Construction and property firm Muir Group has celebrated 50 years in business with its founder, John Muir, still serving as chairman. Mr Muir, a former joiner, set up the company in 1973 after managing another homebuilding business. Muir Group has since grown into one of the most well-known family-r
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An increase in housing delivery in the past year has been offset by a continuing downward trend in the number of new starts, Homes for Scotland has warned following the release of new quarterly statistics from the Scottish Government.
Scottish electricity company Electricity Asset Services Limited has secured major new contracts with Scottish Power, SP Energy Networks, and Lastmile Asset Management, driving a significant expansion of its business, thanks to support from Bank of Scotland.
Architecture studio Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has unveiled designs for Sultan Haitham City, Oman’s first-ever smart city which aims to house 100,000 people. Located in Al-Seeb, a district of Muscat, the new city will comprise over 2.9 million square meters of public space,
Kate Narro has been appointed to the role of senior land manager at Persimmon North Scotland. She joined Persimmon North Scotland last month, strengthening a land team whose activity stretches from Perth and Kinross to Aberdeen. She brings with her a wealth of experience, having previously worked fo
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has unveiled a new UK test regime for Heat Interface Units (HIUs), which replaces the original standard developed in 2016 and revised in 2018. BESA’s UK HIU Test Regime has been considerably expanded and enhanced to improve the information a
Employers across Scotland’s construction sector are being encouraged to take action on employee wellbeing, and address the factors that are preventing employees from speaking up and seeking support when they need it.
Jenkins Fabrications has continued its business growth with the launch of a new logistics division through the acquisition of Sneddon’s Logistics. The new service, which will be branded as Jenkins Logistics and operate out of Jenkins’ base at Falkirk, will not only support Jenkins’
Unite Students has entered an option agreement to acquire a new 800-bed development scheme in central Glasgow, subject to planning.
A new £10 million social care hub is to be developed in Tongue after receiving planning approval.
House prices in Scotland have continued to fall with the price balance now at its lowest outside of lockdowns in over 10 years, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey.
Proposals by the UK Government to relax river pollution laws to unlock the delivery of thousands of homes have been voted down by the House of Lords.
Almost half of Glasgow's residents could heat their homes by connecting to a district heating network as part of a drive to switch to sustainable energy across the city.
A sod cutting ceremony has been held to mark the beginning of the delivery of 100 new social homes for Sanctuary Scotland in South Queensferry.
The Highland Council has been awarded Scottish Government grant funding to deliver the Energy Efficient Scotland: Area Based Scheme (EES:ABS) programme for the 11th consecutive year. The EES:ABS programme is fully funded by the Scottish Government and offers eligible Highland residents grant funding


