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Fiona Hodgson Fiona Hodgson has been appointed as the new chief executive of the Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers’ Federation (SNIPEF).

Family-run housebuilder Mactaggart & Mickel Group honoured 215 years’ of dedicated service by employees at its Long Service Awards. Held following the company’s 90th anniversary year, the event celebrated 16 employees who all reached milestones with the Group, starting from 10 years up to 25

A new demonstration house which could make home life easier for those living with dementia was launched at the BRE Innovation Park in Ravenscraig yesterday. Coinciding with Scottish Dementia Awareness Week (30 May-5 June) and in conjunction with Alzheimer Scotland, BRE has unveiled the Dementia Frie

Video footage showing the construction of the largest single span bridge being built as part of the £500 million M8 M73 M74 Motorway Improvements Project has been released by Transport Scotland. The time lapse footage reveals nine pairs of 3m high steel beams, approximately 77m in length and weighi

Plans for the upcoming AECC New £333m Aberdeen exhibition centre to open in early 2019

Artist Warren Elsmore with the model of the National Museum of Scotland made from Lego. Image credit Neil Hanna A 3.5-metre model of the National Museum of Scotland built from Lego has been unveiled in the 150th anniversary year of the iconic Victorian building.

RESIDENTIAL – FEWER THAN TEN UNITS Applicant: Springfield Properties, Springfield House, 3 Central Park Avenue, Larbert

The vast majority of house builders have used or have considered using modern methods of construction (MMC) in the last three years, according to new research from the NHBC Foundation. The study found that one of the key attractions to MMC is the perceived ability to build more quickly and there is

A US flooring business has been turning heads with a banner placed alongside a road near its store. Flowood Flooring and Design, obviously poking fun about how long a pile of dirt resulting from a construction project has been in front of its building, posted a banner in front with a large arrow poi

Roddy MacDonald Housebuilder AS Homes (Scotland) Ltd has announced the appointment of Roddy MacDonald as its new affordable housing director.

A group of Scotland’s foremost transport and planning experts has been selected to assess bids for groundbreaking community-led active travels schemes across the country. Minister for Transport and the Islands, Humza Yousaf, welcomed the announcement and said he was confident the panel would selec

Work starts to create permanent home for INTO Stirling Morrison Construction has began work to construct a permanent academic centre for INTO Stirling, a joint venture arrangement between INTO University Partnerships and the University of Stirling.

Plans to build up to 1,350 homes as part of a £1 billion ‘Garden District’ to the west Edinburgh have cleared another planning hurdle. Developer Murray Estates’ plans is for the first phase of a 675-acre ‘Garden District’ on a 54-hectare site next to Royal Bank of Scotland’s Edinburgh h

Marc Giles Marc Giles, planning consultant at Ryden, digests the recommendations made following an independent review of the Scottish planning system.

Midlothian Council has approved plans to build a new school and agreed in principle to building another. A new primary school is to be built on the site of the former Hopefield Primary in Bonnyrigg.