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The Scottish Government’s head of building standards Stephen Garvin shares the latest work of the Building Standards Division.  Everyone benefits from well-designed, safe and sustainable buildings, spaces and places. Our built environment contributes a great deal to our quality of life an

The Scottish Building Contracts Committee (SBCC) has launched a new website that offers a wealth of practical advice and help. The new site will enable visitors to discover exactly how the pan-industry body provides definitive guidance on building contracts and construction law in Scotland

The demolition of a former Aberdeen secondary school was delayed due to the discovery of asbestos, the local authority has conformed.

Simon Prichard MRICS, senior partner at Gerald Eve, has been appointed the new chair of RICS' UK & Ireland World Regional Board. Mr Prichard has a wealth of experience including chairing Gerald Eve's Diversity Committee - which is responsible for encouraging a more diverse work environment - and

A new property court similar to the Scottish system should be established in England and Wales to deal with the proposed scrapping of section 21 repossessions, according to a property management firm. Apropos by DJ Alexander believes that the rest of the UK needs the equivalent of the First-tier Tri

Electricians across Scotland are encouraged to attend an upcoming seminar from the NICEIC.

This year’s Black Isle Show proved an unprecedented success for Highland-based Chris Knight Plant Sales. Exhibiting a number of models from Yanmar’s compact equipment range, the dealer hosted hundreds of visitors over the course of the two-day event.

Natural stone specialists at Fyfe Memorials has issued a rallying call for Scottish Granite to be used in memorial headstones as reports show that over 95% of Scottish memorials are imported.

The curvilinear walls of the Cidade das Artes in Rio de Janeiro,  the cliff face walls of Kengo Kuma’s V&A Dundee, and the three sails of the Richard Meier designed Jubilee Church, just outside Rome, all have one thing in common - concrete.

A consortium led by infrastructure and renewable energy solutions provider Acciona is to deliver an energy-from-waste (EfW) plant in Aberdeen, it has been confirmed.

Property, construction and infrastructure consultancy Pick Everard has cemented its commitment to Glasgow with the appointment of a new director and investment in larger premises within the city. Following a strategic move to be closer to key clients and Glasgow’s city centre, the new 4,500 sq

Morgan Sindall Construction has been appointed to deliver two new education projects for the Highland Council worth a combined £2 million.  The main contractor will deliver an 800 square metre expansion to Inverness Gaelic Primary School (Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Inbhir Nis), based to t

Keppie Design has concluded a trio of projects on the Orkney Islands with the delivery of the new £64 million Balfour Hospital.

James Gibb Residential Factors has acquired Life Property Management (lpm) in a significant deal to create Scotland’s second-largest factoring business.

Glasgow-based commercial property firm Murphy Young Property is expanding its portfolio of properties with the acquisition of an existing East Kilbride office development and construction of a new commercial trade park. The office development Arx House (formerly the East Kilbride Technology centre)