount of data on key subjects such as ec

The importance of ongoing collaboration between Scotland’s home building sector and the Scottish Government was the focus of attention at the Homes for Scotland (HFS) Annual Lunch & Awards last Friday (20 May). At what is a critical time for the sector and Scotland generally, that was the

Housebuilder Mactaggart & Mickel has donated £1,000 from its Building Communities Fund to The McCarthy School of Dance in order to help local families participate in UK-wide competitive dance. Founded by sisters Claire & Jenny McCarthy, the dance school holds classes in Clarkston and G

FORE Partnership's ‘Cadworks’ office building in Glasgow has achieved a ‘Platinum’ WiredScore award, which recognises excellence in digital connectivity. WiredScore’s mission is to make the world's buildings smarter and better connected, enabling a more collaborative, i

Scotland’s minister for zero carbon buildings has come together with leading experts to discuss the ambitious and innovative work being done to build a net zero Scotland. Scotland Excel’s Energy Efficiency Conference and Expo ‘Building a Net Zero Scotland’ took place yesterda

Building and construction business The JR Group has promoted its group accounts manager Elaine Dickie to group finance director, marking the latest addition to the board of directors for the group. Elaine was promoted to the post, which coincides with her 10 years of service with The JR Group, makin

Flamingo Land has submitted its outline planning submission to build a £40 million sustainable world-class tourist destination in Balloch, Loch Lomond. This major milestone comes following nearly 12 months of extensive community liaison and consultation which has led to a number of fundamental

Proposals to help tackle the climate and biodiversity crisis by supporting Scotland’s transition to a zero waste and circular economy have been launched. The measures, designed to significantly increase reuse and recycling rates, and modernise and improve waste and recycling services, are set

Projects which will improve Scotland’s timber transport infrastructure, benefit rural communities and help to decarbonise the forestry sector, have been awarded over £7 million from the Scottish Government. Work to upgrade fragile rural roads, the creation of new forest haulage routes, a