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The Scottish Land Commission has published its interim report which will form the basis of advice to the Scottish Government on the establishment of new Regional Land Use Partnerships. The report sets out the emerging direction of the Commission’s proposals, informed by stakehol
Aberdeenshire Council is to intervene into plans for 150 new homes within its neighbouring local authority over the potential loss of ancient trees. Comer Group UK had previously notified Aberdeen City Council of its plans to “deliver a mix of high-quality family homes and associated facilitie
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has given its support for plans to build a new £15 million visitor centre at the National Museum of Flight, which is currently the subject of an appeal to the Scottish Government. An initial bid to create a newly built hangar on the Gilmerton estate, south o
A man sawed his neighbour's garage in half following a dispute over the boundary line between the two properties. Construction worker Gabriel Brawn used a reciprocating saw to destroy half of the structure after a land surveyor confirmed that the garage straddled the boundary line between the two ho
Sir Alex Ferguson has lost a planning battle to stop a “poorly designed” three-storey mansion being built next door to his home. The former Manchester United manager objected “in the strongest terms” to plans for the new property in Wilmslow, Cheshire.
The new owners of Scotia Homes have warned that a reorganisation of the business may lead to redundancies. A source quoted in The Press & Journal said a redundancy consultation has started among a workforce totalling about 190 people with more than 100 jobs on the line.
Barratt Homes West Scotland has lost its appeal against Stirling Council’s refusal for 265 new homes to be built in Cambusbarron. Councillors rejected plans for the Seven Sisters Field development off Polmaise Road in December, which had attracted a 230 signature petition from locals.
With 71% of all digging work being preceded by an online search the state of the UK’s infrastructure, the sector is now safer than ever before, a new report has found. The third iteration of the Digging Up Britain report was launched this week, looking at the state of UK excavation work, the v
Clark Contracts has been awarded its fifth consecutive President’s Award in the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)’s Health and Safety Awards 2020 after achieved 14 consecutive Gold Awards. To receive the President’s Award, Clark Contracts demonstrated excellent
Up to 500 jobs are set to go at Aecom as it announced a “re-shaped” to the UK and Ireland business. A redundancy consultation has now started among the consultant’s 7,000 staff.
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is to forgo its planned pay increase this year as part of a range of measures to make savings and reduce operating costs. The measures are part of the organisation’s ongoing coronavirus response and follow the decision in June to cut Levy bills b
Redundancy consultations are under way at Laing O’Rourke after the firm revealed it plans to cut 150 jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The figure represents just under 2% of its 8,000 staff with the firm saying most of the losses will be coming from back office roles at its main UK office in
Civil engineers have reported a steep fall in activity for the second quarter of 2020 reflecting the COVID-19 lockdown as well as continuing long term challenges for the sector in Scotland. Headline results from the latest CECA Workload Trends Survey found that 35% of Scottish firms, on balance, rep
Ogilvie Construction has landed an internationally-recognised award for demonstrating high health and safety standards for the seventh consecutive year. Ogilvie has received a RoSPA Gold Medal Health and Safety Award for working hard to ensure its staff get home safely to their families at the end o

