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Workloads for small building companies in Scotland fell in the final quarter of 2019 with the political uncertainty in the period up to the General Election having a marked effect, according to the Federation of Master Builders Scotland (FMB Scotland).  

Cement and bitumen-based construction products specialist Instarmac Group has appointed Mark Shorrock as its new managing director. Set to take up the position on April 1, Mark has extensive experience within the construction and manufacturing industry having served as managing director for Parex UK

Atelier Capital Partners has launched into the short-term lending and development finance market with finance provided by funds managed by M&G Investments. The company, which formed last year, provides finance for developments across the UK and has already financed projects in Scotland.

Singapore-based Q Investment Partners (QIP) and HG Developments Limited (HGD) have secured debt finance from UK development lender Maslow Capital for their purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) development in Edinburgh.

Expectations for Scottish commercial property during the year ahead have improved following last month’s election result, according to the Q4 2019 RICS Commercial Market Survey. Scottish surveyors, on balance, expect commercial rents and capital values to rise overall in the 12-months ahead, h

Office fit out and refurbishment specialist Overbury has secured a contract to deliver the first phase of a refurbishment project at Registers of Scotland’s Meadowbank House offices in Edinburgh.

Mactaggart & Mickel has secured planning permission to build a development of twelve bespoke properties in Newton Mearns ‘Little Broom’ will be situated between Broom Road and Mearns Road, adjacent to the previously built Broom Estate.

As the world’s largest oil and gas companies face mounting pressure to address the climate emergency, new research from CMS reveals that a significant majority of the sample – equivalent to half of worldwide production – is adapting their strategy to invest in a more diverse energy

Investment by the City of Edinburgh Council on upgrading, maintaining and repairing schools and other buildings in the capital has broken through the £100 million barrier. Since the start of the current council administration in 2017, a total of £107m will have been spent by the end of t

Scotland accounted for 18% of the increase in public sector new housing output across Great Britain in 2019, according to official figures. The Housing in construction output statistics, Great Britain, 2010-2019, published today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), found that growth in publi

Cunninghame Housing Association held an official opening ceremony last week to commemorate the completion of its new affordable housing development at Longpark in Kilmarnock.

Dundee City Council has approved plans to build 14 new social housing flats in Lochee.

Hebridean Housing Partnership (HHP) has lodged plans to develop 74 new affordable homes on the Isle of Lewis. The social landlord wants to expand the existing Blackwater development on the edge of Newmarket.

A new guide has been published detailing how organisations can take the public with them when planning new building developments or other activities.

A new brochure has been produced that explains some of the vital work that SELECT carries out behind the scenes.