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A proposed development of 102 homes in a Fife village has taken a step forward after it was granted planning approval by Fife Council. Developer Quale Homes received permission from Fife Council’s West and Central planning committee last week to progress its development to the south of Coaltow

The Highland Council has paid tribute to Councillor Alasdair Rhind who passed suddenly on 4 April 2024. During his current term of service, Alasdair was a member of the Corporate Resources Committee, Black Isle and Easter Ross Area Committee, Economy and Infrastructure Committee, Housing and Propert

Two teenagers have been charged with misdemeanour trespassing after taking their partying to dangerous heights atop a crane at a Florida construction site. According to the Naples Police Department, the two males allegedly trespassed onto a construction site located on the 800 block of Gulfshore Bou

Morris & Spottiswood has demonstrated its commitment to health and safety excellence after it achieved two prestigious RoSPA Awards. Morris & Spottiswood Scotland has received a Gold Medal Award for its 7th consecutive Gold Award, and Morris & Spottiswood England a Gold Medal Award for i

North Lanarkshire Council has postponed a decision on the awarding of a £1.8 billion contract after a controversy involving the sole bidder for the work. Mears CLP is the only company bidding for the contract, which was set to be awarded at a meeting on Thursday.

Barratt Developments Scotland has received the maximum five-star rating in the new Home Builders Federation (HBF) annual New Homes Customer Satisfaction Survey. The housebuilder – which includes Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes – has received the top five-star rating from its custome

The Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) is looking forward to staging its best ever stand and a weekend full of activities, information and support for members of the plant industry at ScotPlant 2024. Taking place at the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh on 26-27 April, the SPOA will be at Ave

UK homebuilder Keepmoat has reported an 11% increase in revenue to £864.6 million for the financial year ending 31 October 2023. The business said its financial result was strong against the backdrop of economic uncertainty which characterised much of the year.

Independent housebuilder Dandara has been awarded five stars in the latest Home Builders Federation (HBF) annual New Homes Survey for a fourth consecutive year. The HBF New Homes Survey is one of the largest of its type in the UK, with responses from nearly 50,000 new-build homebuyers. It awards hou

Scotland Excel has just launched two multi-million pound frameworks that will support Scottish councils in delivering their essential construction and transport services.   The grounds and plant equipment framework has been awarded to 32 UK-based suppliers – 24 of which are Scottish

A wide range of businesses have secured a place on a major nine-figure framework that will enable the modernisation and improvement of Scotland’s public sector and social housing buildings. It follows a competitive process after the Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA) invited businesses throug

The first project to proceed under a new fast track process has received a provisional £2 billion funding package to deliver a subsea energy superhighway which could connect up to two million homes to clean energy. The proposed Eastern Green Link 1 (EGL1) high voltage subsea cable would be abl

East Renfrewshire Council has drawn up proposals for a major roadworks programme which will use an additional investment of £3.5 million over the next financial year to improve the condition of local residential roads. Last year, the council committed a further £17.5m of capital investme

Plans to build a new four-storey hotel in the car park of the Canny Man's pub in Edinburgh have been given the green light. The proposals would see a 12-bedroom hotel built on Canaan Lane, behind the property on Morningside Road, as well as two ground-floor short-term let apartments.

Fife Council has terminated contracts with a major housebuilder to build 203 affordable homes after work across four sites failed to resume since December. First Endeavour LLP had been operating construction work on the sites in Lochore, Lumphinnans, Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy before work halted