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Experts at the University of Stirling are leading a major new research project to create future-proof housing to meet the needs of the world’s ageing population. The project will benefit from the support of international partners including the dementia care foundation established by the Queen

Current lockdown restrictions saw house sellers in Scotland holding off putting their homes up for sale, according to the February 2021 UK Residential Market Survey from RICS.

Savills plc, the international real estate advisor, has announced its preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2020, revealing a 9% drop in group revenue to £1.74 billion. The firm said resilient revenues from less transactional services significantly mitigated a reduction in transac

A new repairs contract that aims to improve the service that tenants currently receive has been agreed by Angus Council. Beginning on April 1, the three-year responsive repairs and voids contract could be extended further to 2026. 

Construction trade association SELECT and consumer protection charity Electrical Safety First have launched their wish-lists ahead of the Scottish Parliament election in May.

Arc-Tech (Scotland) Ltd will employ up to three trade apprentices as part of its annual trade apprentice intake, the company has confirmed.

As plumbing and heating professionals around the globe prepare to celebrate World Plumbing Day today, the Covid pandemic has vividly highlighted their importance as critical workers on the frontline of public health and safety. While World Plumbing Day was inaugurated in 2010 to mark the link b

Aberdeen City Council has made continued progress on construction of the 27 upgraded or new buildings to support additional early learning and childcare (ELC) provision as three more sites are due to be completed soon. Tillydrone Nursery is due to be completed early this mon

A ground-breaking project to store renewable energy using gravity is taking shape in Edinburgh.

A social housing development in Eindhoven has integrated a vertical forest. The first 'vertical forest' in the Netherlands will be integrated into one of two new smart buildings to be built in the city of Eindhoven.

A consultation has opened on proposals by plant machinery company Morris Leslie to deliver a £33.8 million leisure-led development in West Kinfauns, Perthshire.

Construction trade association SELECT has published a manifesto for a better and more sustainable industry in the run-up to the Holyrood elections this May. The Creating a Brighter Manifesto includes key demands on behalf of over 1,250 businesses across the electrotechnical industry, including calls

Construction and refurbishment experts Procast have completed a £530,000 contract to construct and fit out an all-new extension to a primary school in Lanarkshire. The company's team, together with Cleland Primary head teacher Jan Barclay and principal teacher Lorna Telfer, got together for a

Engie Regeneration is carrying out extensive renovations works on a number of council-owned tower blocks in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire. Engie is working on behalf of North Lanarkshire Council to enhance Blairgrove and Merryston Court and Glen and Millbrae Court.

Local contractor and renewable technologies experts Alliance Electrical Services will soon begin a £300,000 programme of work to install smoke detectors in partnership with Angus Council. Beginning with a programme of work to fit smoke detectors in more than 600 homes in Arbroath, the installa