The Scottish Government has announced increased funding for local authority areas to deliver more affordable homes. Council areas across Scotland are to share more than £3.2 billion in grant funding over five years to deliver more affordable homes.
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Independent builders' merchant MKM Building Supplies has opened a new branch in Inverness, its 86th branch across the UK. The company was joined by Tom Stoltman, the recently crowned "world's strongest man", and his brother Luke, a five-time winner of Scotland's strongest man competition, for a spec
Planning permission has been granted for a new world-class energy recovery facility to be built on the site of the former Inverurie paper mill at Kirkwood Commercial Park.
Housebuilder CALA Homes’ Aberdeen-based team has taken delivery of the housebuilder’s very first electric van, marking the first step in establishing a fleet of greener vehicles across the business. As part of CALA’s newly launched sustainability strategy, the business is aiming to
Construction industry organisations and individuals are being urged to meet the deadline of this year’s Trades Awards 2021. With under two weeks to go until applications close on Monday 26 July, The Trades Awards is calling on the industry to submit its entries in recognition of the adversity
hub South West will this month oversee the handover of a total of 200 new homes to families and individuals in South Lanarkshire and North Ayrshire.
RESIDENTIAL – FEWER THAN TEN UNITS Applicant: Cairngorm Residential LLP
A woman facing more than $100,000 in parking fines for minor parking infractions on her own property has cleared a hurdle in her lawsuit against her local authority. Sandy Martinez has been supported by the Institute for Justice (IJ) in her lawsuit against the town of Lantana in Florida, which says
Network Rail is to begin work next month to demolish and replace the bridge over the railway on Dumbarton Road in Old Kilpatrick. The new bridge will strengthen and safeguard the route for the long term after the deterioration of the current structure left it unsuitable for the weight and volume of
Plans to relocate Hairmyres station have moved closer as Scotland’s Railway, South Lanarkshire Council and Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) have agreed to fund and develop an expanded transport interchange. As part of the East Kilbride Enhancements Project, Hairmyres station is movi
Emtec Group has completed works on the HALO Enterprise and Innovation Centre (HEIC) in Kilmarnock.
Ocean Winds and Aker Offshore Wind have submitted their joint bid to develop Scotland’s next generation of offshore wind farms as the application window for developers officially drew to a close last week.
A lack or shortage of essential materials and supplies post-lockdown has been cited as a major concern by 63% of project managers in the UK construction sector while almost a third (29%) are looking forward to new ways of working, according to a new survey. With coronavirus restrictions easing
Carbon dioxide capture and separation technology provider Carbon Clean has been awarded the contract to carry out the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) services for the Acorn carbon capture plant at St Fergus.
The Covid-19 pandemic should bring sustainable improvements to the construction sector, according to Indeglas site manager Steven Dunn. Having been newly appointed to the position at the glass interior specialist, Mr Dunn is convinced that a number of positive outcomes will emerge from the


