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Brian Pettigrew Energy and services firm ENGIE has announced the next chapter of its expansion plans in Scotland with the appointment of Brian Pettigrew as regional managing director for its Regeneration business.

Image of the Grenfell Tower fire courtesy of Natalie Oxford via Twitter A review into UK building regulations in the wake of last year’s Grenfell Tower fire has highlighted the benefit of the pre-emptive system in Scotland, though ministers have vowed to ensure its recommendations are considered n

(from left) Malcolm Thomson, Bryan Woodley, James Connelly, Ray Waite, Gillian Murray (all Scotframe) and Harvey Fremlin who is managing director of the NSBRC Scottish offsite timber frame specialist Scotframe has launched a permanent sales office and showroom at the National Self Build and Renovati

A development of 562 new homes in Dalmarnock has been officially launched by Glasgow City Council leader, Councillor Susan Aitken. Riverside Dalmarnock is a mixed tenure development by Link Group and Laurel Homes on Dalmarnock Road, next to the River Clyde.

Proposals for 16 homes on the edge of the Culloden Battlefield site which were previously the subject of a bizarre planning mix-up have been granted final approval. Developers Kirkwood Homes will move ahead with the construction of the properties after Highland Council's environment, development and

Furniture specialist Alpha Scotland has won a contract to kit out key learning spaces at the University of the West of Scotland’s new £110 million campus in Lanarkshire. The new state of the art facility at Hamilton International Park, which opens in September this year, has been designed to enco

Sarah Boyack The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA), Addleshaw Goddard LLP and Ryden have given their responses to a report by MSPs which contains a list of recommendations aimed at strengthening the Scottish Government’s draft Planning (Scotland) Bill.

The Dalbeattie Learning Campus, an ‘all through’ campus comprising nursery, primary, and secondary education set in an innovative, landscaped setting, has been named Best Social Infrastructure project at the prestigious international Partnership Awards at the Hilton Park Lane Hotel, London. The

The British Safety Council looks at research showing that 65% of manual labourers haven't been given health and safety information at their workplaces, and considers the risk posed by a post-Brexit construction skills shortage combined with a growing marketplace. Last year, a survey found that 65% o

Social enterprise Social Bite has officially launched its village in Edinburgh which aims to tackle homelessness by providing a safe living environment for around 20 people per year. Developed on vacant land in Granton, the Social Bite Village is made up of 11 two-bedroom nest houses intended to pro

A new collaboration is offering SMEs in the STEM sector the chance to access a range of free information and tailored support as well as the opportunity to showcase themselves to a European audience. ENGENDERING STEM is an exciting pan European collaboration between Equate Scotland, City of Glasgow

Russell and Yvonne MacMillan of East Renfrewshire Good Causes (centre left and right) celebrate the announcement of their partnership with Maidenhill alongside Audrey Ross, sales and marketing director at Taylor Wimpey West Scotland (far left), and Suzie Farrell, marketing manager at CALA Homes (Wes

Port of Grangemouth continues major investment programme The Port of Grangemouth is well underway with a multi-million pound investment programme including container terminal surfacing upgrades, new terminal operating system, warehouse development and a ship to shore crane investment.

Well over half of people wrongly assume that millennials are useless when it comes to carrying out practical jobs around the home, according to new research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). The study shows that despite well over half (57%) of Brits thinking that millennials are inept, the

Brian McQuade (MD Scotland Kier), Jacqui Rock (commercial director DIO), Gary Holmes (director Scotland Graham) Kier Graham Defence, Morgan Sindall and VolkerStevin have been appointed to deliver a broad range of building, civil engineering and mechanical / electrical works as part of the Defence In