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Apprentices at residential fire and carbon monoxide (CO) alarm provider Aico Ltd have commenced the Electrical Distributors’ Association (EDA) Product Knowledge Programme, starting with the Customer Service module. At the end of this module, the apprentices will understand ‘What constitu

A commitment by the Scottish Government to fully involve planners in its drive to deliver a zero carbon target by 2045 has been welcomed by RTPI Scotland. Launching the Programme for Government 2019-20 in Parliament this week, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said ending Scotland’s contribution

Private and affordable housing provider Springfield Properties has announced its first land acquisition in Inverness as the group continues its geographic expansion into the Highlands. The purchase at Easterfield Farm in Inverness follows other land recently secured in surrounding areas for Springfi

The delivery of both bespoke and standard joinery work has accounted for more than £5 million worth of project completions by Linear Projects over the past 12 months.

A former construction worker is attracting global attention due to his striking resemblance to footballer Cristiano Ronaldo.

Communities secretary Aileen Campbell visited Fraser Avenue in Inverkeithing yesterday to see what lessons can be learnt from the major suburban infill project by Kingdom Housing Association and 7N Architects as part of the Scottish Government’s Housing 2040 workshops with Architecture &

Activity in the Scottish housing market stalled last month, and surveyors are now less optimistic than they were about the outlook during the three months ahead, according to the Residential Market Survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

A retired police sergeant who collects bricks as a hobby has amassed almost 3,500 bricks which he keeps in his garden shed.

MacRoberts head of construction Neil Kelly looks at the implications of the Scottish Appeal Court's decision in relation to last year's decision on collateral warranties in the context of time bar of a defects claim. At the end of last year a judge in the Court of Session reached what many regarded

McTaggart Construction has won the ‘Industry and Young People Innovation Award’ at the seventh annual Inspiring City Awards 2019, organised in partnership with The Herald and Glasgow Chamber of Commerce.

hub South West’s tenth Building for Growth programme, where ambitious local businesses learn how to grow in a sustainable manner by building the skills and internal capacity to take on increasing volumes of business, is now under way.

A major new payment and mental health survey has been launched by 27 bodies in the UK construction industry to understand how poor payment practices are impacting mental health and business wellbeing.

Kier Regional Building Scotland is celebrating after being awarded an industry-leading ‘Gold Award’ for health and safety by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) at a ceremony in Glasgow yesterday. The RoSPA award scheme is the largest and longest-running of its kind

Edinburgh residents are now settling into their new affordable homes in the Western Harbour development. The new houses were built through the innovative National Housing Trust (NHT) scheme, which forms part of a wider commitment from the Scottish Government to deliver 50,000 affordable and high-qua

The developers behind plans to transform a former textile factory in Aberdeen city centre into an "urban village" including 460 homes and accommodation for 430 students have submitted a revised planning application.