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The latest construction output figures have been described as “encouraging” as contractors continue to bide their time until more clarity is provided on Brexit. Figures published today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have shown a 2.8% increase in all work during January 2019,

MIPIM, the international property fair, opens its doors today, and Clyde Gateway will be there as part of Team Scotland. This is because MIPIM is big, international and truly global in ambition, and by attending, we put Clyde Gateway’s hat in the ring for the chance of significant internationa

Women in Property, the national property and construction industry lobbying and networking organisation, has appointed Samantha McCabe as Central Scotland chairman. An architect and associate at Oberlanders Architects, Samantha will take on the role of chair for Central Scotland Women in Proper

The number of new build homes completed across all sectors over the year ending September 2018 has reached 18,750, an increase of 4% or 635 homes on the previous year, according to the latest Quarterly Housing Statistics for Scotland. The increase included increases in housing association completion

Twenty-one of Scotland’s senior policy-shapers and key building experts, academics, and commentators were welcomed to a roundtable in Edinburgh earlier this year to debate: “What Kind of a Britain are we Building: Scotland?” The event was hosted by Niall Trafford, CEO of BRE a

UK wind farm owner Ventient Energy has commenced a significant expansion into Europe as Scotland’s energy minister Paul Wheelhouse opens its Edinburgh HQ. The firm has taken a 49% stake in a 1GW wind generation portfolio across Spain, Portugal, France and Belgium.

M-Pact Group health and safety manager Martin Robertson on how firms can combat the tragic effects of mental health problems in the workplace. It is one of the great hidden secrets of the construction sector, an issue that many people in what is still a male-dominated indust

The Property Managers Association Scotland (PMAS) has named managing director of James Gibb residential factors Nic Mayall as its new vice president by unanimous decision. PMAS representative body for professional property factor firms in Scotland.

Plans for a 42-home housing development in the Highland village of Strathpeffer have been approved by councillors. The Highland Housing Alliance development, situated off Kinellan Drive on the outskirts of the village, will be made up of 15 two-bedroom homes and 27 three-bedroom properties.

Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP, cabinet secretary for social security and older people, visited the CR Smith Dunfermline headquarters last week to learn more about its bespoke Apprenticeship Programme and plans for the future. She visited head office and toured the workshop, meeting CR Smith apprentice

A Babylonian treasure will be handed back to Iraq later this month after UK border officers foiled an attempt to smuggle it through Heathrow Airport. The 30cm-high inscribed stone, dating back more than 3,000 years, was one section of a larger antiquity that is believed to have been looted from sout

Kier Group has revised up its debt position to include a further £50 million and revealed it will take a £25m hit on a hospital redevelopment project. In its trading statement of January 22 the firm announced that its net debt position was c.£130m at 31 December 2018, but in a surp

An application for planning permission for the development of student accommodation in Edinburgh has been lodged by property developer Summix Capital Ltd. Located on London Road, the 198-bed development will serve to redevelop a site recently in commercial retail use, as well as providing much-neede

The Scottish Government has announced a £12 million loan for the renovation of a Glasgow site to create 85,000 sq ft of new Grade A office space. The funding for 55 Douglas Street, previously known as the Cerium Building, comes from the £150m Building Scotland Fund which is operated by t

The cleanliness of Scotland's biggest hospital is being hampered by a mounting list of repairs, according to a new report. An inspection of Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) was ordered after the death of two patients were linked to a pigeon dropping infection.