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Chris Brooke FRICS has been officially inaugurated as president of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) at a ceremony in Hong Kong, beginning his term for the 2018-2019 year. A chartered surveyor and co-founder of Brooke Husband Limited, a property consulting firm based in Hong Kong,

Mosaic Architecture + Design has completed a £1 million design project for a Glasgow city centre restaurant. Perhaps its most stylish and ambitious yet, the project at So L.A. at 43 Mitchell Street is the fourth restaurant, bar and events space interior design for RUSK & RUSK to date.

Berratt Wong, a graduate quantity surveyor at Kier, explains how the company’s graduate programme has helped his career in construction flourish. I was born in Malaysia and growing up, there was a brilliant TV programme about life working on airlines, so I instantly decided that I wanted to be

CMS Window Systems has welcomed twelve young people to its new CMS Apprenticeship Programme. The initiative will provide credible career opportunities for local people every year and help to ensure that homegrown talent forms the nucleus of its manufacturing and installation workforce for future yea

The City of Glasgow College has formally entered into a research and development project agreement for the utilisation of drone inspections and surveys to include buildings of architecture and historical interest.

The issue of a potential bridge linking Northern Ireland to Scotland has reared its head once more after the idea was highlighted by Boris Johnson and other UK politicians. The idea of constructing a bridge across the Irish Sea was proposed by architect Professor Alan Dunlop earlier this year.

The Vacant and Derelict Land Taskforce has started the process of finding 100 sites in Scotland with the best potential for development. There are more than 3600 sites on the Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Survey, ranging in size from under one hectare up to more than 100 hectares.

New images of a proposed pedestrian and cycle bridge over the M8 that will link North Glasgow to the city centre have been unveiled as the local authority prepares to submit the development for planning. Glasgow City Council said the ‘Street in the Sky’ will reduce walk times between Sig

The quayside at Port of Cromarty Firth is to be expanded to accommodate energy projects and the largest cruise ships. The £30 million plan, which is expected to create more than 140 jobs, will be the second quayside and laydown area to be built at the port in three years.

The University of St Andrews is to receive over £26 million for transformative infrastructure works at its Eden Campus project at Guardbridge. Confirmation of the investment came with the long-awaited announcement of the heads of terms for the Tay Cities Deal.

South Ayrshire Council has appointed Portakabin to build a proposed new state-of-the-art early years centre in Ayr. If approved, a proposed early years centre would be built in the grounds of the Dalmilling Primary Campus.

Morris & Spottiswood has been named ‘Contractor of the Year’ at the 2018 Education Buildings Scotland Awards. Members of the firm received the prestigious accolade at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Edinburgh at a black-tie function supported by the Scottish Government. The £100 mi

Newbattle Community Campus in Midlothian has scooped an award at the Education Buildings Scotland Awards in the Technologies: Transforming Learning, Teaching and the Curriculum category. The Newbattle Community Campus was delivered for Midlothian Council by its development partner hub South East, wi

Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) chief executive Chris Blythe OBE is to retire next year after leading the professional body for almost 20 years. Mr Blythe will retire from the CIOB in May 2019.

A Borders energy supplier with around 290,000 customers has ceased trading after the company was given a £14 million bill by the energy regulator. Spark Energy Supply is part of a gas and electricity firm which employs more than 300 staff at its Selkirk headquarters.