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Morris & Spottiswood is celebrating after landing two internationally-recognised awards for demonstrating high health and safety standards. Morris & Spottiswood Scotland has received a RoSPA Gold Medal (five consecutive Golds) Award, and Morris & Spottiswood England a RoSPA Gold Health a

A town mayor — who happens to be a miniature Shetland pony — has been effectively barred from his local pub over a planning row. Councillors in Cockington, a village in south-east England, made Patrick the pony their honorary mayor in a widely-publicised ceremony last month.

Plans for a new £4 million visitor centre and 10 new homes at Dunnottar Castle have been submitted to Aberdeenshire Council. Dunecht Estates, which owns the castle near Stonehaven, is proposing to build a visitor centre with panoramic views of the castle.

Partnership housing specialist Lovell recorded a £13.9 million profit in the first half of 2022, up by 15% on the previous year, according to new figures released by parent company Morgan Sindall Group. Overall, the construction and regeneration group delivered a record performance in the firs

A project to turn Arbroath courthouse into a £2 million community hub has passed another milestone. Angus Council has granted planning permission as well as listed building consent for the conversion of the B-listed former court, which closed its doors in 2014, The Courier reports.

Housing and care specialist Bield has launched an Energy Management and Environmental Sustainability policy with a commitment to reduce its carbon footprint by 90% and reach net zero by 2045. The policy outlines the actions Bield will take to reduce CO2 emissions across its 5,000+ properties and how

Global professional services company Turner & Townsend has reported a strong set of annual financial results across all its global regions, with UK revenue up 17.8%. Turnover and net revenue have risen to £884 million and £779m – increases of 21.5% and 17.2% respectively &ndash

A new scheme is seeking to assist small businesses and start-ups to make more effective use of social media and improve their online profile. Small construction businesses and sole traders could be at a disadvantage and would benefit from assistance to bridge the digital divide between them and larg

A London property fetched a whooping £37.5 million becoming the most expensive UK property sale in Q2 2022. Located at 15 Phillimore Gardens in Kensington, the two-bed house went on sale in May. The semi-detached property was valued at £1.7m in 2002 but has massively increased in value,

Real estate advisor CBRE is to offer paid placements to young people across Scotland after expanding its partnership with charity Career Ready north of the Border. Career Ready is a national social mobility charity which boosts the social inclusion and mobility of young people through a programme of

Ogilvie Construction has landed an internationally recognised award for demonstrating high health and safety standards for the ninth consecutive year. The company has once again received a RoSPA Gold Medal Health and Safety Award for working hard to ensure its staff get home safe to their families a

A garden room which has been added to a home in Haddington has gained planning permission despite being described as "intimidating" by nearby residents. The rectangular wooden room, built at the bottom of a garden in Lairds Crescent, in Haddington, was recommended for approval when it went befo

Ogilvie Homes has submitted plans to build nearly 90 homes in Stanley in Perthshire. The developer hopes to erect a series of two, three and four-bedroom homes on land near Mill Brae and King Street.

More than £7.3 million worth of repairs are needed across Scotland's court estate — equal to almost the entire £8m capital budget of the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS). The SCTS set out the estimated cost of maintenance work required to fix leaky roofs, ceilings an da

Edinburgh-based glamping consultancy Glampitect has expanded to north America. Glampitect, which was founded by Edinburgh-born Calum MacLeod and Alisdair Young in 2019, was conceived out of frustration, after they struggled for support when building their first glamping site, NC500 Pods.