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Scotland’s largest independent awards initiative for the housing industry is now underway with the launch of the 2023 Scottish Home Awards programme, sponsored by Ross & Liddell. This year, the Scottish Home Awards celebrates its 16th anniversary as the first and foremost national awards c

Hardies Property & Construction Consultants has kicked off its 110th anniversary year with the appointment of Joe Madden to help drive forward its UK-wide growth agenda. Mr Madden, most recently former managing director of independent property and construction consultancy PMP has been appointed

Euan Miller has been appointed as managing director of BAM Properties, with effect from January 1st 2023. Mr Miller joined BAM Properties, the development business for BAM UK and Ireland, 16 years ago as Legal Director and has been acting as interim MD for several months.

Bio-based construction materials manufacturer Industrial Nature Ltd has secured a follow-on investment of £2 million from the Scottish National Investment Bank. The £2m investment comes after the Edinburgh-based firm successfully established the IndiNature Mill in the Scottish Borders an

SCN is marking its 20th anniversary this year with a number of new innovations including the launch of our Construction Leaders interviews which today features Kilmac Group co-founder Richard Kilcullen. Richard Kilcullen always had a clear vision of what the world of work would hold for him: he woul

Apprentice Cameron Mustard discusses the importance of bridging the skills gap in the construction sector and providing younger generations with a successful route into the industry through apprenticeships and training opportunities. Recent ONS reports for Scotland’s construction sector show t

East Lothian Council has lodged a Pre Application Notice (PAN) for the masterplan to redevelop the former Herdmanflat Hospital in Haddington. Affordable housing for older people that will assist in meeting East Lothian’s growing demand is being prioritised for the land.

Changes to Scotland’s planning system, said to be the "most important" in 75 years, are to be debated at Holyrood today. MSPs will be asked to approve the Fourth National Planning Framework (NPF4) which seeks to prioritise projects that will help tackle the climate crisis or regenerate lo

Dunfermline-based Deanestor has been awarded its largest contract to date in the education sector – a £5 million project for BAM to manufacture furniture and fit out the two high schools on the new Dunfermline Learning Campus. The Deanestor team will supply and install more than 42,000 i

A route map to secure Scotland’s fastest possible fair and just transition away from fossil fuels has been published by the Scottish Government. The draft ‘Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan’ sets out a plan for Scotland’s renewables revolution to be accelerated as Nort

Engineering and construction firm Burns & McDonnell is expanding its construction presence in the UK through the creation of a dedicated Construction Group to serve the market. The expansion, which will result in the doubling of the size of the Construction Group in 2023, builds upon the ex

Estate agency firm Rettie & Co has appointed Sarah Curtis, formerly of Savills and Strutt & Parker, as director of new homes. This senior level appointment has been made to support their new homes sales and marketing team, who have been responsible for selling over £100 million of new

Construction firm CHAP Group has appointed Richard Stott to the role of civils director to help deliver its ambitious growth plans. CHAP was originally formed as a civil engineering company in 1976 but the successful expansion of its construction division in the ’80s and '90s somewhat overshad

Work on the next phase of development at Levenmouth Business Park is now underway. This marks a significant milestone in Fife Council’s long-term commitment to the regeneration of mid-Fife and is a catalyst for future business investment and local job creation.

An agreed definition of a Scottish equivalent of the Passivhaus standard which will become the minimum for all new housing in the country is to be the subject of consultation between the Scottish Government and the building industry, Patrick Harvie has confirmed. Last month, the