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The UK business of international property and construction consultancy Gleeds has been awarded the coveted Great Place to Work certification by the global authority on workplace culture for a second year. Certification is a significant achievement, backed by validated and anonymous feedback from Gle

Two Ayrshire College students, Billie Murray and Chantelle Muir, have been selected to attend the Scottish bricklaying ‘SkillBuild’ competition taking place in Edinburgh in June this year. SkillBuild is the largest and longest-running multi-trade competition in the UK for construction ap

St Andrews Timber & Building Supplies is increasing its stock options at its Stenhouse base after significantly modifying the Edinburgh facility. Work has been completed on a ‘slap through’ which will expand the site by linking two separate warehouses which had previously been used f

BE-ST (Built Environment – Smarter Transformation) is to undertake a deep retrofit of Scotland’s National Retrofit Centre and use the opportunity to transform the building into a living demonstrator of best practice in the retrofit of non-domestic buildings.

Perth and Kinross Council is hosting two workshops in May to provide householders and landlords with advice about retrofitting energy saving measures and connecting them with qualified contractors.

Persimmon has welcomed an increase in sales, orders and property prices as “green shoots” signalling the potential easing of pressures in the sector.

Green Home Systems has become one of the first Duracell Energy Platinum Partners in Scotland. This means the company can now supply and install a new range of energy products which just launched for the UK domestic market – storage batteries, inverters (which convert the electricity from solar

It’s just days until the opening of the Homebuilding & Renovating Show, which is back SEC, Glasgow on 11-12 May 2024.

GRAHAM welcomed Glasgow Caledonian University students to Buchanan Wharf, one of Scotland’s largest mixed-use developments, to learn more about careers in construction. Tours were conducted by lead contractor GRAHAM and facility management operator, ISS Facility Services UK. The team hosted 24

Works at a £48 million Flood Protection Scheme on the Isle of Cumbrae are developing well and offshore works are now completed.

The last remaining shop front improvement grants have been awarded by the Penicuik Heritage Regeneration Project. These are improvements to No 26 High Street (Marmaris take away), 8 John Street (Headcases hairdressers), 10 John Street (Caley Vape Shop), 12 John Street (K Electrics) and 2A The Square

Argyll and Bute Council has identified 11 potential projects that could be in the running to benefit from a share of up to £20 million of capital funding from the UK Government’s Levelling Up Fund. The council was notified in November last year that it was one of just four local authorit

A development of 18 apartments has been granted planning approval in Linlithgow.

Japanese authorities are planning to build a huge barrier to block views of the iconic Mount Fuji to stop overseas tourists from misbehaving at the popular photo spot.

HDR, the international engineering consultancy for the built environment, has appointed Richard Papworth as a director for the United Kingdom power, waste and industrial markets. Richard will oversee HDR’s growth throughout the UK and western Europe, focusing on a power program in Scotland, an