Four window and door suppliers have won places on a new framework from Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA), worth £30 million to supply the public sector across Scotland. The PVC-U and Timber Windows and Doors Framework (WD2) from not-for-profit public sector construction framework provider LH
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An opening ceremony marking the completion of a development worth more than £2 million of ten modern and energy efficient affordable homes has taken place on the isle of Jura. People who live and work on Jura or have strong connections to the island have taken up the opportunity to reside in t
Over 270 homes will benefit from external and internal insulation work during the next year thanks to almost £2 million of funding secured by Perth & Kinross Council. The £1,961,000 from the Scottish Government’s Home Energy Efficiency Programmes for Scotland - Area Based Schem
Councillors in Aberdeen are to consider whether to pause or abandon work to build new schools, nurseries and social housing due to increasing construction costs, according to reports. Proposals to help the local authority make savings on current developments and to cancel new projects altogethe
The second part of the Scottish Government's consultation on the forthcoming New Build Heat Standard has been launched. The government is developing regulations which will, from 1 April 2024, prohibit the use of direct emissions heating systems in new buildings: both domestic and non-domestic.
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A group of nuns have prevailed in a legal battle over the ownership of a 15th-century convent. A court in Palma de Mallorca found in favour of the nuns, who had been in a dispute with the Bishop of Mallorca.
The cost-of-living crisis and Bank of England rate hikes have caused a slowdown in the commercial property market in Scotland and the outlook has therefore become more cautious, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Commercial Property Survey. Occupier demand for commercia
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined three former executive directors of Carillion as part of its public censure on the firm.
In a first for the UK construction industry, Kier has launched a brand-new tool to track its spend in areas of social deprivation across the UK. The tool, known as Local Multiplier 3 (LM3), has been developed by the New Economics Foundation and will aid the Group’s ability to show and improve
Kilmac is to continue its relationship with Tayside Contracts after being awarded the groundworks package for an active travel project on behalf of Dundee City Council. The 23-week contract will see Kilmac install footpaths and cycle routes along the coastal route from Broughty Ferry to Mo
Aberdeen’s Albyn Hospital has received the go ahead to begin an 18-month programme to expand its facilities and services. The £8 million investment will also boost the local economy with 40 new non-clinical and clinical jobs across the hospital. The investment programme is part of a wide
The team delivering the Monifieth Learning Campus project is now seeking views regarding the pre-planning application design proposals. Angus Council took the decision last month to progress with the building, which will be delivered by contractor Roberston, architects Norr and the Procurement
CCG manufacturing PVCu windows and doors CCG (Scotland) has been appointed to a new, £30 million window and door supplier framework launched by the Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA).
ScottishPower has announced its biggest ever recruitment drive, with at least 1,000 new jobs to be filled in the next 12 months. The announcement follows a number of green energy infrastructure projects secured by the company in the first half of 2022.