Proposals for elected members to have mandatory training on planning have been welcomed by Homes for Scotland (HFS). The requirement was included in the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019, alongside a package of other measures to improve performance.
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Rearo MD Graham Mercer considers the skills gap in the construction and manufacturing industries and suggests what needs to be done to ensure those sectors are properly resourced to fulfil future, large-scale infrastructure projects. The UK construction industry has long been a crucial driver o
The awards luncheon for the 2023 Scottish Roofing Awards was held on Friday at the Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow. The winners were announced across eight project categories as well as Young Roofer of the Year.
Balfour Beatty has been awarded a £67 million contract by the City of Edinburgh Council to deliver a replacement campus at Liberton High School. The firm will be responsible for the design and construction of the new 13,470 square metre campus alongside facilities for the local community
Three of six courtrooms in Airdrie Sheriff Court remain out of commission out of concerns about reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC). Although the presence of RAAC in the building has been known for some time, court proceedings were disrupted earlier this week after remedial works raised mo
Caltech Lifts has been named Best Dundee-based Family Business of the Year in The Courier Business Awards 2023 days after it celebrated its 45th birthday. The family firm, founded in Dundee in 1978 by engineer Howard Renwick and now run by his sons Andrew and Fraser, was named the best family Dundee
Affordable, scalable retrofit can be achieved in a way that gives financial power to communities and transforms them for the better according to Rufus Grantham, co-founder at not-for-profit community interest corporation Living Places. Writing ahead of BE-ST Fest, a two-day industry summit taking pl
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced the shortlist for the RIBA House of the Year 2023, the annual award for the UK’s best new house, and a Scottish property has made the list. Hundred Acre Wood, Argyll and Bute, Scotland by Denizen Works pays homage to Scotland&rsquo
Shepherd Chartered Surveyors has elected managing partner Ian Fergusson as its new senior partner and successor to George Brewster, who is to step down from the position he has held for the last 16 years. Both Mr Fergusson and Mr Brewster have worked closely alongside each other for over 30 years&nb
The Highland Council has announced that Clark Contracts has been awarded the contract for improvements to Bught Park in Inverness, as part of the UK Government’s Levelling Up Fund. With this announcement the project will move on to the next stage of development which includes a refurbished gra
Karen Boswell OBE is to leave Baxi Heating UK & Ireland at the end of November, after three years as the company’s managing director. Ms Boswell has led Baxi through considerable UK & Ireland reorganisation and consolidation, the pandemic and major supply chain challenges in 2022, and
It was messy playtime at Shawhead Family Learning Centre in North Lanarkshire as local children enjoyed their new mud kitchens and planters donated by Cruden Building as part of its work to deliver new homes for the local authority. Supporting North Lanarkshire Council’s new house buildin
Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) has just completed four new homes for special needs in Dunoon. The site at Eton Avenue in the centre of Dunoon previously housed buildings which had reached the end of their useful life, and were demolished by the Association leaving the site available for
Consulting civil, structural and conservation engineering practice Will Rudd Davidson has today announced the appointment of two new directors in its Edinburgh practice through the internal promotions of Alan Lamb and Even Sørgjerd. Both Alan and Even bring a great deal of in-depth knowledge
Moray Council has allocated £1.5 million of external funding for town centre regeneration and a business grant scheme. This year’s funding includes allocations for town centre regeneration projects in Aberlour, Buckie, Dufftown, Forres, and Keith, where town centre improvement plans (TCI

