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Twelve-year-old Lucy Stewart from Lossiemouth has organised a charity ice hockey match in aid of the Archie Foundation to thank them for the support they gave her and her family. Thanks to Lucy’s efforts and support from local businesses, RAF Lossiemouth Jets are set to play the Aberdeen Preda

This month's SCN Construction Leader Grace Mair talks to Margaret Taylor about her journey to becoming a regional director at Thomas & Adamson, the cost impacts of the pandemic and Brexit, and what the future holds for the construction sector. Grace Mair never meant to become a surveyor. She sta

Building, infrastructure, engineering and fit-out business Tilbury Douglas has appointed Matt Gill as chief financial officer (CFO). Having started as an auditor with Ernst & Young in London, Matt progressed into senior financial roles in infrastructure and construction businesses.

Real estate services firm Avison Young has appointed Paul Broad and Stewart Taylor as regional managing directors in Glasgow and Edinburgh respectively, following the retirement of the former RMDs, alongside three new RMDs for Leeds, Bristol, and Manchester. With 20 years’ experience in the Gl

Multi-disciplinary consultancy The Rocket Group has appointed Sam Hinchliffe, ARB RIAS, as technical director of architecture for Scotland. Sam joins Rocket’s Dundee-based team to enhance the company’s expertise in archaeology, heritage, ecology and construction.

Burness Paull has promoted four lawyers to partner including a construction law specialist Karen Manning. Ms Manning is regularly involved in a range of advisory work, particularly for the education, housing, office, retail, and leisure sectors. She has recently been advising clients on various buil

The Saltire Society has today announced the shortlisted houses for the 2023 Saltire Housing Design Awards. Supported by the Scottish Government, the Awards celebrate the diversity of the best of new housing in Scotland, recognising the contribution it makes to social and cultural conversations.

Real estate advisor CBRE has announced details of a new service offering for clients, with the first project in the UK currently being delivered by the firm in Scotland. The new consultancy-led turnkey solution sees multiple teams from CBRE working together collaboratively under one contract to prov

In a recent auction that underscores the frenzied state of London's real estate market, an unused four-storey metal stairwell was sold for £25,000, 20% more than its starting bid. The Twickenham stairwell, unused since the connected office building was converted into residences in 2016 and the

As the World Cycle Championships descend onto Glasgow, Cala Homes (West) is championing the power of the bicycle by offering homebuyers an electric bike as part of the purchase of their new home in its city centre developments to mark the occasion. The homebuilder has put the wheels in motion for it

Mactaggart & Mickel Group has completed a £4.25 million acquisition of a rental property scheme at Love Loan, a modern neighbourhood development in Glasgow's city centre. Situated just off George Square, the development includes 12 one to four-bedroom furnished apartments within the refurb

Rettie & Co. has shed light on the current state of the residential investment landscape in the country, specifically regarding the private rental sector (PRS) and build to rent (BTR) market. The details are outlined in the company's latest report, Build to Rent Scotland, Scottish Market Review

An "excellent" performance from Morgan Sindall's fit-out operation has helped the group shrug off challenging market conditions to deliver a record performance in the first six months of 2023. The company increased revenue by 14% to £1.93 billion from £1.69bn during the same period

The first new council houses to be built to the gold standard in Aberdeen have been completed and are ready for tenants to move in. The development at Cloverhill in the Bridge of Don will provide 536 homes which will be a mixture of flats, cottage flats, and two, three, and four-bedroom houses. The

Dollar Academy has been granted planning permission from Clackmannanshire Council to build its pioneering Futures Institute, designed to provide a physical home for the school’s progressive educational programme, the Futures Institute at Dollar Academy (FIDA). The domed building, which will si