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Skilled construction labour shortages are pushing wages in the sector far above the national average, according the latest survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). The RICS UK Construction Market Survey shows that 61 per cent of construction professionals throughout the UK have

VHE has been awarded the contract to deliver a major £11 million remediation scheme for Glasgow City Council at the Sighthill regeneration area. The design and build contract covering 50 hectares paves the way for almost 800 new homes, new road and pedestrian bridges, amenity parkland, a new school

Robertson Timber Engineering has won a series of contracts worth around £2.4 million for six under-construction schools. The company will provide timber frame solutions at Bilston Glen and Southdale School in Midlothian, Kilpatrick School in Dunbartonshire, St Margaret’s Primary School in Cowie,

The City of Edinburgh Council has granted planning consent for plans to build up to 400 new homes at Fountainbridge, according to developers. The Grosvenor Group said the consent unlocks the potential for its proposed build-to-rent scheme in the former industrial area close to the city centre.

(left to right) Back Row: Scott Lindsay, Corran McIntosh, Josh Martin, Lynne Dunn, Kyle Thomson, Roger Gardiner, Connor Webster and Martin Mentiplay. Front Row: Logan Richardson, Scott Cape, Kyle Matthews, Brendan Urquhart Ten unemployed Fife youngsters have begun careers in the construction industr

Port of Leith Housing Association opens new development of over 40 homes The latest development by Port of Leith Housing Association (PoLHA) and its subsidiary company Persevere Developments Limited (PDL) was officially opened by Malcolm Chisholm MSP this week.

Tokyo architecture firm Kengo Kuma and Associates have designed a set of cedar building blocks that allow kids to explore more complex and unusual shapes. The designers behind the £80 million V&A Museum in Dundee think the time has come for the next generation of architects to put down the squa

Peter Truscott Housebuilding and construction group Galliford Try has announced that it expects to deliver results in line with expectations across all three of its businesses following a strong first half of the year.

Councillor Willie Young Aberdeen City Council’s finance convener has been reprimanded by watchdogs after he accidentally leaked confidential legal advice about the city’s Marischal Square project.

David Thomas Britain’s biggest house builder Barratt remains confident in its outlook for the full year after it managed to lift completions by 9.4 per cent to 7,626 homes in the first half.

A new visitor attraction in Grantown-on-Spey has been given the go ahead by the Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA). The development will see the former Grantown East railway station brought back to life, as well as the creation of a Highland Games demonstration area.

Ground cutting on site are (left to right) David Bolton, associate director, public sector, Barclays; Clyde Valley Housing Association’s vice chairperson Allan Murray and finance director Shirley MacDonald and Alasdair Gardner, regional managing director, commercial banking, Bank of Scotland Clyde

Scotland should set an ambitious new target of generating the equivalent of 50 per cent of its total electricity, heat and transport demand from renewables by 2030, according to industry body Scottish Renewables. Meeting the new goal would require a threefold increase in green energy generation, wit

The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has once again launched Architect in the Hoose to help homeowners and raise money for the Architects Benevolent Society (ABS). The scheme involves architects offering free, hour-long consultations to the public, in return for a small donation

Jamie Maclennan (CalMax), Gordon Murray (HHP Board), Peter O’Donnell (HHP), Alasdair Mackenzie (HHP Board), Norman Macleod (HHP Board), Cal Mackay (CalMax) Hebridean Housing Partnership begins next phase of house building programme