The NFRC (National Federation of Roofing Contractors) is now inviting submissions for next year’s Awards which recognise outstanding workmanship across the roofing and cladding industry. The UK Roofing Awards will return on Friday 12 May 2023, once again at InterContinental London—T
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Improved calculated holiday pay for electricians employed by Balfour Beatty has been secured following a campaign by the Unite union. From January 2023, Balfour Beatty has agreed that all electricians employed under the terms of the Joint Industry Board (JIB) or Scottish Joint Industry Board (SJIB),
Homebuyer enquires in Scotland fell again during August as wider economic challenges impacted further on market conditions, the RICS Residential Market Survey revealed today. The latest results show that house prices in Scotland continued to rise, albeit at a less firm rate, but enquires, sales and
A brownfield site in Govanhill could be brought back into use under new plans lodged for 12 apartments for social rent. Morris & Spottiswood and Mast Architects propose to deliver a tenement-style block of flats between garages and an existing block of tenements at 17 South Annandale S
Sara Edmonds, one of the UK’s most respected proponents of climate action in the built environment, has called for the next generation of industry leaders to push for decarbonisation and greater sustainability to be the sector’s main priority. The call comes as Built Environment –
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has highlighted the progress being seen in some aspects of the built environment on the drive to be more sustainable but has warned that the rate of advancement needs to accelerate significantly and become more widespread. The 2022 RICS S
Shoppers around the new centre of Winchburgh, one of Scotland’s biggest community development projects, are set to benefit from a new Sainsbury’s with the 12,000-square-foot store set to open by Spring 2024. The store is being designed to be a best ‘in neighbourhood’ one-stop
Proposals to upgrade the electricity transmission network in Argyll and Kintyre have taken a major step forward following recognition by the energy regulator, Ofgem, that there is a clear need for the investment required to enable the forecast growth in renewable electricity generation across the re
A replica Iron Age wooden crannog is to be built on Loch Tay again following a devastating fire. The Scottish Crannog Centre has been given the go-ahead to rebuild the Crannog roundhouse and develop a new Iron Age village on the shoreline at Dalerb, over the water from the centre’s existing si
A Kirkcaldy hotel has been granted planning permission to build a new spa and wellness centre. The owners of the Dean Park Hotel submitted the proposals to Fife Council at the start of the year.
Plans have now been submitted for a £100 million redevelopment of the former Scottish Widows headquarters in Edinburgh. Schroders Capital Real Estate hopes to open up the site to allow the development of a new residential quarter. A total of 194 flats – 35% of them affordable &
A milestone has been reached on the new primary school at Montgomerie Park in Irvine after North Ayrshire Council granted planning approval for the Passivhaus building. The new primary school will comprise 12 classrooms, early learning facilities, a gymnasium incorporating flexible performance areas
Loreburn Housing Association marked the completion of 75 new homes at Heathhall, Dumfries with a small-scale open event last week. The new homes, a mix of one, two, three and four-bedroom properties, provide a range of wheelchair-accessible bungalows, amenity bungalows and general needs housing and
Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST), the innovation centre designed to accelerate the built environment’s transition to zero carbon, supported industry partners to create and safeguard more than 900 jobs during the last 12 months (August 2021 – July 2022), the organi
Construction firms are being urged to get involved in the UK Government’s Help to Grow: Management Course. Ian Clark, finance director at civil engineering business David Hardie Engineering, based in Dumfries, believes businesses in the construction industry can really benefit from the 12-week


