RSK Group has continued its strategic expansion with the addition of four businesses, including UK planning and landscaping services provider Stephenson Halliday Ltd. The acquisitions see RSK continuing to pursue its strategic aims of expanding its presence in the Asia-Pacific region and in con
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Stewart Milne Homes is hoping to increase the number of homes at its major Monarch Rise development in Arbroath. The firm has so far completed 171 private homes at the development. A further 111 affordable homes have been constructed at the site on the northern edge of the town.
UK infrastructure investor John Laing is set to be snapped up by private equity giant KKR in a £2 billion takeover deal. Under the terms of the bid, which has been accepted by John Laing’s board of directors, shareholders will receive 403p per share in cash, a premium of 27 per cent to t
Marshall Construction has announced the creation of nine new apprenticeships for various roles within the business. The firm's long-standing history of bringing through new trade apprentices into the industry has continued this year with the hiring of six new trade apprentices and three new technica
New guidance on the measurement of land for development projects such as new housing and commercial development has been published today by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. The guidance, which defines common measurements used across the built environment and associated metrics such as d
A tradesman who began digging up a garden at what turned out to be the wrong address has shared his story on social media. When his boss was running late to a job, TikTok user @Dafishaaa decided to get a head start on the day by digging up the border and all of the paving slabs in the back garden&nb
Our sister publication Scottish Housing News has celebrated its 20th anniversary by exceeding 8,000 subscribers to the free daily newsletter dedicated to Scotland’s social housing sector. Yesterday’s increase in readership is the latest milestone for what is one of Scotland’s longe
Optimal Economics is undertaking a research project for the Building Standards Division (BSD) of the Scottish Government to identify and quantify the role and contribution Local Authority Buildings Standards Scotland (LABSS) makes to the delivery of the building standards system in Scotland. LABSS w
North Lanarkshire Council has published plans for the new East Airdrie Link Road. Under the proposals, the two-way single carriageway road will run from the M8 at Newhouse to north of Riggend with independent shared pedestrian and cycle ways.
Glasgow City Region is to formally launch the latest contract pipeline for its £1 billion City Deal infrastructure programme including details of over £150 million worth of tier one infrastructure contracts due to go to open tender in the coming three years. A free online busin
The weather can put a damper on any plans but imagine the impact it has on a construction site where bad weather can delay works for weeks. Weather is a risk for every construction project and some contracts have clauses in them to share the risk when a bad event occurs. In the traditional scenario,
The City of Edinburgh Council said today it will put the health and wellbeing of tenants at the forefront of an improved process to deal with issues related to excessive dampness, mould and condensation. Enhanced processes are being rolled out from this month to deliver a robust, streamlin
Wolverhampton-based Thermal Recycling has opened the world’s first plant of its type providing a socially and environmentally responsible alternative for asbestos disposal. The company diverts asbestos away from landfill, converts it into a new material that does not contain asbestos, and prod
A project to recruit and train 150 high quality assessors for the construction industry in Scotland is back on track following a pause due to Covid. The two-year project, driven by CITB and Energy Skills Partnership (ESP) in partnership with 24 Scottish colleges, government agencies and private trai
The British Property Federation (BPF) has launched a new Affordable Housing Committee on behalf of the UK real estate industry. The committee will provide leadership for the real estate industry and its delivery of high-quality affordable housing across the UK – including shared ownership, aff

