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Scottish construction market activity fell for the fourth consecutive quarter with all subsectors now seeing either flat or falling workloads according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Construction Monitor.

Drum Property Group has announced pre-tax profits of £9 million as the firm hailed another year of strong growth. The developer said it continued to deliver “transformational” developments across the residential, leisure and business space sectors in Scotland and beyond in its last

Legislation giving Scottish Ministers powers to assess and remediate buildings within scope with unsafe cladding, where consent of the owners cannot be provided, has been published.

Heating, Plumbing & Parts (HPP) has grown its status as one of Scotland’s principal distributors in the plumbing, heating, and bathroom sector, following support from Business Gateway. The company's trajectory has seen significant expansion since its establishment in 2018, with branches no

Glasgow-based communications consultancy Perceptive Communicators has appointed construction industry leader Ed Monaghan as a non-executive director with immediate effect. Specialising in Scotland's built environment, Perceptive has a wide range of clients including Clyde Gateway, Cru

Glasgow-headquartered multinational engineering company Weit Group has appointed Brian Puffer as its new chief financial officer and executive director, joining the board by 1 April 2024. Mr Puffer, who is currently serving as chief financial and risk officer at BP plc Integrated Supply and Trading,

Responsible investor Downing LLP’s Property Finance Team has received a £75 million sustainability-linked facility from HSBC. Complementing the significant retail and institutional capital which Downing already has and is looking to deploy into the space, the additional funding will allo

High-performance timber windows and doors manufacturer NorDan UK has invested £800,000 in a new Sustainability and Innovation Centre as part of a £2 million upgrade of its national headquarters in Livingston.

Building tender prices in Scotland rose by 1% in 3Q 2023 compared with 2Q 2023, and 5% in the year from 3Q 2022, according to findings of the newly formed BCIS Scottish Tender Price Assessment Panel (TPAP). Set up by the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) in response to requests from subs

Former apprentice bricklayer Danny McKibbens charts his rise to operations director at Clark Contracts for the latest in SCN’s Construction Leader series and notes the company's strong focus on training and career development. Danny McKibbens knows the positive influence a supportive empl

Building, infrastructure, engineering and fit-out business Tilbury Douglas has been awarded the Braidhurst Industrial Estate Project by North Lanarkshire Council.

A luxury California home complete with a "meth lab" and meth "contamination" has been listed for sale. According to the $1.55 million listing, the six-bedroom house in San Jose offers a "great location" with more than 2,700 square feet of living space.

J3 Advisory has launched an online calculator that provides indicative costs of building warranties for new build and conversion schemes. The online tool is available for property developers and main contractors, as well as cost consultants.

A new housing development has just opened in Edinburgh for people with additional support needs that is set to transform the lives of its tenants. The development at Ford’s Road in the west end of the city was built by the charity Lar Housing Trust and is being hailed as the perfect example of

Developers behind the St Andrews West project have welcomed the first residents to their new homes. Currently on site building Phase One, and with a start on Phase Two imminent, HeadonS1 St Andrews is a joint venture between family-run developer teams Headon from St Andrews, and Edinburgh-based S1 D