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Homelessness charity Social Bite has identified a site in Mill O'Mains for its proposed "recovery village" in Dundee. With support from the WM Sword Charitable Trust, the Bill Sword Social Bite Recovery Village aims to provide a beautiful, innovative and highly supported residential community for vu

Holcim has hired Alastair Meyers to lead its readymix concrete business in the UK. The sustainable building solutions company has appointed Mr Meyers as managing director for its Readymix division and as a member of its UK executive committee.

Dumfries and Galloway College has paid tribute to three construction students who represented the college at a prestigious SkillBuild 2025 competition in Newcastle. SkillBuild, delivered by CITB, is the UK’s largest construction competition for trainees and apprentices, bringing talented appre

Major plans by the University of St Andrews to redevelop one of the most distinctive and historically significant buildings in the town have taken a significant step forward. This week the University applied to Fife Council for full planning consent to renovate the former Madras College school build

Dr Victoria Hills has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). Dr Hills, who is currently chief executive officer of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI), will take up the post later this year.

Hillcrest Homes has celebrated the completion of the transformation of a formerly derelict Montrose mill into affordable housing. Paton’s Mill on Marine Avenue, a B-listed building also known as Chapel Works, has deep roots in the town’s industrial heritage.

A chihuahua was rescued from a building destroyed by fire in Perth last month – after surviving for nearly two weeks in the damaged tenement. The puppy called Vilo, which means “to live” or “to thrive and flourish” in Slovakian, was feared killed in the Scott Street fir

Charitable groups working with Argyll and Bute Council have secured £40,000 in grants to complete emergency works at medieval church sites at Kilkivan, Killean and Kilchenzie. Laggan Opportunity and Amenity Fund (LOAF) and Killean and Kilchenzie Churches Preservation Association (KKCPA) were a

Major plans to bring a multi-million-pound town centre and more affordable homes to Blindwells have been unanimously approved by East Lothian Council. The proposals by regeneration and development specialist Hargreaves Land will see new shops, offices and business space constructed on a five-hectare

The City of Glasgow is on the cusp of a new era. With the recent publication of the Tall Buildings Design Guide, the city signals a bold and long-overdue commitment to vertical growth, an ambition that reflects Glasgow’s growing confidence on both the European and global stages. At GIA, we are

An employee of Persimmon Homes East Scotland has been recognised in the King's Birthday Honours for her exceptional service to the West Lothian community. Victoria Dunnett, 46, from Bathgate was awarded a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE).

SES Engineering Services has reported a 55% rise in turnover to a record £463.7 million in 2024, with profit before tax up 60% to £9.3m. The mechanical, electric and plumbing (MEP) specialist has also seen its forward order book grow from £510m to £1.2 billion, which it said

Scotland’s commercial property market attracted £750 million of investment in the first half of 2025, as investment markets paused for thought amid geopolitical tensions and a changing policy backdrop, according to new analysis from Knight Frank. The independent commercial property consu

JR Scaffold's managing director, John Horne, is parting ways with one of Scotland's largest private collections of sports memorabilia in order to raise money for two charities close to his heart. Mr Horne began collecting sports memorabilia in 1995, the same year he founded the construction and scaf

Persimmon North Scotland, in partnership with sister brand Charles Church, has submitted the first detailed planning application for housing as part of its Kingswood development masterplan in Dunfermline. The development received Planning Permission in Principle approval in 2023 for a development pr