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A large mural of a smoking woman on the outside of a conserved building in Singapore can remain in place but the owner has been fined for not seeking approval for the unauthorised works.

James Donaldson Insulation (JDI), the supplier of insulation materials and specialist building products, has appointed Laura Borland as business manager, in a role that will see her lead the team on business growth. Laura Borland has over 25 years’ experience in the construction industry, work

Residents of Dundee now have another opportunity to voice their opinions and help shape the future of building development in the city.

Barratt Developments has revealed it anticipates a further 7% drop in home completions for the 2024-25 financial year, despite "broadly flat" building costs and UK government pledges to simplify planning in England. Revealed in the developer's latest trading update, the decline was attributed to hig

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) and the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) have agreed to work more closely on issues including the push for net zero in the build environment. The contractors' trade body and the industry's professional institution have

Four Cala Homes site managers from across Scotland have been awarded a prestigious Pride in the Job Quality Award from the National Home Building Council (NHBC). Ben Chapman and Rob Swanson, site managers for Cala Homes (North), Gavin McCann, from Cala Homes (East), and Lewis Millar, at Cala Homes (

As part of the Chartered Institute of Building’s (CIOB) continued commitment to help develop the next generation of talented leaders in the construction industry, we were delighted to recently accredit Robert Gordon University’s (RGU) Graduate Apprenticeship in Construction and the Built

St Andrews Timber & Building Supplies is organising a sponsored walk in memory of former colleague Stevie Russell, who passed away suddenly at the end of last year. The father-of-two was a pillar of the community in Polbeth and had been working tirelessly to raise money for the construction of t

Nine site managers from Barratt Developments Scotland have won a top national award for the quality of the homes they are building. Known as the ‘Oscars’ of the housebuilding industry, the Pride in the Job Award from the National House Building Council (NHBC) recognises the finest employ

Researchers believe they have devised a new method for building on the Moon without transporting construction materials from Earth. A team at the Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) say a method called microwave sintering could be used to create bricks from ilmenite,

Glasgow-based building contractor Eycon has appointed two new directors. Colin Young, who joined the firm in February 2022 as contracts manager, steps up to become construction director, while Iain Buchanan has been promoted to commercial director after 18 months with the firm.

Ore Valley Housing Association has successfully redeveloped the former Bowhill Miners Institute building in Cardenden, Fife.

A lord ordinary has dismissed part of an action raised by the tenant of a building located next door to the fire-damaged Glasgow School of Art insofar as it related to assignees of the tenant but allowed the tenant’s part of the action to continue. Tecjet Ltd, part of a group of companies owne

A ten-storey luxury building in Tokyo is to be demolished because it blocks a view of Japan’s sacred mountain, Mount Fuji.

Construction input costs in Scotland increased by an average of 4.5% in the year to 2Q 2024, according to a contractors' panel newly established by the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS). The BCIS Scottish Contractors Panel was formed to help monitor quarterly movement in costs, including the