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Jack Forbes, a fourth year plumbing apprentice with Glasgow-based A. Alexander & Son (Electrical) Ltd, has been awarded Edinburgh College’s ‘Best Apprentice Plumber’ 2022. The award follows his success in SNIPEF’s SkillPlumb competition earlier this year when he came thir

CR Smith has welcomed 12 new trade apprentices since September, as the home improvements company continues to invest in the skills that underpin its success. The new apprentices are enrolled on the bespoke CR Smith apprenticeship programme which combines an SVQ in Site Carpentry and Joinery and CR S

Andrew Perratt, former head of Savills residential in Scotland, will become head of residential for Savills UK, effective from January 2023. This follows his four-year tenure as Savills head of country residential, a role which saw him navigate the company’s regional network of offices outside

Levenmouth’s people and businesses are being urged to have their say on two major projects happening in the area over the coming months and years. Substantial investment is being made in the area to develop active travel routes and regenerate the River Leven.

Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) has submitted plans for 16 homes across two sites in Burnfoot, Hawick. Following on from a well-attended consultation event at the Burnfoot Hub in October, SBHA has now officially submitted its plans, prepared by Galashiels-based architects Aitken Turnbull

Homebuilder Springfield has beaten off competition from across the UK to win two awards for its flagship villages in Perth and Dundee, showcasing its best-in-class energy credentials and commitment to sustainability. The WhatHouse? Awards, which celebrates residential developments across the UK, rec

Scottish workplace design and management consultancy, Space Solutions, has achieved successful growth for the year ended 30 June 2022 with an increase in turnover of 42% to £43 million. The firm’s year end profit was also strengthened at £1.65m, against £0.38m in 2021.

Leading UK ceiling manufacturers Zentia are bringing together and renaming three of their most popular mineral tiles. The new Fission range will comprise Fission (formerly Tatra), Fission ND (formerly Cortega) and Fission FT (formerly Fine Fissured) which are all fire rated to Euroclass A2-s1, d0.

Kier's group managing director, construction Liam Cummins is to leave the company at the end of the year. Mr Cummins will continue in post until the end of December and lead the construction business to ensure an orderly transition and handover before taking up a chief executive role outsi

Global corporation Marubeni Europower Limited has advanced its net zero collaboration in Scotland following the opening of its first office in Glasgow. The investment in new premises will allow the company to drive forward its work to support Scotland’s journey to net zero and follows a Memora

Fresh plans for a multi-million-pound extension of Murrayshall Country Estate near Scone have been submitted. The owners Stellar Murrayshall LLP had lodged a bid for Planning Permission in Principle (PPP) in April 2021 for a spa & leisure facility, outdoor pursuits area, golf academy, indoor gam

With wholesale energy prices in the UK having soared due to increased demand as the economy recovers from the pandemic and a rise in natural gas and coal prices, and as a result of uncertainty brought about by the war in Ukraine, Hardies Property & Construction Consultants is advising companies

Retailer Home Bargains has received planning permission for £16 million proposals for a retail park in Arbroath. Liverpool-based parent company TJ Morris went before a special Angus Council meeting yesterday with plans for the 3.3-hectare site at Elliot Industrial Estate.

Continuing the regular Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) column in Scottish Construction Now, Jocelyne Fleming outlines the organisation's support for the Scottish Government's reuse and repair culture. Sustainability continues to be at the forefront of CIOB’s policy work. In order t

A new £3.1m community park opened today in the east end of Glasgow, the fourth greenspace to be developed in recent years by Clyde Gateway. Tom Arthur MSP, minister for public finance, planning and community wealth, opened the new park by cutting a ribbon close to the park’s entrance. He