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SMEs working across manufacturing and construction in the Highlands and Islands are being invited to get hands-on experience with newly purchased, cutting-edge technology. With the goal of strengthening the advanced manufacturing capabilities of SMEs in the Highlands and Islands, Make it Smart Hub,

Urban logistics developer and asset manager Chancerygate has appointed two members of its senior management team to the board of directors. Head of development, Alastair King, and general counsel, Eva Holden, will help to further shape the strategic direction of the business as it implements its amb

John Robertson Architects (JRA) has been appointed to reconfigure the British Medical Association (BMA) Scotland’s headquarters in Edinburgh. The Grade A-listed 14 Queen Street is a notable example of Scottish Georgian architecture, situated in Edinburgh’s UNESCO-protected New Town. The

Minister for zero carbon buildings, active travel and tenants' rights Patrick Harvie MSP visited Scotland’s largest Passivhaus development in Dundashill with West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) and contractor CCG (Scotland) Ltd. Located on the site of the former Diageo Distillery, the

The representative body for the home building sector has called on the Scottish Government to introduce a new National Outcome for housing if progress is to be made in providing enough homes for the people of Scotland. National Outcomes are part of the National Performance Framework, describing what

Scottish construction accountancy firm Empowered By Cloud has achieved a record £1 million turnover, 45% up from the previous year's £692,000, according to financial reports for the year ended 30 April. This marked growth for the Glenrothes-based firm, established in 2018, comes alongsid

Specialist flooring contractor Advanced Traditional Screeding (ATS) has strengthened its senior team with the recruitment of Jay Livingstone to head up its resin flooring division. Mr Livingstone joins from Sherwin-Williams, one of the world’s largest resin suppliers, where he held the positio

Knight Frank has added to its building consultancy division in Scotland with the appointment of seasoned surveyor Alan Sime. Mr Sime has re-joined the firm as an associate in Glasgow, having started his career with Knight Frank in the city as a placement student and, subsequently, graduate in 2002,

The Scottish Government's transport portfolio is to be restored as a cabinet position as First Minister Humza Yousaf changed Màiri McAllan’s cabinet secretary remit to ‘transport, net zero and just transition’. Alongside this change, experienced former cabinet secretary Fion

Plans to create a new civic space in Bishopbriggs are taking centre stage thanks to an online exhibition. The new focal point is part of the Bishopbriggs Town Centre Regeneration project – a key element of the council's £34.88 million Place and Growth Programme, supported by the UK and S

Duncan Smith, River Clyde Homes' energy & sustainbility manager, looks at the economic argument for decarbonising our buildings. Over the coming decade, we have to decarbonise heat and make our buildings as efficient as possible to meet our climate change objectives and have any chance of s

Clearer Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) regulation is needed to accelerate success and growth opportunities in the housebuilding sector, a joint study from law firm Womble Bond Dickinson and the University of Cambridge has found. The research, titled ESG: Investing in the built envir

The National Retrofit Hub has appointed Rachael Owens and Sara Edmonds as co-directors who take over from Russell Smith, interim director, in mid-July 2023. The two join at a crucial point in the Hub’s progress towards enabling the delivery of housing retrofit at scale in the UK. Working close

Hardies Property & Construction Consultants has completed external fabric repairs to the Church of Scotland headquarters building on George Street, Edinburgh. The headquarters comprises two buildings – 121 George Street, which dates from 1910 and the adjacent 123 George Street, a Georgian

Industry leaders from across Scotland's public and private sectors have been appointed as co-chairs to develop ten core construction areas where transformation across the sector is needed most. Their appointment follows the publication last year of the Scottish Construction Accord by the Constructio