Fewer than one-third of Generation Z would consider a career in the built environment, with 57% of women and girls in the age category still put off the industry because of perceptions it is male-dominated, according to new research.
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The JR Group has welcomed Eddie Matheson to the team after he joined JR Construction as an estimating manager. Eddie has a demonstrated history of working in the construction industry, bringing with him over 25 years’ experience in the sector.
Flamingo Land has submitted a Proposal of Application (PAN) notice for its new revised plans to build a £40 million tourist destination in Balloch and appointed a dedicated community engagement lead to help smooth the process. The theme park operator returned to its proposed development&n
ID Systems (IDS), a part of M Group Services, has secured a long term Telemetry Engineering Support Services framework contract with Scottish Water.
A Filipino construction worker has forged a new career after teaching himself how to shape surfboards by hand. After he’d been surfing and teaching for a few years, Larry Hufalar, better known as Tikboy, started tinkering around with broken boards, teaching himself how to make repairs. So
Stewart Milne Homes has submitted detailed designs for a development on more than 200 homes west of Crossford in Fife after outline permission was granted by the Scottish Government on appeal.
Output in the UK construction sector fell for the third consecutive month in June according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), recording the largest monthly decline since December 2020.
The City of Edinburgh Council has granted planning permission for a mixed-use development at Baltic Street, Leith. Designed by Michael Laird Architects on behalf of Sundial Properties, the development near the Shore will create student accommodation, affordable housing, retail units and a digital co
Watkin Jones Group has submitted a planning application for a new residential development on the site of Portcullis House at Charing Cross in Glasgow. The planning application sees the demolition of the former HMRC building on India Street in favour of a build to rent (BTR) and co-living devel
A UK Government scheme to heat millions of homes in the UK using hydrogen boilers could increase carbon emissions and speed up global warming, according to a new academic study by Cornell University. MPs are rushing to secure a key part of the country’s net-zero carbon strategy after the findi
Stewart Milne Homes has announced a multi-million-pound investment in the new development and town of Shawfair with plans for 143 new homes.
MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: FM Cathcart Limited
There is wide acceptance of the benefits of adopting circular economy business models with Scotland's construction sector but the majority of companies do not have an implementation policy in place, according to a new survey released by Insight Futures and Shaw Contract.
Living by Robertson has launched a new app to give home buyers live progress updates about their new property from reservation to handover and to provide a new way to access instant support while purchasers are settling into their new home.
The Scottish Property Federation (SPF) has announced that Stephen Lewis, managing director of HFD Property Group, has been appointed as vice chair with immediate effect. Stephen has over 25 years’ commercial property experience in both the public and private sectors and in recent years h


