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Construction materials provider Saint-Gobain has committed to supporting the construction of more high-quality homes for care leavers as well as further construction training for young people through the renewal of its charity alliance with Barnardo’s.

Plans have been unveiled for a new development which aims to deliver Scotland's premier equestrian centre in Aberdeenshire.

As the government continues to push the construction industry to move more of the building process off-site and into factories, Roddy Cormack, construction specialist at law firm Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP, explores a conundrum which must be solved if the industry is to thrive in this area

Construction trade associations SELECT and the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) have held talks to discuss common key strategies and priorities and how they plan to continue their close collaboration to help build a brighter future for the UK’s post-COVID electrotechni

Soben, a quantity surveying and commercial management consultancy headquartered in East Kilbride, has expanded its operations into the United States. The company’s new US headquarters will be located in Chicago, IL with the newly-hired North America CEO Joe Cusick leading a team of 11 consulta

Global construction contractor Multiplex has today launched a pathway that sets out the actions it will undertake between now and 2030 to help its European operations achieve net zero carbon by 2050, including supply chain emissions. One Decade to Act includes a public commitment to achieve fiv

Persimmon said today it remains on track to increase the number of new home handovers compared to last year with completions in the first half of 2021 approaching those of the first half of 2019.

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has become the first trade body to adopt a new industry agreed prequalification standard that promises to cut expensive and time-consuming ‘red tape’ for contractors. The new Common Assessment Standard, developed by Build UK and endors

Property maintenance firm Bell Group has announced a commitment to recruit and train a further 500 apprentices over the next five years following the award of several large long-term contracts with clients across the country.

A new image of the world’s first and only rotating boat lift, the Falkirk Wheel, is to feature on the new Bank of Scotland polymer £50 note, which will enter circulation on July 1. Visible on the reverse, the famous Falkirk structure will be joined by an image of the shape-shif

A public consultation will be conducted into plans for 61 new homes in Bathgate. Persimmon Homes East Scotland has lodged a Proposal of Application Notice to West Lothian Council regarding its housing, commercial and retail plan for land at Simpson Avenue / Leyland Road in Wester Inch.

Heat networks have not been widely adopted in the UK due to a lack of regulation and resulting lack of consumer confidence. They also require significant upfront capital costs. As Scotland is the first nation within the UK to bring out legislation in this area, Sarah-Jane McArthur and Sara

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Aberdeen City Council

Regeneration business Peel L&P has submitted an initial planning application into its proposed delivery of 1,100 homes, a 200-bedroom hotel plus a 2,500 sqm for a mix of leisure venues at Glasgow's Yorkhill Quay. The land, located on the Northern banks of the River Clyde in the West End of Glasg

Places for People's Engine Yard development in Edinburgh has been shortlisted at this year’s Inside Housing Awards 2021.