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Digital apps can help construction project designers create safer buildings by improving their knowledge of hazards during the design phase, new research has shown. Research funded by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), and conducted by researchers from Glasgow Caledonian Unive

Scots predict the eco homes of the future will have a giant battery to store energy from the sun and include windows which adapt to light to keep your home hot or cold without the need for heating or air conditioning.

An application to build a 140-metre observation wheel and visitor attraction on land at Spillers Quay in Newcastle has been granted planning permission.

Clarion Housing Group has selected three preferred bidders to each deliver a 20-year planned investment contract worth £1.17 billion.

James Gibb Residential Factors has acquired Life Property Management (lpm) in a significant deal to create Scotland’s second-largest factoring business.

Building services experts at M-Pact Group have extended their growing track record as trusted high-end refurbishment specialists with the successful upgrade of the Gardener’s Cottage as a new facility for the music department at Heriot-Watt University.

A new property court similar to the Scottish system should be established in England and Wales to deal with the proposed scrapping of section 21 repossessions, according to a property management firm. Apropos by DJ Alexander believes that the rest of the UK needs the equivalent of the First-tier Tri

The Highland Council is to introduce new measures to restrict the amount of construction and demolition waste bought to its network of household waste recycling centres.

A Cornish manufacturer and nationwide delivery partner of ground source heat pumps has expanded into Scotland with the appointment of a community heating specialist in Glasgow. Matthew Black joins Kensa Contracting, a specialist in the large scale installation of Cornish-manufactured Kensa ground so

Planning approval has been granted in principle for a major new residential neighbourhood for Cumbernauld.

A salmon farm in Orkney has been granted approval to build a small development of houses to provide workers with a place to live.

Architectural and planning practice Halliday Fraser Munro has relocated to larger premises in Glasgow after growing its team and being appointed to work on construction projects worth over £200 million across the region. Schools, commercial and residential buildings are among the recent projec

Q-Bot technology has been added to the range of energy efficiency measures offered under Warmer Homes Scotland – the Scottish Government’s national scheme for improving energy efficiency in homes who are in or at risk of fuel poverty.

Galliford Try has reached a preliminary agreement to sell its house-building interests to Bovis Homes for £1.075 billion. Under the terms, Bovis will pay a cash element of £300 million for Linden Homes and Galliford Try Partnerships with a further transfer of a £100m private debt p

Mitie Group has been awarded an extension to its contract to provide integrated facilities management (IFM) services to Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) which will see the firm paid on its results.