Roofers from across Scotland gathered at the Grand Central Hotel in Glasgow last week to find out who won the coveted NFRC Scottish Roofing Contractor of the Year Awards. The gala celebration, which was the best-attended since the Awards were launched in 2008, was hosted by TV broadcaster Jackie Bir
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Housing developer DJ Laing Homes has announced its latest sponsorship deal with Carnoustie Panmure FC ahead of the new season’s fixtures which has just kicked off in the Scottish Junior East Region Super League. The Carnoustie-based company will support the club for the 2018/19 season as main
Groundbreaking cyborgs which work like a silkworm swaddling itself in a cocoon will change construction forever, according to experts at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The ‘Fibrebots’ are a swarm of robots designed to wind fiberglass filament around themselves to create
Work on a residential transformation of long-term disused land at a prominent section of Leith’s waterfront is now underway. The Waterfront Plaza project by CALA Homes (East) located opposite Ocean Terminal will see the creation of 388 homes, along with 1500sq.m of flexible workspace units ins
Two Aberdeenshire companies are celebrating after their collaboration was named the Best Self Build Home under £250k at the UK-wide BuildIt awards in London. Scotframe and Cairnrowan Custom Homes picked up the accolade for their partnership on ‘Glencommon’, near Banchory, Aberdeens
Hew Edgar calls for dedicated legislation to help tackle the growing obstacles which hinder the sustainable growth of Scotland’s construction sector.
The construction sector defied all expectations last month to record a “solid expansion” of overall output with job creation accelerating to its fastest since December 2015. Despite Brexit worries continuing to hold back business confidence, the Markit/CIPS UK Construction purchasing man
More than £5 billion of capital investment is to be made in 2019-20 to deliver on the Scottish Government’s aim to “grow and modernise” infrastructure, finance secretary Derek Mackay has announced. Presenting his Scottish Budget 2019/20 to the Scottish Parliament yesterday, M
New research has revealed that three-quarters of Scottish adults believe there is a shortage of homes for social rent, with modern construction methods tipped to offer solutions to the challenges. A study by Scape Procure Scotland has also suggested that it will take 33 years until everyone on the c
Plans to build four blocks of flats on a derelict site on Leith waterfront have been given the green light. S1 Developments has secured planning permission to build 245 flats at a development branded ‘Skyliner’ at Ocean Drive on the edge of Albert Dock. The flats will be built in four bl
Calls against complacency have been sounded regarding the potential impact of a ‘no deal’ Brexit after the UK construction sector recorded an all-time high in rise in output. Construction output figures published today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that UK output grew
Planning consultant Colin Lavety makes the case for housing land allocation decisions to be made at a national level which he argues would standardise the process and increase the number of homes being delivered. Encouraging local authorities to empower communities across Scotland is a man
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The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has blamed rising costs and uncertainty relating to Brexit after new figures disclosed a sharp drop in output growth in January 2019. Published this morning, the January PMI data revealed a fall from 52.8 in December to 50.6 in January, against the neutral rea
The Scottish Government’s budget plan which provides more than £5 billion of capital investment to “grow and modernise” infrastructure has been formally approved by the Scottish Parliament. Finance secretary Derek Mackay said the 2019-20 Scottish Budget provides £42.5bn


