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Duncan Smith draws on his experience in Scotland's social housing and construction sectors to outline the potential for post-COVID change and how EnerPHit could be a solution at scale. It’s hard to imagine where we are just now compared to just three months ago, it seems a different

Glasgow-based communications agency Perceptive Communicators has launched support to help its construction industry clients and contacts communicate more effectively during the COVID-19 crisis. The consultancy, which specialises in the construction sector, has established a group on LinkedIn and is

The Scottish Government is to fully fund a new infrastructure programme for pop-up walking and cycling routes or temporary improvements to existing routes to better enable physical distancing

Members of a council’s planning committee were given a rude awakening when their online meeting was trolled by uninvited guests.

The newly-established Construction Industry Coronavirus Forum (CICV Forum) has hailed the “speed and efficiency” of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme rollout – but has warned that the real test will be if all claims are paid on time. Set up to support Scotland’s constructi

The UK Government has announced that small businesses will benefit from a new fast-track finance scheme providing loans with a 100% government-backed guarantee for lenders. Under the new initiative, businesses will be able to borrow between £2,000 and £50,000 and access the cash within d

Blantyre electric heating distributor EHC Energy Limited has gone into employee ownership after its directors sold a majority stake into a staff share scheme.

Plans for a 550-home development in Bridge of Don have won the support of Aberdeen planning officers.

Tartan Leisure Ltd co-founder Andy Hadden discusses the latest developments in the landmark Wavegarden Scotland project and his hopes to create a place to reconnect with outdoor life with our family and friends and make our health and wellness a key priority. Amid all the anxiety and uncertaint

With more major housebuilders returning to site this week, the industry’s largest trade union has called on the UK Government to include construction workers in its targeted COVID-19 testing of key workers in order to help halt the disease’s spread.

The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) has published a series of proposals to support the delivery of safe working environments as construction sites in the country reopen, including the need to stagger shifts from 7am to midnight.

Rolls Royce plc’s group property director Ian Campbell has accepted the position of executive director of estates at the University of Glasgow. A graduate of the University of Aberdeen, Ian has been group property director of Rolls Royce plc since 2007 and has had a wide-ranging career in loca

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has appointed Jason Hemingway as its new membership director. Bringing more than 30 years of construction sector experience to the role, Jason was managing director of the suspended ceiling manufacturer Rockfon for seven years before moving into d

A Scottish architectural and planning practice has developed and launched a portal of virtual work experience for secondary pupils who are missing out on work experience this term due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Halliday Fraser Munro’s team rapidly created the portal when it became clear that th

With the Community Right to Buy for Sustainable Development coming in to place last weekend, land commissioner Megan MacInnes looks at what it means for communities and for land reform. Last weekend marked the launch of the latest in the Scottish Government’s land reform toolkit – the Co