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The 60-bedroom £3 million Queen Elizabeth Hospital Travelodge located on the doorstep of the hospital in Glasgow has started on site. Located at the junction of Linthouse Road and Govan Road, the three-storey hotel will incorporate a ground floor bar-café. Completion is scheduled for ea

Eleven site managers from Miller Homes have been acknowledged for their work in building new homes safely and to the highest quality at the NHBC Pride in the Job Quality Awards. The NHBC-backed awards, which are widely recognised as being among the most prestigious in the industry, recognise site ma

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

July sees the 2018 Summer Season of the award-winning Business Fives’ popular business five-a-side tournament kick off. For the first time they are extending their reach to football loving professionals across five Scottish cities. With continued support from Scottish Construction Now, Scottish Ho

A developer’s plans to deliver almost 300 flats and a public promenade at Aberdeen’s Rubislaw Quarry have been rejected by councillors.

Planning consent for the £8.9 million second phase of Kingdom Housing Association's regeneration of Fraser Avenue in Inverkeithing has been approved allowing the construction of 61 new homes. Thirty per cent of the new houses will be designed and built to meet suit the particular needs of tenants w

Building and maintenance contractor Lakehouse has agreed to sell its loss-making construction and property services divisions to focus on compliance and energy services instead. The move was confirmed in the firm’s latest interim results as major restructuring continued following heavy losses in 2

A new agreement between the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) and the Association for Project Safety (APS) has been announced to help ensure British buildings are safer and better designed.

A new £40 million health and social care hub for the north east of Glasgow has moved a step closer. The Board of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) has agreed the draft Initial Agreement for the proposed new hub as part of a plan to improve performance across a number of services and reduce ine

No more than 5% of households in Scotland should be living in fuel poverty by 2040, under a new target set out in a new bill introduced to parliament. The Fuel Poverty (Target, Definition and Strategy) (Scotland) Bill also sets out a new definition of fuel poverty with innovative use of the UK Minim

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has appointed Michael Matheson as the new cabinet secretary for transport, infrastructure and connectivity while planning has been added to the title of current housing minister Kevin Stewart. The Scottish Government reshuffle sees five new cabinet secretaries appointe

The total amount of derelict and urban vacant land in Scotland decreased by 844 hectares (7%) in the last year, new figures have shown. Data from the 2017 Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Survey revealed that there was 11,649 hectares of derelict and urban vacant land in 2017 compared to 12,493 hec

Shares in shopfitting and interiors group Havelock Europa have been suspended as the company seeks urgent funding to avoid collapse. The company told investors trading in its shares on the Alternative Investment Market had been suspended with immediate effect pending clarification of the group’s f

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has launched an investigation into financial statements of construction materials supplier SIG. The inquiry centres around the audit by Deloitte of the company’s accounts for the years ended 31 December 2015 and 2016.

Hill House appeal donations reach £1m The urgent multi-million pound campaign to save Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s architectural masterpiece, the Hill House, has reached the £1 million in donations mark – two-thirds of its £1.5m target, the National Trust for Scotland has revealed.