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Housebuilder Barratt Developments has launched a community fund in Scotland to improve and support the lives of local communities in and around its developments. The Barratt and David Wilson Homes Community Fund will donate a total of £3,000 each month to three different charities or organisat

CALA Homes (West) and Taylor Wimpey West Scotland have released the first homes for sale at the new Maidenhill community in Newton Mearns. Maidenhill will see 834 new homes created in the affluent town of Newton Mearns, as well as a new primary school, surrounded by plenty of green space for familie

Denmark has started building a 70km (43-mile) fence along its border with Germany in an effort to control the migration of wild boar, the BBC has reported. African swine fever has been found in two dead wild boar in Belgium and has led to fears that Denmark's huge pig industry could be threatened.

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Small and medium-sized (SME) firms in the Scottish construction sector are remaining stable in the face of continuing political uncertainty, according to a report by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) Scotland. The FMB’s latest State of Trade Survey found that the pace of growth amon

Drum Property Group has announced plans to build more than 100 flats in the Finnieston area of Glasgow. G3 Square on Minerva Street will feature 108 apartments and penthouses set within landscaped outdoor space.

Engineering specialist SES Engineering Services (SES) has announced its latest contract win in the education sector on a new £17.9 million shared campus and community project in North Lanarkshire. Working on behalf of main contractor Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure, SES has be

Interserve has handed over the first of four energy-from-waste plants since the contractor made the decision to quit the sector. The renewable energy plant in Dunbar, delivered with project partner Babcock & Wilcox, has now been handed over to Viridor.

Work has officially started on a new 130-bedroom hotel near Inverness Airport. Situated within Inverness Airport Business Park, the modular build will be the Highlands airport's first hotel.

Scotland's construction sector is being placed under the microscope by a Holyrood committee. The economy, energy and fair work committee has launched an inquiry to understand the challenges of Scotland's construction sector, and is looking for a wide range of views on how the industry can be develop

An update from administrators EY has revealed that collapsed Aberdeen services firm Richard Irvin and Sons owed more than £21 million when it collapsed last December with the loss of 109 jobs. The group, whose activities included facilities management (FM) and mechanical and electrical (M&

The time taken for planning decisions on major developments in Scotland, particularly housing, has improved with timings for smaller projects remaining stable, according to new figures. Statistics on quarterly planning performance from Scotland’s chief statistician found that the overall avera

Planning consultant Colin Lavety makes the case for housing land allocation decisions to be made at a national level which he argues would standardise the process and increase the number of homes being delivered. Encouraging local authorities to empower communities across Scotland is a man

Glasgow City Council could relocate its offices from the city centre to key regeneration areas across the city as part of a new strategy being considered to help the authority make best use of its property and land. The new Property and Land Strategy was mulled over by a committee yesterday with the

A new Moxy Hotel has opened its doors to guests at Edinburgh Airport, creating 36 jobs. The new build hotel, Moxy’s first in Edinburgh, was constructed by Clark Contracts and is located on the Royal Highland showground site.