Investment in housing should be seen as a preventative measure to seriously address the growing crisis in health and inequality in Scotland, the annual Chartered Institute of Housing conference in Glasgow will hear today. Speaking at the conference in his capacity as the chair of theHousing and Well
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A landmark decision handed down by the Supreme Court has left Royal Bank of Scotland open to a compensation claim that could run to as much as £3 million – a case that experts claim could be repeated throughout the banking industry. Scottish builder Derek Carlyle’s seven-year battle with the 82
Administrators have been called in to Grangemouth-based demolition specialist Masterton Ltd, after a proposal to keep the business was rejected by creditors. Masterton specialised in hazard and asbestos removal, asset recovery, waste management, building demolition and ground engineering.
A firm of building surveyors, project managers and cost consultants is looking to ramp up its Scottish operations following contract wins with the likes of John Menzies and Scottish Water. Watts Group has eight offices across the UK but is targeting Scotland for expansion as part of its business gro
Keith Brown Almost 70 projects totalling around £7 billion will be under construction in 2015, according to the Scottish Government.
The cost of an Angus schools project has increased by more than £1.6 million before a brick has been laid. The rising cost of the Arbroath Schools Project will go before councillors at a meeting today, during which the aftershock of Muirfield Contracts’ demise will be felt.
John Forster A number of leading members of the Solar Trade Association (STA), which speaks on behalf of the UK solar energy industry, launched a new Scotland branch in Edinburgh last week.
A rise in Scottish building apprentice numbers has prompted the industry training body to call on more people to consider a career in construction. New figures have been released by the Scottish Building Apprenticeship and Training Council (SBATC), the body responsible for registering all apprentice
Plans for a £23 million recycling centre in Aberdeen that could save the city £5m each year have now been submitted by the project’s developers. Waste management firm SITA UK, the company responsible for processing Aberdeen City Council’s waste, plans to build the facility at Altens Industrial
Tackling skills shortages and developing the use of new building techniques have been highlighted as priorities in a new Skills Investment Plan for Scotland’s construction sector released by Skills Development Scotland (SDS). Published today, the new strategy follows consultations with employers,
(from left) Debbie McNamara from hub West Scotland, MSP Margaret Burgess, Councillor Patrick McGlinchey, convener of infrastructure and regeneration, West Dunbartonshire Council’s executive director of infrastructure and regeneration Richard Cairns and Noel Mullen from contractor Heron Bros Work b
Balfour Beatty has announced that one of its key supply chain partners, A-Plant, has joined The 5 per cent Club, the industry group that was formed to create momentum behind the recruitment of apprentices and graduates into the workforce. A-Plant is Balfour Beatty’s first supply chain partner to d
The Construction Scotland Innovation Centre has taken the next major step in its development by appointing ten leading experts to form its Technical Advisory Group, and finalising its collaboration agreement with 12 partner universities. The Innovation Centre, which was launched in October 2014, bri
(left to right) back row - Judith Darnell (Business & HR Manager), David Vince (new partner, Edinburgh), Kate Bilbrough (new partner, Edinburgh ), Neil Moir (new partner, Aberdeen,) Murray Warner (new partner, Edinburgh), Allan Smith (new partner, Edinburgh), Paul Duncan (new partner, Dunfermlin
Alex Neil The Scottish Government is to publish a plan to support the delivery of new homes as new figures revealed the average time to process major housing developments was at its slowest yet.


