As part of Scotland Excel’s ‘Supporting the journey to net zero’ campaign, David Pierpoint, chief executive officer at The Retrofit Academy, explores the skills gap in the retrofit sector and what’s needed to decarbonise housing stock in Scotland. Scotland, like the rest of t
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Lindsays has announced the recruitment of five new trainees, including within its commercial property and residential conveyancing teams. The five will start their rotations in a variety of departments across Lindsays’ three city offices. They are:
Independent housebuilder Dandara is continuing its drive to encourage young people to forge successful careers in the construction industry with the appointment of Ryan Odlin and Daniel Wisely. With an ongoing nationwide skills shortage, Dandara is keen to help foster the talents of school leavers a
Housebuilder Mactaggart & Mickel has donated £1,000 toward Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity’s (ECHC) Rainbow Box project. ECHC carries out vital work to help seriously ill babies, children and young people in hospital by supporting their medical care, mental health and the
Construction and property firm Thomas & Adamson (T&A) is building on a year of growth by expanding its management team. The two new strategic appointments are designed to further increase the company’s influence across the UK’s construction services industry.
Pacific Building has welcomed several new members to the team following recent contract awards and as a direct result of increased business demand from the company's framework clients. Recent recruits have included pre-development manager Kevin Harris, administrative assistant Vicky Slater, contract
The latest intake of Dundee City Council’s Construction Services apprentices have been welcomed to the council’s workforce by neighbourhood services convener Heather Anderson. More than a dozen apprentices will be learning trade skills in their new roles as joiners, plumbers, electrician
Real estate investor AM alpha has appointed Cushman & Wakefield as leasing advisor for its landmark office development 200 Broomielaw in Glasgow. The 80,000 sq ft Grade A office building is currently being extensively refurbished with practical completion due later this month.
Employees at stricken McGill, the Dundee-based contractor, have contacted Scottish Construction Now to raise concerns over their pensions - alleging that pension contributions deducted from some employees' wages have not been paid into the designated pension fund and claiming that the pension scheme
The international architecture practice behind Edinburgh's New Town Quarter, 10 Design, is to merge with SB Architects, a San Francisco-headquartered architecture and design practice that specialises in creating international hospitality destinations.
Six flag poles outside Lerwick Town Hall have been given retrospective planning permission 20 years after their installation. A recent application submitted by Shetland Islands Council said not applying for consent when they were installed was an “oversight”.
Demand for residential housing in Scotland continues to ease, but the lack of supply is still driving house prices up, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey. In July, a net balance of respondents reported a decrease in new buyer enquiries;
Some of Scotland’s oldest and possibly finest buildings could be at risk of being knocked down instead of lovingly restored due to a quirk in the UK’s Westminster-controlled VAT laws, according to a report published today. Currently, in the UK, renovation and retrofitting costs are subje
Architects at Holmes Miller said they are "delighted" to have gained planning permission for Blairgowrie Recreation Centre, Scotland’s first Passivhaus swimming pool and leisure centre. The development was granted planning approval by Perth & Kinross Council yesterday.
Shepherd Chartered Surveyors and Hardies Construction Services have accelerated their efforts to reduce their carbon footprint by committing to invest £1 million in a new fleet of electric vehicles and office charging infrastructure in 2022. The firms have just taken delivery of 10 new electri


