Key questions around the delayed opening of Edinburgh’s Royal Hospital for Children and Young People remain unanswered, Scotland’s public spending watchdog said today.
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Stewart Dalgarno on how offsite construction can play a key role in the safe return to the 'new normal'.
The contracts division at construction firm Insite Group has completed a significant refurbishment project at the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration (SCRA) Hearing Centre on Bell Street, Glasgow.
The awards luncheon for the 2025 Scottish Roofing Awards was held on Friday 24 October at the Grand Central Hotel in Glasgow, with special guest Tam Cowan providing entertainment throughout the luncheon.
The Scottish Roofing Awards 2025 judging process has been completed, and finalists across ten categories are now confirmed, NFRC announced today.
A new course is being launched to train for the current and future skills and competencies needed to deliver high-quality, low carbon, efficient buildings across Scotland.
Three exemplary Scottish projects, from Dundee, Hamilton and Glasgow, have made it into the shortlist for the Exemplar Sustainable Buildings Awards 2025. The shortlisted projects, products, and initiatives show how far the UK’s construction industry is innovating in terms of addressing operati
Organisations that can deliver green construction stand to benefit from increasing consumer demand, argues Julia Maguire, partner and head of energy at Pinsent Masons. The UK construction industry is navigating its way through the energy transition as it shifts towards a more sustainable, lower c
The Scottish Roofing Awards 2024 was held last week to celebrate the high-quality work of NFRC members across the Scottish region. The luncheon was held at The Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow. Celebrity host Tam Cowan entertained the audience before presenting the awards covering all roofing discipline
Blairs Windows and Doors is celebrating its 111-year business anniversary.
Modular construction firm Portakabin has been awarded a place on 15 lots on LHC’s Modular Buildings Framework. Portakabin was one of the only offsite specialists in the framework to be successful on all 15 lots bid for.
Facilities management specialist Mitie has seen staff numbers fall by more than 3,000 as it continues its £45 million cost cutting drive. Announcing its preliminary results for the year ended 31 March 2017, the firm revealed that its number of employees fell to 56,279 from 59,332 in 2016.
The National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) has announced the finalists for this year’s NFRC Scottish Roofing Contractor of the Year Awards, sponsored by SIG Roofing. The Awards recognise and reward outstanding standards of workmanship and technical expertise in the roofing industry
After nearly 10 years under German ownership, engineering consultancy Wallace Whittle has been bought by its current management team, providing continuity for around 90 jobs at its offices in Glasgow, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Belfast Warrington, London and Dubai. The company, whose client list
A new series of public hearings have been scheduled for next year as part of the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry. Starting in April, evidence will be taken relating to the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People and Department for Clinical Neurosciences (RHCYP/DCN), Edinburgh.


