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A construction director has warned that building firms may be put off taking on social housing projects after he attributed his company's £3.5 million pre-tax loss to two fixed-price contracts. Perthshire-based Algo signed fixed-price deals to build social housing projects in Kirkcaldy an

West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) has acquired a Grade B listed former office building in Glasgow city centre for a multi-million-pound conversion to mid-market rent housing.

Glasgow-based charity Men Matter Scotland has welcomed a donation of furniture that will be used to upgrade its community outreach centre in Drumchapel and gifted to local families. The furniture has been donated by contractor GRAHAM, which is delivering the upgrade of the Ministry of Defence’

St Andrews Timber & Building Supplies has created two new senior management roles as part of an ongoing strategic growth plan. Rab McNally has been with the firm for 14 years and is stepping up from regional manager to group sales director.

The vacant Buchanan House office building in Glasgow is to be demolished to make way for nearly 600 apartments after councillors awarded planning permission for the major proposal. Working on behalf of Global Mutual, Keppie Design will work to deliver 594 apartments alongsid

The Building Research Establishment (BRE) has announced details for its 2024 BREEAM Awards – a celebration of sustainable building design. The awards ceremony will be held on Wednesday 10th July at The Peninsula Hotel in London, bringing together industry leaders and innovators from across the

Construction works for new school buildings, a sports area, and repairs to a historic Grade A listed building are progressing well, an Aberdeen City Council committee heard yesterday. The Finances and Resources Committee agreed to the update for capital works which included the new Greyhope School &

New construction figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) today show that output increased by 1.1% in January 2024 compared to the previous month.

One of Edinburgh's newest and greenest office developments, 30 Semple Street, has secured its first pre-letting tenant six months before construction completes. Six months prior to completion of building works, independent pensions and investment advisory firm Hymans Robertson is the first tenant to

Twenty of Scotland’s most impressive recent building projects have been revealed as finalists in the RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) Awards, Scotland 2024. The projects, which include a hotel, community hub and museum will be judged by an expert judging panel.

This month's Chartered Institute of Building Column for SCN sees Umar Farooq share his experiences of the CIOB Tomorrow’s Leaders community. Having had a long-standing passion for the construction industry, I always wanted to find a platform which would allow me to contribute to

Edinburgh-based building firm The Garage Conversion Company has launched the initial phase of a planned programme of growth with the recruitment of its first apprentice. The company, which was founded in 2022, has handed a four-year internship to teenager Riley Fraser after he impressed during exten

Property developer Downing is to redevelop the former Scottish headquarters of Reach PLC after acquiring the site in a multi-million-pound deal.  The 150,000 sq ft office building, previously housed Scottish titles including the Daily Record, Glasgow Live, Sunday Mail and Scottish Daily Mi

Dundee City councillors are to consider a five-year building programme for the city worth nearly £390 million.

UK construction output decreased by 1.3% in the final quarter of 2023 and 0.5% in December last year, according to official figures.