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Santa arrived early at Kirkliston Primary School this year with a special gift for the annual Christmas Fair from housebuilder Dandara East Scotland. The housebuilder donated £500 to buy an iPad, which was the star prize in the raffle at the event held on the 2nd of December. The money will al

The delivery of much needed social housing in the city is a step closer thanks to a new development in one of Edinburgh’s most well-known former hospitals. Home in Scotland has instructed construction partners The JR Group to assist in the delivery of 31 one- and two-bedroomed apartments at th

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has published its Code of Quality Management following two years of research which was launched in response to a number of incidents highlighting construction defects in the UK. The new Code, subtitled a ‘Guide to Best Practice Construction Quality Ma

Surveying practice Shepherd Chartered Surveyors has today announced its merger with multi discipline property and construction consultants, Hardies. The two firms said the newly formed practice will be unrivalled in its delivery network of surveying and construction services throughout the

A revival in the construction industry north of the Border remains “fragile”, the Federation of Master Builders Scotland (FMB) has warned. The group’s new services director Gordon Nelson said it was encouraging to see official UK-wide output showing a 1.5 per cent uplift in construction output

The importance that the Chancellor George Osborne and the Governor of the Bank of England attach to the need to increase housing supply is “hugely significant”, according to Homes for Scotland. During last week’s Mansion House speeches, the Chancellor outlined action he has taken which he said

Retail specialist contractor Barr Construction has commenced construction on the site of the new Waitrose in Milngavie. Developers Town Centre Securities appointed Barr Construction as main contractors of the Milngavie site which will be the retailer’s seventh outlet and fourth new-build store in

A Shetland apprentice, a plasterer from East Kilbride and a construction worker from Cumnock were all given prestigious industry awards by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB). Highland lad Christopher Smith took home the National Construction College (NCC) Outstanding Apprentice of the Y

Public sector procurement consortium LHC has helped its members save over £20m in terms of hours worked. Figures released in the LHC annual review for 2013/14 reveal that from April 2013 to March 2014, LHC frameworks were used 229 times by 132 customers on 512 different projects across the UK.

Sandy Adam Moray and Larbert-based Springfield Properties added a further trophy to its awards cabinet with the presentation of Scottish Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year award.

Work on the latest phase of the £288 million upgrade of the Glasgow Subway is now underway with the installation of a lift and stunning new glass canopy work at St Enoch Subway station. St Enoch, one of the biggest and busiest of the 15 stations, will be the first on the network to benefit from a l

Greg Fitzgerald Greg Fitzgerald has announced that he will step down next year after 33 years at Galliford Try.

Construction work on a £9 million development at Largo Road in St Andrews is due to begin next month. Crucible (St Andrews) Limited, the development company behind plans which will provide the town with an M&S Simply Food store and a 65-bedroom Premier Inn Hotel, has announced work is expected

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A sales and marketing director has been appointed to Edinburgh city centre’s £500m landmark mixed-use Quartermile development. Jan Welsh has over 25 years’ property sector experience and joins from Countrywide Land & New Homes where she was area director for the North West of England. Durin