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Heron Bros has won over £110 million of new construction work in Scotland and Northern Ireland. In Scotland, the company has been appointed as the main contractor of the £14m Bargarran Primary School, St John's Bosco Joint Faith Primary School & Nursery in Renfrewshire.

Developers have unveiled plans to build 140 affordable flats and houses at the former Maxwell Road gasworks in East Pollokshields. Plans submitted by AS Homes on behalf of Home Group will see 96 townhouses and 44 flats as well as supporting amenity space and recreational areas developed on 8.3 acres

Steven Todd Steven Todd from EQ Chartered Accountants discusses the impact of uncertainty within the construction sector.

Paul Curran Broadcaster and former cabinet minister Michael Portillo, Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson MSP and Scottish cabinet secretary for the economy, jobs and fair work Keith Brown MSP will headline this year’s 10th annual Scottish Property Federation (SPF) conference.

A proposed Govanhill Housing Association development in Glasgow A study into the impact of investment in housing, regeneration and neighbourhood renewal in Glasgow has issued a briefing paper into the benefits of new build housing provided through regeneration in the city.

Kirsten Young, key account manager at Falck Safety Services UK with John Sibbald, director of Sibbald Training Sibbald Training and Falck Safety Services have joined forces to provide construction related training in Aberdeen, Dundee and the North East concentrating on the Site Safety Plus suite of

Alan Simpson Kingdom Housing Association appoints new director of housing and asset management

It was a video of a Toronto man dancing while on a construction job, shared among family and friends on Facebook, that instead quickly spread like wildfire to reach tens of millions people worldwide… and even got Hollywood’s attention. The man at the centre of it all is Tony Restivo. He can be s

Proposals have been submitted to demolish the Old College Bar in Glasgow for a 12-storey student flat development. Under the plans from developer Structured House, the High Street establishment will be removed and replaced with a 426-bed complex for university students in the area.

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is to begin its consultation with industry on a new Levy offer which would see an across the board reduction for all firms to fund a new more relevant offer for industry and a reformed grants scheme. The proposal would see the PAYE Levy on the direct w

A developer is seeking approval for new homes on the site of a former Edinburgh school on behalf of Castle Rock Edinvar Housing Association. The Edinburgh Evening News reports that city-based Hopefield Partnerships wants to transform the site of the former Hunter’s Tryst Primary School into 89 aff

David Russell Growing energy and sustainability consultancy Carbon Futures has appointed David Russell as its new director.

The Atria building in Edinburgh Investment into Edinburgh’s office market last year reached heights not seen since 2006 as UK political uncertainty failed to deter interest from overseas investors, according to a new report.

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) Academy is notching up an industry first with the launch of a massive open online course (MOOC) on ethics and compliance that is tailor made for construction professionals. The five-week interactive course is free and open to anyone working in the built env

Gill Henry (left) and Nicola Barclay will be utilising their skills to support vulnerable communities during a week-long ‘Women’s Build’ in Mumbai this month Two of the best known female faces in Scotland’s home building industry are in the midst of final arrangements as they prepare to fly