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Mactaggart & Mickel Homes’ site manager Stuart Gillespie is once again named amongst the country’s best after winning a prestigious industry award for a thirteenth time. Stuart, the senior site manager at the company’s Greenan Views development in Ayrshire, won in the medium ho

Rettie & Co. has appointed Jamie Gillespie, formerly of Corum and Savills, as an associate director for their growing business. This appointment has been made to cement the already successful team in Glasgow, and to support managing partner, Maitland Walker, with ambitious growth plans for the W

The community-led development of 15 affordable homes, flats and self-build plots was granted full planning permission at the end of September. The project above Kirkton Gardens was initiated by Lochcarron Community Development Company (LCDC) based on strong local need, and is being taken forward by

Scottish Borders Council has approved the outline business case initial assessment for the development of a new care village facility in Hawick. Approval was also given at the meeting held on 29 September for shortlisting of the potential options for the care village in Hawick prior to the developme

A 0.69-acre residential building plot with full planning permission and building warrant for the erection of a one-and-a-half-storey 4-bedroom home at The Old Mill, Bleachfield, Huntly AB54 4QX, is being marketed by Baird Lumsden, the rural property arm of DM Hall at offers over £90,000. The p

Scotland Excel’s Energy Efficiency Contractors framework is designed to support its members with their journey towards Net Zero by 2045. In this article, Kirsty Brown, head of business development for Union Technical spoke with Kelly Nugent, senior procurement specialist at Scotland Excel

Some of Scotland’s leading architects and heritage experts are to develop a masterplan for the only home built by the poet Robert Burns. A consortium led by Delfinity Limited won the contract to develop a sustainable future for Ellisland Farm and Museum near Dumfries, where the poet wrote Auld

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Plans to deliver the site of Aberdeen's Silverburn House office block into a large housing development have been given the go-ahead in principle. Parklands View LLP lodged an application in 2019 to convert the site on Claymore Drive into 119 new homes, of which 30 will be affordable.

The National Federation of Roofing Contractors Limited (NFRC) in Scotland is celebrating ten years of an extensive programme of construction skills events, helping to show off traditional roofing skills and the careers available in the industry. Back in 2012, NFRC took part in the first construction

“Transformational change” is needed across the construction industry to prepare for the challenges of net zero, Scottish Government Minister Ivan McKee told guests of construction trade association SELECT. In a keynote speech to an event hosted by the campaigning body, Mr McKee also high

Work on the £12 million Arbroath (Brothock Water) Flood Protection Scheme is nearing completion, with all main construction works set to be completed by the end of this year. In common with many large-scale construction works carried out in recent times, the flood protection scheme has had to

A new series of public hearings have been scheduled for next year as part of the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry. Starting in April, evidence will be taken relating to the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People and Department for Clinical Neurosciences (RHCYP/DCN), Edinburgh.

UK construction companies signalled a modest increase in business activity during September however the sector’s ability to continue growing still faces many challenges. Unlike the other sectoral surveys, September’s S&P Global / CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index

International architecture practice John Robertson Architects (JRA) has added to its established offices in central London and Poland with a new studio in Edinburgh. Led by associate director Angela St Clair-Ford, the studio on George Street will focus on interior design projects, as well as su