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Eyre Crescent, Edinburgh Three Scottish projects were recognised last week as the winners of the tenth UK Roofing Awards were announced at a ceremony in London.

Forster Roofing has launched its own in-house Skills Academy to train the next generation and directly tackle the challenge faced by the construction industry’s skills shortage. The roofing and roof-integrated solar contractor, which is responsible for roofing one in five of Scotland’s new homes

MIXED USE AND NON RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Dreamvale Properties Ltd.

Oberlanders Architects have submitted a planning application on behalf of Balfour Beatty for a new student residence in central Glasgow. The 520 bed facility on Kennedy Street will also include ground floor retail spaces and a student hub arranged around a landscaped courtyard.

Plans for the refurbishment and redisplay of the Glasgow’s Burrell Collection have gained the support of £15 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The award includes a grant of £1m to help Glasgow City Council take the £66m project to the next stage of the application process.

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Education Services

Dozens of young apprentices were inspired to achieve their potential at a special event held to recognise the important role they play in West Dunbartonshire Council. Motivational speaker Brian Costello addressed over 80 of the council’s young trainees and set them on the path to further success a

Whiteburn Projects is planning to transform a former Dundee college into a vibrant mixed-use community providing 110 flats, workspace and a new café. The property developer submitted a planning application for its Vox Dundee development to Dundee City Council on Friday.

Work is underway to create a new primary school in Biggar as part of South Lanarkshire Council’s £800 million primary school modernisation programme. The new Libberton Primary School will be built on the same site as the current school and will feature state of the art teaching facilities for the

Smolka Strachan and Ryden have completed the refurbishment of Norloch House in Edinburgh on behalf of Millard Estates. Creative agency Whitespace will relocate from nearby Randolph Place to lease the whole of Norloch House on a 10-year lease at £23 per sq ft following Millard Estates’ substantial

Edinburgh College is throwing open its doors for a Construction Apprenticeship Open Day today to give young people the chance to find out about career routes into the industry and link up with employers and training providers. The college has teamed up with the Construction Industry Training Board (

CHAP business development manager Dawn Kane and senior estimator Douglas Bran CHAP Group has appointed two key members of staff as the company continues to target strategic growth.

Vaughan Hart A decoupling of output and jobs in the Scottish construction sector could threaten the long-term sustainability of the industry’s recovery, industry body the Scottish Building Federation (SBF) has warned.

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Henry Boot Developments Ltd

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Monifieth Parish Church