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Local charities and housing experts have come together in Edinburgh to discuss the housing challenges faced by people living in Scotland and look at potential practical solutions.

Nick Sangwin, managing director of Sangwin Group, became national chair of the National Federation of Builders (NFB) yesterday at the NFB’s annual general meeting (AGM), which was followed by a celebratory gala dinner. Construction industry professionals and guests gathered at The Deep in

A new guide launched by the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) has identified how to improve access to housing adaptations, ensuring patients can live well at home. The guide has been endorsed by a number of expert bodies from across the UK, including the Chartered Institute of Housing

ARK Consultancy has appointed Stephen Leonard to lead the team providing its finance advisory services to both public and private sector organisations. Stephen, a qualified accountant is a versatile and experienced finance professional with a successful track record of supporting organisations from

Multi award-winning Cruden Homes have won a further accolade at the 2019 Scottish Home Awards, for their unique Meadowside development in Aberlady, East Lothian.

SELECT, the trade body for the electrotechnical industry in Scotland recorded another year of successful awareness-raising, outreach and training initiatives its president told members at the association’s 107th AGM this week. Kevin Griffin was re-elected as president of SELECT and Donald W Or

The 2019 CIH Scotland Excellence Awards, which "recognise and celebrate the creativity, passion and innovation of housing organisations and individuals across the breadth of the sector in Scotland", are now open for applications. These awards are open to housing teams, private landlords and sector l

Global real estate agency CBRE has announced that it has acquired 120 West Regent Street, a multi-let prime office investment in the heart of Glasgow’s Central Business District, on behalf of West Ranga Property Group.

Forth Ports has rolled out a range of innovative wearable technology which monitors the vibration exposure experienced by power tool users to reduce the risk of developing the incurable HAVS condition. Launched in 2016 by manufacturer Reactec, HAVwear is a wearable wrist device that monitors in real

Architectural practice Anderson Bell +Christie has become the latest Scottish business to announce its transition to employee ownership – an increasingly popular business model.

The directors of Tayside Plumbing & Building Supplies have announced their decision to close the 45-year-old company and wind the business up while it remains solvent. Accountants MHA Henderson Loggie said the move comes after careful consideration and is a voluntary decision meaning all the cre

Glasgow-based Wheatley Group has announced the appointment of technology specialist Angela Mitchell as a non-executive director. A Partner at Deloitte since 2010, Angela oversees Deloitte’s public sector technology business across the UK as well as leading the Scottish public sector practice.

Architects, house-builders and housing developers of all sizes have been shortlisted in the Saltire Society Housing Design Awards 2019.

An empty building that is all that remains of Dundee's original Overgate shopping centre built in the 1960s and slated for demolition may not now come down until Autumn 2020, more than two years later than originally planned. Ten-storey-high City House, which rises above the current Overgate Sh

The Scottish Government should “fully commit” to housing co-operatives to help tackle Scotland’s housing crisis, opposition MSPs have said. recent report from Co-operatives UK highlighted that Scotland has just 11 registered housing co-ops, compared to 685