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Architecture and building surveying practice Gibbon Lawson McKee Limited (GLM) has expanded into the West with a focus on commercial markets following the appointment of Gerard Smith. The successful privately owned building consultancy, now in its 25th year, employs over 20 staff across Scotland and

In conjunction with our sister publication Scottish Housing News, today we launch our COP26 feature showcasing the efforts of Scotland’s dynamic affordable housing sector.

Scottish Construction Now is delighted to introduce a four-part series taking place this month that will take a look at legal issues surrounding construction delays. The series is compiled by Sandra Cassels, partner in the commercial litigation team at Morton Fraser, who specialises in construction

Maxi Construction has hailed its appointment to the Scottish Procurement Alliance's Public Buildings & Infrastructure (PB3) Framework. The Livingston-based contractor was one of fifteen firms to have won places on the new £500 million framework to deliver new build, infrastructur

Supply chain disruption, material price inflation and a shortage of skilled labour continued to intensify during the third quarter of 2021, which could challenge strong workloads led by new infrastructure schemes underway across the United Kingdom, according to a survey by the Royal Institution of C

In another in our COP26SCN series of spotlights on how the housing sector is doing its bit to tackle climate change, Scottish Construction Now examines the efforts of Linstone Housing with its hugely-popular eco-friendly Car Club. The aim is to free tenants of the burden of car ownership and hire ve

Yanmar Compact Equipment EMEA has launched an innovative new app to provide operators with in-depth practical and technical information about the latest Yanmar machines.

An ambitious plan has been launched to site a new World Museum of Climate Change and Ocean in Scotland as a legacy to Glasgow’s COP26 summit. The proposed collaboration between Scotland and the San Francisco-based Smithsonian Affiliated non-profit Bay Ecotarium would see disused Dockland in Gr

Consulting engineer Arup will undertake whole lifecycle carbon assessments for all its buildings projects – new and retrofit – from next year and will no longer take on any new energy commissions involving the extraction, refinement, or transportation of hydrocarbon-based fuels

BAM has become the first adopter of a sustainable supply chain initiative to make its use of pallets become circular and cut waste.

Willie Watt, chairman of the Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB), has warned that the £2 billion of public funds which were allocated to the bank is "insufficient" to meet its objectives. The SNIB officially opened for business in November last year, with a focus on supporting Scotland&rs

The Highland Council has delivered an update on plans to find a long-term solution for 80,000 tonnes of residual biodegradable waste each year that cannot be recycled nor landfilled in Scotland after 2025. The council's communities and place committee was briefed yesterday on a umber of projects aim

Michael Ross has been appointed to be the new chief executive of hub South West. Michael replaces Michael McBrearty who announced earlier this year that he intended to stand down from the role.

Two North East building companies are to combine this week when Alpha Projects (Scotland) Ltd are joined by MCK Construction. The merger is the latest in a series of successes for Alpha Projects, which recently announced a multi-million-pound turnover after just three and half years of trading.

Jimmy Black writes about the latest episode of the Scottish Housing News Podcast, with Link Group’s finance director Nick Pollard. I used to sit on the committee of a local authority pension fund, and I made unpopular suggestions. I’d say “Let’s stop investing in tobacco,&rdq