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The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is calling on construction firms in Scotland to help tackle the skills shortage in the industry by helping some of their community’s most vulnerable people get back into work. It has been predicted that the UK construction industry will create ar

Multiple award wins for CALA site managers Four site managers from CALA Homes (East) have each scooped a prestigious award in recognition of their commitment to the highest standards in housebuilding.

Officials at Glasgow’s flagship Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) have moved to calm fears of patients and staff after it emerged the £842 million hospital uses the same cladding found in parts of the Grenfell Tower. It was revealed this week that Kingspan Kooltherm K15 insulation boards

Resource Efficient Scotland has launched a new guide which details a number of ways that businesses can maximise the re-use of materials on construction sites in order to save money. Caroline Gray, construction sector manager at Zero Waste Scotland, said: “This new guide, delivered through Zero Wa

Multiple award wins for CALA Homes (West) site managers Two senior site managers from CALA Homes (West) have each scooped a prestigious award in recognition of their commitment to the highest standards in housebuilding.

The owners of a modern office block have taken the drastic step of demolition to avoid rising business rates for the building, The Press & Journal has reported. Crews moved in this week to start tearing down the Dyce premises after housebuilder Malcolm Allan failed to find a tenant to cover the

An agreement has been reached to develop a new £34.5 million high school combined with a theatre and arts venue in Cumbernauld. The Community Campus, to be built on the site of the existing Cumbernauld High School,

Scottish construction employers are becoming increasingly concerned by plans to introduce a new framework governing how apprentices working in the industry’s traditional craft trades are trained and employed. The warning has been issued by a coalition of industry employers, trade associations and

Highland Council has submitted plans to transform the Inverness Museum and Art Gallery (IMAG). Developed in collaboration with Threesixty Architecture and Lightfolio, the proposals will also see the urban environment surrounding the building enhanced to make it safer and more attractive to visitors.

The architect behind plans for the bridge which forms part of the £90.7 million Clyde Waterfront and Renfrew Riverside regeneration project has unveiled its shipbuilding inspired design. Tony Kettle from the Kettle Collective, the award-winning architect behind the Falkirk Wheel, said he hopes his

Cruden Homes has been given the green light to progress the delivery of 42 new homes on the site of a former Dundee primary school. An investment of up to £5 million will see a mix of 30 houses and cottage flats for the affordable rental sector, managed by Angus Housing Association, as well as 12 h

UK government to move 2,900 civil servants to New Waverley Artisan Real Estate Investors, the partnership behind Edinburgh’s New Waverley development, has welcomed the decision to create a new UK government regional hub for the city in 2020.

Progress on gender diversity in senior roles within the construction industry has regressed, according to a new report. Women Count 2017, the second annual report by The Pipeline, has tracked and analysed the number of women on executive committees of construction companies in the FTSE 350.

CMS Window Systems helps Glasgow hospice towards its £21m new building goal A donation of more than £30,000 by CMS Window Systems has enabled Glasgow’s Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice to take another important step to reaching its goal of creating a new state-of-the-art palliative care an

Two iconic Scottish buildings are being celebrated with the launch of a set of Special Stamps by the Royal Mail. The Scottish Parliament building and the SEC Armadillo in Glasgow feature in the set of 10 images which capture the distinctive lines and shapes of structures across the UK that have beco