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HFD Construction managing director David Shearer gives his take on coming out of lockdown and some of the Phase 1 steps. On the 23rd March, the First Minister issued guidance that placed Scottish construction sites into lockdown. Almost since that moment, HFD has – like many others in the sect

The Advanced Industrialised Methods for the Construction of Homes (AIMCH) project has welcomed Simon Dudley, interim chair of Homes England, as chair of the AIMCH stakeholder group. The £6.5 million AIMCH project is a collaboration between Stewart Milne Group, Barratt Developments, London &

AS Homes (Scotland) has returned with revised plans for a residential transformation of a former bus depot in Glasgow’s East End.

A developer’s plans to deliver 200 homes on the old golf course in the village of Gretna will be subject to an online consultation event this week.

A new housing development has been proposed for Glasgow’s historic Acre House.

Two examples of digital public engagement by Orbit Communications during the COVID-19 pandemic have been deemed best practice by the Scottish Government.  The work to engage with the public on two projects, Finance House in Edinburgh and Locarno Works in Dundee, has been featured by the Scottis

A new net-zero plan launched by Zero Waste Scotland aims to show public, private and third sector organisations how to rebuild after coronavirus and meet their vital obligations on ending the climate emergency at the same time. Zero Waste Scotland has published its plan setting out five key steps fo

Partners in the project top deliver the new Inverurie Community Campus are pleased to report on-site planning and preparation for the recommencement of building works is now underway.

A homeowner in China has filed a complaint after discovering some unusual building materials in his bedroom walls while renovating

The UK Government delayed the introduction of reverse charge VAT for another five months.

A new contractor is being sought to complete work at Aberdeen's £350 million harbour expansion amid speculation about the continued involvement of lead contractor Dragados UK.

Robertson Group has launched safe operating procedures which it said will set a new safety benchmark as the industry prepares to return to work.  

Anderson Anderson & Brown LLP (AAB) has appointed Derek Gemmell as head of construction & property and Stuart Rose as head of construction & property strategy as it prepares for the construction sector to re-open after lockdown. Both Mr Gemmel and Mr Rose have significant experience in t

The Wates Group has announced a change to its senior management team within its Construction Group with the departure of Jason Knights, managing director of SES Engineering Services (SES). Jason joined the Wates Group in 2010, as a regional services director for Wates Construction in London, before

The inquiry into the length of time taken to construct the Edinburgh Trams project has now taken longer than it took the build the line itself.