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Construction industry charity Lighthouse Club welcomed a capacity crowd at the Westminster Park Plaza Hotel in London on December 6 on what turned out to be a record-breaking event. A monumental quarter of a million pounds was raised through table sales, live and silent auctions, heads and tails, a

Glasgow-based property construction group Simply UK has opened the doors to a new care home in Inverness this week after securing a £7.2 million development loan from marketplace lender Assetz Capital. Castle Hill House comprises 88 beds and includes luxuries such as private dining a

The outcomes of the prestigious 2019 SURF Awards for Best Practice in Community Regeneration were announced last week at a celebratory presentation event in Glasgow’s Grand Central Hotel. Representatives of the five category winning initiatives for 2019 were personally congratulated on their i

Livingston Designer Outlet has been awarded the ‘Re:fresh’ award at the prestigious Revo Gold Awards 2019.

Custom House in Dundee which has stood empty for decades could be lifted up and turned around by 90 degrees under a new plan to bring the former headquarters of the city’s Port Authority back to life.

Highland-based construction materials and services provider Pat Munro (Alness) Ltd has announced the opening of its new Major Projects Department and a new Inverness base. The Major Projects team with Brian Munro in the new office

Hardies Property & Construction Consultants has made a number of promotions at partnership and associate levels across its services and offices throughout Scotland. The promotions see long-serving associates Kevin Webster in Stirling and Gareth Cordiner in Aberdeen become partners.

Addleshaw Goddard has appointed real estate investment lawyer Neil Hogg as partner to its real estate team in Glasgow. Neil Hogg brings almost 30 years of experience, as well as a strong portfolio of clients and connections in the hotel, logistics and office sub-sectors.

Councillors have approved a development programme for a new residential quarter in the heart of Aberdeen. 

Planning applications have been submitted to Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park which would see 14 new homes built in the region.

Scotland’s largest trade association has welcomed the Scottish Government’s announcement of an industry-wide consultation on the use of cash retentions in construction. Electrotechnical industry campaigning body SELECT said that it would now actively encourage all firms in Scotland&rsqu

Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) lawyers Michelle Essen and Lisa Dromgoole outline what the election manifestos have in store for the VAT Reverse Charge, the Apprenticeship Levy and Skills Shortage, and Modern Methods of Construction.  The political parties have published their manifestos

Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm has been handed a top award by Scotland’s renewable energy industry. All award winners. Image credit: Blue Sky Photography

hub West Scotland (hWS) has been overwhelmed by the incredible response to its Winter Warmer Appeal on behalf of children living in poverty in Glasgow. (from left) Becky Barnes, volunteer at PEEK; John Mason MSP; Iain Marley, CEO of hub West Scotland and Michaela Collins, CEO of PEEK

UK construction companies are continuing to increase their cash reserves but are earning little to no interest on their money as it’s sitting in low or zero interest accounts, new research has revealed.