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New figures published by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) have underlined fears of a skills gap timebomb in the UK construction sector. The report, which examined the make-up of the UK construction workforce, found clear evidence that the workforce is ageing. In the 20-year period to 2011, th

The Boathouse at Alva. Image: Scottish Land Commission As community groups across Scotland are opening up their doors showcasing what happens on community owned land in the first Community Land Week, Scottish Land Commissioner, Megan MacInnes looks at the importance of community land ownership and i

Housebuilder Persimmon has reported a 13% increase in first half profits as it takes full advantage of the government’s Help to Buy scheme. Bucking the wider trend of a slowing UK housing market, the firm unveiled pre-tax profits of £516 million for the six months to 30 June, up from £457m.

Marion Forbes Mactaggart & Mickel’s HR director, Marion Forbes, on how to recruit the best talent when the employment pool is shrinking.

The rate of expansion in construction business activity has slowed for the second consecutive month to signal the weakest upturn in output for six months, new figures have revealed. The seasonally adjusted IHS Markit/CIPS UK construction purchasing managers’ index (PMI) dipped to 52.1 in September

Sixty jobs are to be created as budget hotel chain Travelodge moves to open new hotels in Glasgow and Edinburgh as part of a £100 million expansion plan. The firm is searching for a further 10 hotel sites close to the UK’s biggest conference and event venues.

The winners have been announced for a competition which challenged participants to envision a habitat for the first five colonisers on Mars. Volume Zero's Marsception 2018 competition imagined the colonisers undertaking research on the viability of life for the future human generations would live on

More than twice as many houses were built in Dundee last year compared with the previous 12 months, a draft housing land audit has revealed.

Industry body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has raised concern on whether the housing growth seen in Scotland in 2018 can be maintained in the longer-term. The warning comes amid new analysis of the number of new homes securing planning permission in tandem with statistics showing a long-awaited upturn i

Contract furniture and fit-out specialist Deanestor has announced a record order intake with £12.5 million of orders secured in the last six months.

Hart Builders MD Andy Mallice on the approach the housebuilder is taking regarding the growing market for private flats. With the political and economic uncertainty around Brexit, you could forgive the construction industry for being apprehensive about committing to investing in growth areas over th

Global real estate services provider Savills yesterday opened a new office in Inverness. The new office, headed up by director Faye Gonzalez, comprises experts in estate management, rural agency, architecture, building surveying, CPO, Valuations, rural tourism and diversification.

The balance of construction firms increasing investment fell into negative territory in Q3 with the level of work in progress at the lowest level in six years, the Scottish Chambers of Commerce (SCC) said today.

Edinburgh property firm DJ Alexander is set for expansion following £7 million in funding from Santander UK. With the increasing trend for online and digitisation, DJ Alexander will use the growth capital funding package to launch Apropos, a fully integrated online property management portal,

Law firm Gillespie Macandrew completed new build plot sales worth £285 million in 2019, representing an increase of 60% on previous annual sale value and representing over 10% of all private new build house sales in Scotland. Scotland is undergoing a programme of new housebuilding with 21,292