Covid-19

Social distancing guidance for businesses in Scotland has been updated to help provide clarity on protecting employees in the fight against coronavirus.

Construction work resumed on the £250 million Sighthill Transformational Regeneration Area in Glasgow yesterday despite the project being deemed as non-essential by Glasgow City Council and the Scottish Government.

The Scottish Government’s chief planner John McNairney and minister for local government, housing and planning Kevin Stewart have today issued a letter in relation to implications for Scotland's planning system as a result of the coronavirus outbreak and the resultant need for social distancin

Work to transform the Scottish Events Campus (SEC) in Glasgow to house a temporary NHS Scotland hospital is now under way with four main contractors involved.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced further action to support firms affected by the coronavirus crisis by bolstering business interruption loans for small businesses and announcing a new scheme for larger companies. To maximise the support available, the Chancellor is extending the CBILS so that al

The Cruden Group has responded to a call for help to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) to frontline care workers.

The training arm of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has announced, following discussions with the Education Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), that it is suspending the delivery of End Point Assessments (EPA) for apprentices during the coronavirus pandemic.  EPAs include a pract

Amey has updated its policy on sick pay for self-isolating workers after the firm’s previous description of COVID-19 as “less severe” than influenza was revealed by unions. In an email to negotiators at the GMB union, Simon Schumann-Davies, head of human resources in Amey’s h

Network Rail has committed to immediate invoice payments for suppliers in a move set to give thousands of British firms a vital boost to their cashflow during the coronavirus crisis.

Executive directors at Taylor Wimpey have agreed to cancel their bonuses and planned salary increase to enable the housebuilder to conserve cash amid the coronavirus crisis.

Britain's mortgage lenders have dramatically increased their loan-to-value deposits for house purchases with Halifax and Barclays among those seeking 40% down-payments to fund buyers amid rising expectations of a housing crash. 

Emergency legislation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been welcomed by the Scottish Property Federation (SPF). Having gained unanimous support from MSPs yesterday, the Coronavirus (Scotland) Bill supports and complements the Coronavirus Act 2020, passed by the UK&nb

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) is calling on the Chancellor to address the blockages in the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), as small builders across the country are struggling to keep their businesses afloat.

The COP26 UN climate change conference set to take place in Glasgow in November has been postponed due to COVID-19.

Glasgow-based City Blinds & Shutters has closed down due to the coronavirus pandemic. The store has immediately ceased trading with over 60 employees losing their jobs.