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Haulage the lack of availability of drivers are now the major concerns affecting the distribution of building materials across the UK construction sector.

The UK Government’s new Heat and Building Strategy has come under fire today, being described by one industry leader as “insufficient for the scale of the challenge we face". The comments, from Mike Foster, CEO of the Energy and Utilities Alliance, come in the wake of the government anno

An official sod-cutting ceremony has been carried out in Drymen, Stirlingshire to mark the start of one of Scotland’s first social housing developments to be built to Passivhaus standards as Cruden Building (West) builds 15 affordable and innovative new homes on behalf of Hanover (Scotland). T

Thomas & Adamson showcases its work on the renovation of a 1960s office building into a 166-bedroom hotel. Meldrum House, a 1960s office building previously home to HMS Revenue & Customs was designed and constructed for a very different generation, with completely different expectations in t

Glasgow-based building services contractor Arc-Tech (Scotland) has confirmed an intake of three trade apprentices in 2023. The Mechanical & Electrical (M&E) service installation specialist works with some of the country’s most well-known construction companies in the delivery of commer

Members of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) Scotland have elected Diane Drummond, managing director of B-DACS Air Conditioning, to be their chair for 2023/24. Diane has been a director of B-DACS, which installs, maintains, and repairs commercial ventilation and air conditioning s

Muir Construction welcomed BE-ST (Built Environment – Smarter Transformation) to its Quarterly Senior Management Meeting at the company’s ongoing retrofit of the former Younger Building in Edinburgh.

The National Retrofit Hub (NRH) has published the first report in a series of resources produced as part of a collaborative project with the UK Green Building Council and the Energy Demand Research Centre, with support from The MCS Foundation. Understanding Place-Based Retrofit: Key Definitions, Pri

Midlothian councillors have approved proposals to relocate Gorebridge Library into Gorebridge Leisure Centre, creating a new Gorebridge Hub that brings valued local services together under one roof. 

A company being established by a University of Strathclyde researcher is pursuing innovative methods of combining carbon capture with sustainable building materials.

Joe Warren, building consultancy partner at Knight Frank, looks ahead to the EPC changes coming into effect later in the year. There are lots of legislative and regulatory difference between Scotland and the rest of the UK. But perhaps one of the most misunderstood differences in property has been t

One year on from the Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Act 2024 coming into force, Hamish Paterson – director and head of building surveying at Thomas & Adamson – reflects on the lessons learned during the first year of Scotland’s national cladding programme and the nex

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has published its manifesto ahead of the upcoming Scottish election, which focuses on three priorities around retrofit and energy efficiency, skills, and quality and safety.

Asset management firm BlackRock has relocated its Edinburgh office to a new state-of-the-art building following a £48 million transformation by Robertson Construction Central East. Situated on Brandon Street in the city’s New Town, Dundas House has undergone a comprehensive renovation to

The National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) has appointed Neil Mantle, group director of manufacturing engineering and materials at Rolls-Royce, to its board. An experienced manufacturing executive, Mr Mantle has played a vital role in developing the Rolls-Royce successes across the aerospa