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Kier Construction's design manager Emily Carr has been crowned as Scotland's Local Hero at a prestigious national awards ceremony during UK Construction Week. The award was presented at the Top 100 Most Influential Women in Construction Awards 2024 held recently in Birmingham, which celebrates

Glasgow-based Pacific Building has appointed Paul Devine as the company’s new operations director. He has joined the construction and fit-out firm on the back of a significant increase in turnover over the past 12 months and will help to maintain that upward trend over the coming years.  

Kirkwood Homes has appealed to the Scottish Government after Dundee City Council rejected its plan to add 38 houses to its Balgillo Heights development in Broughty Ferry. The council refused planning permission in August, citing concerns over a lack of public transport links. Kirkwood, however, insi

An 89-year-old African artist who paints with natural pigments and chicken feathers has unveiled her first public mural in the UK. Serpentine Galleries in London is displaying the mural by Dr Esther Mahlangu until 28 September 2025.

Stewart Macleod, managing director of the property business within AtkinsRéalis, outlines the importance of responding to the Scottish Government's policy consultation on a Passivhaus equivalent standard. The Scottish Government’s Passivhaus equivalent policy is currently out for consul

Bancon Group has reshaped its leadership team with several promotions and new appointments. As part of the new leadership structure, Bob McAlpine has been appointed executive chairman, while Andrew Tweedie takes on the newly created role of chief financial officer (CFO), overseeing all financia

Campion Homes has posted strong financial results for the year ended 30 June 2024, with a 122% increase in gross profit to £7.6 million and a 24% rise in turnover to £45m. Net assets also increased by £2.2m to £12.7m. This follows a steady level of private house sales and con

A development site with planning permission for more than 60 homes in a Renfrewshire village has been acquired by Scottish businessmen Sandy and James Easdale. Balrossie, in the village of Kilmacolm, has been purchased by the family for an undisclosed sum.

Law firm Davidson Chalmers Stewart has promoted its head of construction, Simone Young, making her the firm’s 13th partner. Recruited in 2015, Ms Young is a non-contentious construction law specialist with extensive experience acting for a variety of clients across the sector. Based in Davidso

A 200-megawatt battery storage facility in Bathgate has passed through West Lothian Council’s Executive Committee without objection. Put forward by UK renewable energy firm OnPath Energy, the proposals will now be considered by ministers at the Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit

Scotland’s best site managers have been recognised for their dedication to raising standards in house building after winning top awards in the most highly regarded competition in the house-building industry. Organised by new home warranties and insurance provider National House Building Counci

Buccleuch Property has shared the success of the 16th edition of the Buccleuch Property Challenge with 80 teams crossing the finish line, raising £12,500 for Chris’s House. On Friday 6th September all eyes were on the Duke of Buccleuch’s Queensberry Estate, the setting for the annu

The UK and Scottish governments joined local leaders last week to mark ten years of the Glasgow City Region City Deal and to reflect on what has been achieved through the £1.13 billion of funding. One of the largest and the most advanced in the UK, Glasgow’s Deal has delivered a range of

The team behind a planned residential-led mixed-use development on the site of a Glasgow gym have updated their proposals with a series of changes. Architect Cooper Cromar, working on behalf of real estate firm Redevco, brought forward plans last year for a community of 362 apartments located at 11

Chris Kane MP saw first-hand the progress being made in delivering more than 750 new homes at South Stirling Gateway on a visit to the site. The Stirling and Strathallan representative was welcomed to the Persimmon Homes development, which is located between Bannockburn and the Pirnhall M9 junction,