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Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has awarded 44 suppliers places on its major new Facilities Management and Workplace Services framework which will heavily weight ‘quality’ in its contract award criteria, rather than lowest cost. The UK Government said the new framework supports the p

Contractor GRAHAM has pledged to support Scottish youngsters to establish a career in construction by joining the Young Person’s Guarantee (YPG) – a joint commitment to bring together employers, partners and young people across the country.

Redpath Construction hosted a charity golf day at Barassie Golf Club in Kilmarnock yesterday to raise money for Clyde One Cash for Kids. Six teams competed over 5 hours with team Bradley winning the team prize after three teams scored the same total, leading to a tense, after dinner ‘putt off&

The Scottish Government has accepted all twelve recommendations of an independent review of the role of incineration including that no further planning permission for incineration facilities should be granted. Last month a report authored by waste sector expert Dr Colin Church re

Timber frame manufacturer Donaldson Timber Systems (DTS) has become one of the first manufacturers to achieve Buildoffsite Property Assurance Scheme Plus (BOPAS plus), a durability assessment for advanced, offsite build systems.

Public sector procurement authority SCAPE Scotland has launched a new procurement guide that will enable public bodies to achieve the Scottish Government’s Net Zero Public Sector Building Standard for construction projects. The new Lifecycle procurement solution has been hailed as the first in

Andrew Haslam, Ogilvie Homes and another developer have submitted plans to Stirling Council to build 38 houses in the rural Stirlingshire village of Fintry. The developers hope to build on land next to south of Menzies Terrace.

Staff who are part of the project which is building a low cost and low carbon heat network for Torry have grown connections with their local area by helping at a community garden and a primary school.

Robertson Homes has completed its acquisition of land for a new housing development in Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire.

Hillcrest's £6 million affordable housing development on Edinburgh’s Warriston Road has formally opened, adding a further 45 affordable homes to the city’s affordable housing provision. To mark the opening, delegates from City of Edinburgh Council visited the Canonmills Garden deve

Abbeyfield Scotland’s house, Paterson Court in Haddington, has begun a significant refurbishment programme this week. The supported accommodation complex will see ten units refurbished with new en-suite bathrooms, an enhanced decking area in the communal gardens, a new laundry facility, and th

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Carnegie Williow Limited.

The LEGO Group has announced plans to invest more than $1 billion to build a new factory in the United States.

Vacant land at Darnley Mains on the southern outskirts of Glasgow has been earmarked for a new convenience store, takeaway and drive-thru coffee shop.

Councillors have approved plans by energy firm SSEN to build a new £15 million office building on the outskirts of Perth.