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The annual SURF Awards for best practice in community regeneration were launched online yesterday for 2020. The SURF Awards are delivered each year by SURF, a regeneration forum with over 300 cross-sector member organisations across Scotland, in partnership with the Scottish Government. The purpose

The future of planning in East Ayrshire has been thrown open to the public with the launch of the council’s Local Development Plan2 consultation this week. Residents, community groups and local businesses are all being asked to contribute their views on a new Main Issues Report, which sets the

Construction consultancy Doig+Smith has been named as a key support consultant on GEP Environmental’s successful bid to join the LHC Energy Efficiency Framework until 2024. Effective from June 1, public sector buyers can tap into Doig+Smith’s specialist services in quantity surveying and

The number of people embarking on a career in surveying continues to rise during UK lockdown, according to the latest data from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). In the institution’s 152-year history, assessment interviews for the Assessment of Professional Competency (APC)

The winners of the NHBC’s flagship Pride in the Job Awards have been revealed, with 40 site managers in Scotland recognised for achieving the very highest standards in house building. Celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, the competition saw 450 UK site managers winning a Quality Award f

The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity and Building Mental Health have joined forces with Safer Highways and announced today the first major benchmarking exercise to understand where our industry lies in its Road to Wellbeing. As construction gets back to work and faces the challenges of tryin

A derelict site in Arbroath could be set for 20 new homes under plans submitted on behalf of Hillcrest Homes. Comprising five two-storey blocks, the application proposes a mix of affordable homes in the former grounds of Abbeybank House on Springfield Terrace.

The Scottish Government has issued a raft of new planning guidance and advice notes to assist with the easing of lockdown restrictions. An advice note for building owners and operators has been issued to raise awareness of the application of building regulations, where adaptation of buildings in res

Cunninghame Housing Association has agreed a £15 million funding programme with Royal Bank of Scotland to create a new social housing programme for Ayrshire and the Borders. The long-term facility, which builds upon an existing relationship with the bank, will fund 236 new homes across the Wes

The Scottish Building Federation (SBF) and the National Federation of Builders (NFB) have announced their support for the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) scheme aimed at rapidly resolving contractual disputes through collaborative working and early intervention.  The onset of the

The Technology Enabled Maintenance Association (TEMA) is partnering with the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) to help accelerate the adoption of emerging technologies by the building maintenance sector.  TEMA will work closely with BESA’s specialist Service & Facilitie

Up to 150 jobs could be lost as BAM Construct UK becomes the latest contractor to announce a round of redundancies in the wake of the COVID-induced economic slowdown. The firm, which has furloughed around 500 staff, will start consultations this week to cut around 6.5% of its workforce.

Guidance published this week by the Scottish Land Commission argues that wellbeing should be a central consideration when assessing the business case for developing vacant or derelict land. There are an estimated 11,000 hectares of such land nationally and much of it sits in areas with the greatest

Plant hire firm has Morris Leslie has started a redundancy process with some of its workforce after feeling the impact of a downturn in the construction sector. The company has its headquarters just outside Perth and operates its plant hire business from 12 locations across the UK.

Chap Group has lodged another appeal with the Scottish Government over plans to create a new quarry near Ellon. Aberdeenshire Council unanimously rejected an application to create the site for mineral extraction at Muirtack when proposals were discussed in April, despite planning officials recommend