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Work on affordable housing developments across the Highlands has restarted. 

The excavation of human remains which could date back as far as 1300 has begun on Constitution Street as part of the City of Edinburgh Council’s Trams to Newhaven project. Archaeologists are on-site outside South Leith Parish Church, where previous investigations have shown that in the medieva

A man sawed his neighbour's garage in half following a dispute over the boundary line between the two properties. Construction worker Gabriel Brawn used a reciprocating saw to destroy half of the structure after a land surveyor confirmed that the garage straddled the boundary line between the two ho

West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) has received planning consent from Glasgow City Council for its landmark Passivhaus social housing development in Glasgow’s East End.

The greatest hurdle facing housing development in rural areas is the affordability of infrastructure, according to the director of a construction firm with 45 years’ experience of building new homes across Argyll and beyond. Kenny MacLeod of MacLeod Construction highlighted the issue in a rece

Sir Alex Ferguson has lost a planning battle to stop a “poorly designed” three-storey mansion being built next door to his home. The former Manchester United manager objected “in the strongest terms” to plans for the new property in Wilmslow, Cheshire.

The new owners of Scotia Homes have warned that a reorganisation of the business may lead to redundancies. A source quoted in The Press & Journal said a redundancy consultation has started among a workforce totalling about 190 people with more than 100 jobs on the line.

Barratt Homes West Scotland has lost its appeal against Stirling Council’s refusal for 265 new homes to be built in Cambusbarron. Councillors rejected plans for the Seven Sisters Field development off Polmaise Road in December, which had attracted a 230 signature petition from locals.

The familiar sounds of a construction site is the background music to any city. However, the global COVID-19 pandemic has meant that, like many other projects across the United Kingdom, Edinburgh was quiet and still as site activities on the £1 billion Edinburgh St James project were suspended

Projects such as the regeneration of Granton waterfront should be accelerated to “reflect the urgency and scale of the current climate crisis”, according to a report considered by the City of Edinburgh Council yesterday.

Work has started to transform a key Clydebank town centre thoroughfare.

The Inner House of the Court of Session has agreed that unenforceable parts of an adjudicator’s decision can be ‘severed off’, write solicitors Fraser Hopkins and Jilly Petrie. It’s well understood that adjudication is a quick way of resolving construction disputes, on a

Elderpark Housing has officially restarted work on the £15 million construction of 82 homes near Govan Cross after several months at standstill due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Association is working closely with its developers - construction firm CCG - to ensure work progresses while ensu

Clark Contracts has been awarded its fifth consecutive President’s Award in the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)’s Health and Safety Awards 2020 after achieved 14 consecutive Gold Awards. To receive the President’s Award, Clark Contracts demonstrated excellent

Haldane Construction Services founder Andrew Haldane has passed away. Announcing the sad news on LinkedIn, director Peter Archibald said Mr Haldane passed away on July 30 after a short illness.