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Trade body SELECT is taking its campaign for regulation of the electrical industry to the Scottish Parliament this week in a bid to keep the issue firmly in the public eye. Scotland’s largest trade association has secured prominent exhibition space at Holyrood, where it will spend three days e

Home Group in Scotland has been chosen to create new homes for affordable rent in Dundee.

A three-storey tenement building in Glasgow has partially collapsed after a fire broke out in a ground-floor shop. Firefighters worked through the night to tackle the flames in Albert Drive in the Pollokshields area.

A proposed housing development in Houston, Renfrewshire, would generate significant job and economic benefits, according to new research.

A number of buildings in the Forthside area of Stirling are now receiving heat that’s generated from waste water thanks to a groundbreaking £6 million project that’s now fully operational in the area. (from left) James Reid, divisional manager, FES; Charles Easton, director, FES; P

Students from Newcastle’s Northumbria University have paid a visit to Shawfairt to learn how a new town is created and developed. The 42 second-year students are studying for a BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying which includes construction technology, economics, measurement, contracts and law.

A Holyrood committee has called on the Scottish Government to fulfil its commitment and introduce compulsory sales orders to tackle the blight of empty homes. The call is part of a series of recommendations made in the local government and communities committee’s report into Scotland’s e

A historic structure in Inveraray has been successfully renovated during a recent project. Argyll and Bute Council invested £200,000 to restore the Category A-listed Avenue Screen.

Plans have been drawn up to transform public toilets in Glasgow into tourist accommodation.

Dundee City Council has confirmed it has launched an investigation following allegations about the award of an £8.3 million contract to provide safety equipment in council homes.

Offsite construction specialist The McAvoy Group has expanded its board with the appointment of Martin O’Neill as contracts director. With 25 years’ experience in construction and civil engineering, Martin brings a wide range of project delivery experience to his new role.

James Donaldson & Sons Ltd has appointed Luke Roberts as managing director for Fife- headquartered Donaldson Timber Engineering (DTE). DTE is the UK’s largest and longest established manufacturer of roof trusses, engineered joists, beams and spandrel panels, with over 30 years of experienc

Glasgow-headquartered Morris & Spottiswood has secured a place on a UK Government construction works framework worth a total of £30 billion. The contractor, which also has offices in Edinburgh and Perth as well as Leeds and Warrington, has been named as one of just 128 businesses to work o

The Scottish Property Federation (SPF) has announced Robin Blacklock as its next chair following the trade association’s annual dinner last night. Mr Blacklock, who is the managing director at Dowbrae Property Consultancy, said he comes to the role seeking to emphasise the positive contributio

A Scottish trade body has urged Scotland Excel to insist on the use of project bank accounts (PBAs) for its new £1.5 billion social housing construction framework. Speaking after Scotland Excel’s recent Glasgow conference, Fiona Hodgson, CEO of the Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing