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Dundee City Council has joined forces with local trade unions to sign a 12-point charter committing them to fair work in the construction sector. The charter pledges to ensure that through the procurement and delivery of council-backed building projects there will be high standards of employment sta

Employees from Kier Construction Scotland and their sub-contractors have just completed a very rewarding construction project – volunteering at Whiteleys Retreat in South Ayrshire to improve a number of its facilities. The team at Kier Construction, who are currently building the nearby state-

BAM Construction’s team working on Edinburgh’s new premier office development, Capital Square, rallied round to donate 120 selection boxes to the Grassmarket Community Project which provides a drop-in meal service for the homeless community. The gift-wrapped boxes will be distributed thi

Almost 1000 guests were welcomed through the doors of the Park Plaza Hotel in London earlier this month on what was to prove to be the fundraising event of the year for the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity, with a magnificent £212,000 being raised for construction families in crisis. G

This week tenants begin moving in to brand new Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) homes in Galashiels, just in time for Christmas. Work has been completed on the new £1.8 million SBHA housing development at Rose Court in Langlee, which was handed over by Hart Builders and agents Eildo

Roof truss manufacturer and supplier Pasquill has embraced the festive spirit by unveiling a Christmas tree measuring 23 feet made entirely out of trusses. Staff from Pasquill’s Inverness branch created a smaller design the previous year, and after receiving a great response decided to supersi

Partnership home builder Keepmoat Homes has announced the appointment of its first female regional managing director. Beth McNeil, who joined Keepmoat Homes in 2015, has been promoted to the role of regional managing director for the business’ Scottish operations having previously served as op

Partnership housing developer Lovell has announced the appointment of Sarah Fenton as regional commercial director as it sets its sights on future growth in Scotland. Sarah is a fully qualified quantity surveyor by training and joins Lovell’s Scotland office having spent the previous five year

Plans to build four blocks of flats on a derelict site on Leith waterfront have been given the green light. S1 Developments has secured planning permission to build 245 flats at a development branded ‘Skyliner’ at Ocean Drive on the edge of Albert Dock. The flats will be built in four bl

Mechanical and electrical services provider Arc-Tech (Scotland) Ltd is looking forward to the completion of a new Travelodge in Govan in early-2019. Having been appointed to the project earlier this year, the firm has undertaken a full service installation alongside the main contractor CBC Ltd.

Potentially over 670 jobs will be created with the development of five sites in Tweedbank, including Lowood Estate, which has been purchased by Scottish Borders Council. A report to full council on December 20 will outline a series of development plans for four sites on the Borders Innovation Park w

Construction and property consultancy Thomas & Adamson (T&A) has been appointed as principal designer on two new projects in Edinburgh and East Lothian. The first has seen T&A monitor the safe installation of the Edinburgh City Christmas lights and Christmas tree on The Mound. This is th

Scotland's oldest nuclear reactor in Dounreay is to be demolished following the appointment of a contractor by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority's (NDA). The three-year contract has been awarded to Cavendish Nuclear and its partners, local firm JGC Engineering, KDC and Frazer-Nash Consultancy, f

Springfield Properties has unveiled plans to build 85 new affordable homes in a Moray village. The developer is proposing to deliver the properties between the A96 and St Andrews Road in Lhandbryde.

The new Bertha Park village being built on the edge of Perth has been recognised by the Scottish Government for its innovative approach to planning.   Developer Springfield Properties and Perth & Kinross Council picked up the prestigious Scottish Award for Quality in Planning within the Par