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A ceremony was held yesterday to mark the topping-out of real estate investment firm FORE Partnership's flagship Cadworks office development in Glasgow city centre. Alongside FORE Partnership’s Basil Demeroutis, Aurélien Collignon and Giles Edwards, the Lord Provost of Glasgow

Supporting Scottish construction businesses while ensuring new recruits are welcomed into the industry are the key goals of CITB’s plan for 2021/22 for Scotland, which has been unveiled today.

Commercial decorating contractor Bell Group has completed a management buy-out with the support of a seven-figure loan from HSBC UK.

GL Roofing Architectural and Cladding Systems has been awarded the contract to design, supply and install the roof and wall cladding on the new Lidl store in Kemper Avenue, Falkirk. The old store on Arnot Street was closed in January 2021, with demolition works commencing the same month.

SSE Renewables is holding an online event to meet businesses and highlight future supply chain opportunities for the proposed multi-billion-pound developments Berwick Bank Wind Farm and Marr Bank Wind Farm.

Frank Boyle has joined Linstone Housing as its new director of property and assets. Mr Boyle joins the Association from Milnbank Housing Association in Glasgow’s East End where he held the role of asset manager.

Construction firm The JR Group has reached significant milestones in the development of three of its affordable housing projects for Link Group. The trio of projects will see 158 new homes being delivered across Cambuslang, Paisley and Coatbridge, and with construction set to heat up over the coming

Barratt Homes West Scotland has returned with a revised proposal for a new housing estate in Cambusbarron with almost a third fewer homes than its previous application. The developer lost its bid to overturn Stirling Council’s refusal of the 265-home plan for the Seven Sist

Williamsburgh Housing Association has completed its new build development at Milliken Road in Kilbarchan.

The implementation of a new Local Development Plan for the Cairngorms National Park has paved the way for an increase in the number of affordable homes required in new developments within the communities that have the greatest need.

As the industry looks to power the post-COVID economic recovery, embedding sustainability strategies will be critical to strengthening the supply chain and achieving the country’s net zero targets, according to the latest UK Market Intelligence Report (UKMI) from Turner & Townsend.

Construction firms battling back from the impact of Covid-19 could be among the winners from a new UK Government support scheme, according to a finance expert. Lawyer Gavin Buchan, a partner at Scottish legal firm Lindsays who leads its banking and finance team, also expects hospitality businesses t

Digby Brown has pledged to work with 12 other law firms to support a new campaign which aims to raise awareness of the dangers of asbestos and the cancer called mesothelioma, which is caused by exposure to asbestos. The UK has the world’s highest incidence of mesothelioma with around 2,700 peo

Two new members of staff have joined the team at Communities Housing Trust (CHT). ​Rob Humphrey joined CHT in March as a construction development officer, working in the Development team to take communities' plans through the development and build stages. 

The community purchase of the Lochinver Glebe from the Church of Scotland has now gone through with the Assynt Development Trust planning to use the land for affordable housing.