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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 (

Aberdeen City Council is to engage with residents about the future of council homes affected by Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC).

An advertisement seeking a private architecture tutor for £288,000 per year has been taken down following a backlash. The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) removed the ad after it raised eyebrows with its requirements for applicants to be "educated and polished, with excellent manne

North Korea appears to be building a wall along its southern border, according to a BBC investigation. Satellite photos show unprecedented construction work along the demilitarised zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea, the BBC reports.

Following a successful refresh of the Edinburgh Zoo’s Penguin Café last year, design & build specialists Space Solutions has worked with the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) to transform two further hospitality spaces.

Minister for public finance Ivan McKee MSP and chief planner Dr Fiona Simpson have issued a letter to stakeholders regarding planning for housing.

Two of Bellway’s most celebrated site managers have received NHBC Pride in the Job Awards. George Carty, who works for the company’s west division, received the accolade for the company’s Ridgewood development in Stirling.

A lack of skilled ‘green collar’ construction workers threatens to derail the UK’s decarbonisation plans and is seeing in-demand trades command annual salaries of over £134,000 (US$168,000), a new report has warned.

The bridge that connects Scotland’s fastest-growing town and spans both the Union Canal and the Edinburgh-Glasgow railway line has now been officially opened.

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

Glasgow-based construction and manufacturing group CCG is supporting Harbour Homes across the district of Leith with a large-scale window replacement programme for over 479 households.

Midlothian-based contractor Lime Electrical has re-branded as Lime and has appointed David Houston as joint managing director, together with a six strong team of M&E professionals, to launch the company’s new mechanical division and develop it as an all-encompassing M&E contractor. The

Springfield Partnerships, the affordable housing arm of the Springfield Group, has agreed a contract worth £8.2 million with Grampian Housing Association for the delivery of 42 affordable homes in Moray.

BAM Nuttall Ltd has been fined following the death of a worker in Yorkshire. Gary Webster lost his life two days after drowning in the River Aire on 30 October 2017.

Women and minority-gender construction students from across Scotland completed the Balfour Beatty Equate Scotland ConStructEd programme last month.