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Main contractors expect to be under yet more financial pressure during the year ahead as supply chain costs rise more than tender prices, a new industry survey has found. An inaugural industry report from quantity surveying and commercial management consultancy Soben Contract and Commercial examined

Fife Council has given planning permission in principle to Taylor Wimpey East Scotland’s proposals for 1,400 homes and a new primary school in Halbeath. The local authority’s west area planning committee has given 20-year planning permission in principle for the on the 80-hectare agricul

Network Rail has announced further contract awards worth a total of £467 million. The most significant work-bank, a renewals and enhancements framework valued at £320m, has been awarded to BAM Nuttall Ltd. The framework will complete a wide range of projects including replacing and refur

Glasgow Housing Association’s transformation of social housing in Scotland’s largest city has boosted the nation’s economy by £2 billion and supported thousands of jobs, a new report has revealed. The study by the Fraser of Allander Institute (FAI) reviewed the impact of both

ISG has started construction work on a £7 million expansion to the UK & Ireland head office building of roof window manufacturer Velux in Fife. The 37,673 sq ft two-storey, new build structure will house a new customer service centre, training facilities, meeting suites, office space and a

The first phase of a multi-million pound transformation of a community in Edinburgh has taken shape with the launch of 111 new energy-efficient homes. The Dunedin Canmore properties form part of the redevelopment of Craigmillar town centre that will see the area transformed by new homes, a new secon

GRAHAM has supported an event aiming to encourage young female students to consider a career in construction or civil engineering. 150 S1 and S2 students from nine schools across East, North and South Ayrshire attended Girls into Construction and Civil Engineering at Ayrshire College, as part of the

Views are being sought from the housing sector as a Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) consultation nears its conclusion. As part of “transformational changes needed to tackle today’s problems”, the environmental body is shifting its approach to regulation by moving focu

Chartered surveyors DM Hall has moved to high-quality, modern, fully-refurbished premises on the third floor of 4-5 Union Terrace in Aberdeen city centre. The new offices, on one floor with an open-plan layout and spectacular views over Union Terrace Gardens and the city centre, will mean that, unli

Scottish glass wool insulation manufacturer Superglass has developed the ultimate tea cosy and pitted it against the traditional woolly cosy in a Facebook Live video. The tea cosy, made of 84% recycled glass wool insulation, kept an identical tea pot hotter over a 90-minute period in an experiment b

One of the UK’s biggest housing-linked infrastructure projects is to be delivered in Winchburgh after a deal was struck between a new joint venture, the Scottish Government and West Lothian Council. Winchburgh Developments Limited (WDL), a newly-created joint venture between private equity par

Housebuilder Mactaggart & Mickel has announced a significant new appointment as homes director Joanne Casey takes on the newly created role of managing director of its Homes England division. The appointment makes her the first woman MD in the history of Mactaggart & Mickel, and follows a de

City Gate Construction (CGC) has got 2019 off to a flying start by revealing it has an £11.6 million order book. The healthy beginning to the new year comes on the back of an impressive year of success in 2018.

Glasgow City Council has approved plans to build 186 affordable homes on the former site of a bus depot in Govanhill. Designed by Mast Architects on behalf of Link Group and Park Lane Larkfield SPV, the project will see 24 one-bedroom flats, 128 two-bedroom flats, 30 three-bedroom houses and four tw

Fresh plans by Grampian Housing Association to deliver affordable homes on the site of a former Deeside school have been lodged. The Association purchased this site with the desire to rejuvenate the C-listed Old School site in Ballater and provide 24 much-needed affordable homes.