Barratt Developments has reported a 75% drop in annual profits and a double-digit decline in home completions after a “challenging” year for the housebuilder. Total home completions of 14,004 for the year ended on 30 June 2024, including joint ventures, was 18.6% lower than the 17,206 co
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The projected cost of building new flats on a derelict site in Dundee has more than doubled from original estimates to soar past £10 million, a council committee heard this week. The site at 219-245 Blackness Road has lain empty since Dundee City Council demolished the 26 properties
A chain of failures across government, organisations and the private sector led through "incompetence", "dishonesty" and "greed” all contributed to Grenfell Tower becoming a death trap and resulted in an "unedifying 'merry-go-round of buck-passing'", the final report from the Grenfell Tower In
2024’s third quarter scorecard for Scotland’s manufacturing sector seems to reflect the weather, with a bit of a dreich few months to report. For the first time in four years output volume has dipped into the negative, falling alongside order intake. This is according to the latest Quart
Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has donated two more public access defibrillators (PADs) to The Kieran McDade Foundation. The PADs will benefit two local football or sports clubs in Scotland, bringing the housebuilder's donation of lifesaving equipment to the Foundation to four.
Sidey is celebrating after its apprentice installer Billy Bagnall won the prestigious Modern Apprentice of the Year award at the DYW (Developing the Young Workforce) Awards held at the Apex Hotel in Dundee last week. The outstanding achievement highlights Billy’s dedication, skill, and excepti
Brickwork subcontractor Lee Marley is starting 10 apprentices this term taking the company's total to 30 Scottish apprentices in full employment. Six apprentices (three adult apprenticeship schemes and three modern apprenticeship schemes) have started at Forth Vally College with another fo
The Edinburgh Boiler Company (EBC) is primed for further growth after being named an official Octopus Energy Trusted Partner. In a major boost for the firm, the energy giant has given the green light to the collaboration following a stringent vetting process as part of their new programme which kick
Despite rebounding strongly from a c.15% Covid-driven decline in 2020 and exceeding 2019’s activity levels in 2022 and 2023, the UK’s construction sector is forecast to see an overall real spend contraction of -2.1% in 2024 according to PwC UK’s latest Construction and Housebu
Three developments by Persimmon have earned top industry awards for excellence in homebuilding. The Annick Grange development in Irvine has been awarded a prestigious Quality Recognition Award (QRA) by Premier Guarantee, a testament to the exceptional standards being delivered by the site team
Tilbury Douglas Group CEO Paul Gandy is to step down and be replaced by Craig Tatton, the group has revealed. Mr Gandy will remain in post until 1 November 2024 as he prepares to take up his new role as the 122nd president of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).
Senior associate Sammi Johnstone speaks to Colin Cardwell about her unusual route into construction, the influence of her father and the successful multi-disciplinary approach taken by Jones Hargreaves. Overseeing the tagging and microchipping of turtles in Tobago is an undeniably intrigui
Scotland’s Railway and members of the community celebrated the official opening of Uddingston station’s new multimillion-pound footbridge and lifts last week. Passengers can now safely walk or wheel over the railway via the footbridge, with the lifts providing step-free access to and fro
Creating meaningful social value is at the heart of every project we deliver, but after attending recent events, the industry can do better when it comes to articulating how the construction phase of a project can build wealth and create lasting legacies for communities, writes Chris Boyle, framewor
A £5.9m project to create a new whisky distillery within the former derelict mill at Castletown in Caithness has secured a £250,000 investment from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Dunnet Bay Distillers Limited (DBDL) is leading the project, which will create 13 jobs. The project

