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The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has begun its search for 2023’s top construction managers and industry leaders with the launch of the annual CIOB Awards. The prestigious awards, formerly known as the Construction Manager of the Year Awards (CMYA), were first held in 1978 and are oft

The Edinburgh Boiler Company (EBC) is set to double its workforce with a £2 million investment in a new renewables division of the business. The major expansion will see staff numbers rise to more than 70 over the course of the next 12 months as the firm transitions into low-carbon heating alt

Cala Group has pointed to the Conservatives’ controversial mini-budget last autumn for disrupting an overall “excellent” year in 2022 for the housebuilder.

Following final scrutiny by Scottish Ministers, and in line with a decision taken by Aberdeenshire Council on September 21 last year, the Aberdeenshire Local Development Plan 2023 has now been adopted.

The City of Edinburgh Council has teamed up with environmental charity Changeworks to help homeowners transform the energy efficiency of their homes. Making 166 homes in Oxgangs warmer and fit for the future by improving external wall insulation, more than 50 properties have already received major i

A 3D printer weighing more than 12 tons is creating what is believed to be the first 3D-printed, two-storey home in the United States.

Cala Homes (North) has submitted a planning application to Aberdeenshire Council for proposed new homes in the village of Newmachar.

Real estate advisor CBRE has strengthened its Capital Markets team in Scotland with a key senior appointment. Andrew Shiells has joined the firm as a senior director from JLL. He has over 20 years’ investment experience, advising a broad range of national and international clients in the comme

Cushman & Wakefield’s Scottish business chair David Davidson is to retire in March after a 31-year career with the firm and will be succeeded as head of capital markets Scotland by Stephen Bibby. Mr Davidson joined Cushman & Wakefield in 1992 to lead what was then Healey & Baker&rs

Monthly construction output saw flat growth (0.0%) in volume terms in November 2022 following an increase of 0.4% in October 2022, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said today.

Cromarty Firth and the Forth have been jointly selected by the Scottish and UK governments to become Scotland's first "green freeports". The winning bids by Opportunity Cromarty Firth (OCF) and Forth Green Freeport (FGF) will be supported by up to £52 million in start-up funding and will benef

In light of the ongoing house buying market uncertainty, Taylor Wimpey has proposed a series of changes that it hopes will save £20 million in annual costs. A trading update issued ahead of its full year results for the year ended 31 December 2022 revealed the housebuilder has started a c

Kier is working with Protium, a green Hydrogen Energy Services Company, to conduct a feasibility study examining if its highways depots can be powered using green hydrogen.

Architects have been appointed to design the second phase of Orkney Research and Innovation Campus (ORIC). A contract has also been awarded to building contractors to carry out external works to the campus, which comprises window upgrades and stonework repairs.

Cala Homes (West) is marking a key milestone at its new Fauldhead development in Kirkintilloch with the successful purchase of land at Market Road and Chryston Road. Located adjacent to the Woodilee Village, the new development will incorporate a total of 228 homes, including 171 private homes with