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As part of its new year initiatives, a raft of promotions at both director and associate level have been made at Chartered Surveyors firm DM Hall. Seven professionals have been elevated to director status in the firm. They are David Hyde and Wallace Kidd, both of whom work in the Glasgow residential

Reforming Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) to be net zero-ready will speed up the decarbonisation of the UK’s built environment, according to a new report published by the Building Research Establishment (BRE).

In response to the growing demand for affordable, net-zero-ready housing in the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal (ESESCRD), the partners behind the Edinburgh Home Demonstrator (EHD) programme are putting out a call to housebuilders to engage with the programme and expedite the deli

Persimmon West Scotland has announced plans for the construction of 309 new homes at Dargavel Village, with construction to begin early this year. The Dargavel Village development will offer a wide variety of 309 new energy-efficient homes, ranging from two to five bedrooms. This includes 35 of the

The Scottish Government will not be able to phase out fossil-fuel home heating systems by 2045 unless it significantly increases the scale and pace of activity, Audit Scotland has warned today.

One of the most pivotal documents in the history of football is the famous and unique napkin on which the first promise of a contract was written to secure the 13-year-old Lionel Messi for FC Barcelona. It changed the fortunes of both the club and Messi himself who went on to become one of the great

Balfour Beatty has been appointed by Hub South East to deliver two new primary schools in East Lothian valued at £43 million.

A consultation is underway into early proposals to transform the former ABC building on Glasgow's Sauchiehall Street into student accommodation and a ground floor food hall.

A fully functioning one-bedroom bungalow set within The Energy Training Academy's training centre in Dalkeith was officially opened yesterday. Launched by Lorna Slater MSP, minister for green skills, circular economy and biodiversity, the Net Zero Home aims to help establish Scotland as a leader in

Fusion21 has appointed Clark Contracts to its £346 million Building Improvements Framework. The Paisley-based company has been appointed to lot 9 of the framework for works in Scotland. The four-year framework offers a wide range of internal and external improvement works from the installation

Kloeckner Metals UK has officially opened its new state-of-the-art stockholding and processing facility at Newbridge Link at Newbridge Industrial Estate in Edinburgh.

Aberdeenshire-based Kirkwood Timber Frame has appointed Barbara Massie as business development director and promoted Steven Robbie to technical director designate, following its commitment to expanding its market share and driving advancement to modern methods of construction (MMC). Leveraging its s

Architecture and Design Scotland has published its Annual Review for 2023 which provides information about the design agency’s work with communities, local authorities and other stakeholders to achieve a Scotland whose places are healthy, sustainable and thriving where everyone works together

GRAHAM has been awarded the highest accreditation possible by Investors in People (IIP), the first to achieve it for any business in any industry The contractor's commitment and excellence have been recognised by the achievement of the IIP Wellbeing Platinum standard. 

Perthshire-based Morris Leslie Plant Hire has reported a pre-tax profit of £11.5 million and revenues of £49.1m, in its 2022/23 annual accounts.