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Trend shifts in the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) Academy’s course take-up are directly linked to external factors, data has revealed. Demand for building conservation learning soared between 2018 and 2021 given the rising prominence of conservation and retrofit, with attendee numbers

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has designated Tollcross Fire Station as a listed building at Category B.

Occupier demand for sustainable buildings in Scotland has risen and global appetite for green buildings is on the rise, but legislative uncertainty and lack of measurement is holding industry back from making a real impact on net zero targets, according to a new report. The Royal Institution of Char

Scotland Excel has been shortlisted for a prestigious public sector award for its work to create opportunities for small businesses within its construction portfolio. The centre of procurement expertise for local government is a finalist in the Scottish Public Service Awards 2023 Commercial Partners

The Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) and Building a Safer Future (BSF) have entered a new strategic partnership to support organisations in assessing their competency in relation to building safety. The collaboration, with a special focus on higher-risk buildings (HRBs) as defined

JR Scaffold Services has started work on a re-insulation and re-cladding project at Cockenzie Power Station in East Lothian on behalf of Luddon Construction. The Paisley-based scaffold business, a division of The JR Group, has been tasked with removing asbestos insulation and re-insulating the

Allied Surveyors Scotland has appointed Kevin Keane FRICS as its new quality and training manager. Mr Keane joins the firm from e.surv Chartered Surveyors, where he specialised predominately in residential valuation before becoming a technical partner within the learning and development team, focusi

Plans for new student homes on the site of Portcullis House at Charing Cross in Glasgow has been submitted to Glasgow City Council.

Thenue Housing has begun its latest property development with a new project in Dalmarnock. The project will deliver 41 homes near the Dalmarnock railway station on a gap site, creating 22 houses and 19 flats.

Wheatley Homes South, a division of the Wheatley Group, has embarked on a significant project to revitalise the Dumfries and Galloway housing sector.

Urban regeneration company Clyde Gateway has appointed Martin Joyce as its new executive director for regeneration to help boost further investment into the east end of Glasgow and Rutherglen. Mr Joyce joins the urban regeneration company having worked in a range of infrastructure and regeneration r

Bancon Group has posted a robust year of trading, marked by a 33% increase in its homes business and a 16% rise in overall turnover, for the year ended March 2023. The Aberdeenshire-based housebuilding and construction group reported turnover for the year was up £18 million on the previous yea

Work on a new £4.8 million social housing development has started in Midlothian.

Hundreds of thousands of litres of counterfeit olive oil have been seized as part of a wide-ranging criminal investigation into an international olive oil racket. Spanish and Italian police, working with Europol, arrested 11 people in closely co-ordinated raids targeting a gang believed to be produc

Summers-Inman has expanded its Scottish operation with the creation of a specialist damp and mould assessment team.