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The Royal Institution for Chartered Surveyors (RICS) today named Edinburgh Printmakers as the winner of its Project of the Year at the inaugural RICS Social Impact Awards for Scotland. A total of 35 construction projects, who’s entries celebrate the role of property professionals in transformi

The Inner House of the Court of Session has allowed an appeal on how affordable housing units subject to ‘golden share’ provisions ought to be valued for council tax purposes.

The UK Government has announced that small businesses will benefit from a new fast-track finance scheme providing loans with a 100% government-backed guarantee for lenders. Under the new initiative, businesses will be able to borrow between £2,000 and £50,000 and access the cash within d

A Scottish architectural and planning practice has developed and launched a portal of virtual work experience for secondary pupils who are missing out on work experience this term due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Halliday Fraser Munro’s team rapidly created the portal when it became clear that th

Family-run Central Building Contractors (Glasgow) Limited has been placed into administration following years of “challenging trading conditions in the construction sector”.

The UK’s largest housebuilder will begin a phased return to work on its construction sites this month however there are no plans yet to restart in Scotland.

Scottish Government ministers have given the green light to plans by Murray Estates for a significant economic investment in West Edinburgh.

Chris McGhee is framework manager for Kier Regional Building Scotland and was part of the team who helped convert the Scottish Events Campus (SEC) in Glasgow into NHS Louisa Jordan. Here, Chris shares his experience on the project and how the construction industry united at a time when the country n

The Construction Industry Coronavirus Forum (CICV Forum) has welcomed the news that the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) is backing the new conflict avoidance pledge. Under the pledge, which was agreed last week, clients and contractors will commit to implementing conflict avoidance measures in

Maxi Construction, the Livingston-based contractor, has been awarded a contract from West Lothian Council for Phase 3 and 4 works at Ogilvie School Campus in Livingston.

The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity is hosting a series of free online lunchtime mental health training workshops to support this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week (May 18-24) and its theme of ‘kindness’. From mindfulness and meditation, to resilience and controlling str

Technology-driven prevention at the factory gate and office door is the best cure to keeping COVID-19 at bay and kick-starting the economy believes ECO managing director Eddie Black. Today’s problem? How do we get the country back to work, while keeping people safe, and maintaining public trus

Housing charity LAR has welcomed a debate that highlights the need for more organisations to copy its loan-funding model to develop good quality affordable rented accommodation in Scotland. LAR was very interested to read ideas put forward by think tank Common Weal in Scottish Construction Now 

Contracts for design work on two key Inverness Campus projects awarded before the COVID-19 lockdown are progressing well thanks to remote working.

Solutions experts ECO, which has helped thousands of UK care home workers keep safe during the coronavirus outbreak, has applied its thinking and technologies to helping people feel safe in workplace environments. The firm has assembled a range of technologies aimed at keeping areas free of COVID-19