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Families in Glasgow’s East End are settling into their new homes as the first phase of the new Calton Village development takes shape. The ambitious project is transforming a vacant site close to the city centre into a vibrant new community. Wheatley Group is partnering with McTaggart Construc

Friday marked an exciting milestone as the first turf was cut for a state-of-the-art standalone nursery on the Ferryhill School site in Aberdeen. The new nursery is Phase 1 in a two-phase project which is part of Aberdeen City Council’s wider suitability improvement initiative to create an enh

Construction leaders from across Scotland have called for urgent industry-wide collaboration to find solutions to Scotland’s ‘green skills’ gap.

The Minister for Higher and Further Education, Graeme Dey MSP will be opening Sustainabuild this month, addressing the serious challenge of closing the Green Skills gap within Scotland’s built environment. Sustainabuild is hosting its first Assembly event in Glasgow on 30th January where, with

A chain of failures across government, organisations and the private sector led through "incompetence", "dishonesty" and "greed” all contributed to Grenfell Tower becoming a death trap and resulted in an "unedifying 'merry-go-round of buck-passing'", the final report from the Grenfell Tower In

In light of the UK general election and change at the top of the Scottish Government, Jocelyne Fleming says the CIOB will continue to press for changes required within Scotland's construction sector. With the UK general election not long behind us, people in roles like mine are now answering questio

As PFI assets return to public hands, Greig Fenton from Thomas & Adamson suggests that the most important step in the transfer is to inspect and assess the property to ensure all is in order. However, if any work is required it could be the right time to consider more sustainable options and tac

Multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy Harley Haddow is highlighting the stereotypes and misogyny being faced by female engineers ahead of International Women in Engineering Day on Sunday. With comments like "you don't look like an engineer", catcalling on worksites or being mistaken for adminis

Monthly construction output is estimated to have decreased by 1.4% in volume terms in April 2024, with the monthly value in level terms at £14,940 million, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has reported.

Growth in the UK construction sector gained momentum during May with activity and new business increasing at sharper rates than in April, according to the latest PurchasingManagers’ Index (PMI) report.

The Scottish Government has dropped its flagship target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by 2030 after accepting that the interim step is now "out of reach".

Barratt Developments Scotland has helped launch a new mortgage scheme in conjunction with Own New which offers lower rates for new home purchases.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt MP yesterday outlined the UK Government's plans to tackle climate change and support its 2030 net-zero targets with a commitment of more than £1 billion to renewable technologies in the next auction round for Allocation Round 6 (AR6) of its Contracts for Difference

The time required for Build-to-Rent (BtR) planning applications to be determined has significantly increased over the past decade, with 40% of sites achieving detailed planning permission last year taking at least a year to do so, according to the British Property Federation (BPF). Analysis conducte

Fit-out specialist Deanestor has been awarded its 13th school furniture and fit-out project for Robertson Construction Tayside – a £3.8 million contract for the new East End Community Campus in Dundee. Due to open in August 2025, the £100m campus for Dundee City Council will cater