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Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has concluded a contract with Home Group Scotland to deliver 71 affordable homes for social rent, which will form part of its developments of new homes at West Craigs, Maybury and Lauder Grove, Ratho Station. A range of affordable two-bedroom apartments and two and three-

Scottish Construction Now is pleased to publish in full a response to our readers' survey and planning series by Ian Aikman, chair of Heads of Planning Scotland. As chair of Heads of Planning Scotland (HOPS), I felt compelled to write to you after reading your recent editorial in Scottish Constructi

Tilbury Douglas has strengthened its board with two new appointments. The UK building, infrastructure, engineering and fit-out business has appointed Sarah McCallion, HR director at Tilbury Douglas, and Suzannah Harris, general counsel at Tilbury Douglas, to its board.

Members of Royal Dornoch Golf Club have laid the foundations for a new £13.9 million clubhouse after voting in favour of the project last week. The proposals went on hold when the pandemic struck but a Special General Meeting held at Dornoch Academy on Thursday evening backed a proje

Members of Glasgow City Council made an official visit to a new 46-home development in the west end of the city this week. Convenor for housing Councillor Kenny McLean, Councillor Patricia Ferguson along with colleagues from Glasgow City Councils’ Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainabilit

A housing development at Dulnain Bridge in Badenoch & Strathspey has reached a key milestone as the Highland Council and Highland Housing Alliance (HHA) proceeded with the official handover of the properties. With a range of two-to four-bedroom homes available across the site, the demand for the

The National Galleries of Scotland will open its new Scottish galleries to the public this Saturday following a comprehensive transformation, including a complete refurbishment and extension, undertaken by Tilbury Douglas. The new Scottish galleries will showcase the very best historic Scottish art

The Scottish construction sector must work together to limit the damage it poses to the communities and livelihoods threatened by climate change, the Association for Project Safety (APS) has warned. Marking Scotland’s Climate Week this week, APS president Ray Bone highlighted the fact con

Burns & McDonnell business development director Zoe Dempsey looks at the changes that the engineering sector will need to make if it is going to have any chance of achieving the UK and Scottish governments’ ambitions for a net zero energy system. Getting to clean energy targets will depend

Scotland’s target of net zero emissions by 2045 requires change in many sectors – the commercial property market being one of them. A recent Scottish Government consultation cited improving the energy performance of buildings as a key part of its strategy, writes Matt Farrell. In England

The Scottish National Investment Bank has secured the completion of 481 mid-market rental homes over the course of the last financial year, its second full year accounts have revealed. In February 2022, the Bank committed £40 million to aid the construction of affordable housing acro

A Barratt Developments Scotland site manager has been named Site Manager of the Year at a prestigious event which shines a light on the very best talent in the industry. Iain MacLaren, site manager at the homebuilder’s Culloden West development near Inverness, beat off stiff competition to sco

The UK’s first vertical distillery in Leith has revealed first-look images of the finished interior ahead of opening to the public next month. More than a decade since the ‘pipe dream’ idea was first conceived by wine merchant Ian Stirling and finance director Paddy Fletcher over a

A local authority has ordered a developer to demolish two tower blocks for multiple breaches of planning rules. The Royal Borough of Greenwich is taking enforcement action against the Comer Homes Group’s Mast Quay Phase II development in Woolich.

International property and construction consultancy Gleeds has announced that the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has validated its net-zero science-based target by 2040, making Gleeds one of the first property and construction consultancies with net-zero targets grounded in climate science.