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Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey has lost a planning appeal over a proposed new development in Monifieth. The firm submitted a planning application to build 50 homes at the Victoria Street development last October.

CR Smith has welcomed seven new recruits to its manufacturing plant in Fife this summer, who all joined the company through cross-industry jobs initiatives that support people into work. In partnership with DWP Fife, Kingdom Works and Fife College, CR Smith helped to create a new manufacturing skill

The Glasgow offices of the Mental Health Network charity are being fully refurbished thanks to Hub West Scotland's Helping Hands project. Hub West Scotland's ‘Helping Hands’ Project is about coming together with its supply chain to make a real difference to local communities through

Jacobs has been awarded the Design & Project Services Framework with energy utility National Grid in the UK to support their full construction of the Electricity and Gas Transmission cycle. Through the new four-year framework, Jacobs will provide feasibility and survey works, front-end conceptua

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has successfully overturned a planning decision regarding its proposed Sibbalds Wynd development in Bathgate. The housebuilder’s proposals included the provision of two, three, four and five-bedroom homes, new play areas as well as new bus stops on Sibbalds Brae, te

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has announced that, in partnership with First Step Community Project in Musselburgh, it will donate £25 for each new home sold and legally completed within phase 2 of 149 new homes at its Ravensheugh development in nearby Wallyford. A total sum of £3,725

Caledonia Water Alliance (CWA) celebrated Scottish Women and Girls in Sport Week by donating a signed Scotland international football shirt to the local community centre in Nethercraigs, Glasgow. Abi Harrison, who recently scored the winning goal for the Scottish National Team world cup play-off aga

The first Women in Plant event, organised by the Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA), has been hailed a success. The event, which sold out in advance, took place earlier in October at the Cromlix Hotel in Dunblane. It was an open forum for all women in the plant industry.

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has welcomed new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's reversal of the vast majority of measures announced by his predecessor in the "mini-budget". In an emergency statement today, Mr Hunt scrapped high-profile cuts to income tax and corporation tax which led to market cha

Bellway has warned of slowing demand for housing as a result of "rising interest rates and wider economic uncertainty". The UK housebuilder today published its preliminary financial results for the year ending 31 July 2022, showing revenue up by 13 per cent to a record £3.5 billion and gross p

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has confirmed that construction and the handover of 67 affordable homes at Benthall Farm in East Kilbride is nearing completion, with the final few homes almost ready for handover to South Lanarkshire Council. The range of 67 homes for social rent comprise one- and two-be

Major internal refurbishment works are now underway at Iona House in Kirkcaldy, thanks to £300,000 investment from Fife Council’s economic development team. The 28,000 sq ft building, situated in the John Smith Business Park (JSBP), will undergo redecoration, electrical repairs, have new

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has warned that companies are leaving themselves open to cyber attack by ignoring crucial measures like updating software and training staff. The warning comes as ICO issued a fine of £4,400,000 to Interserve Group Ltd, a Berkshire-based constr

David McClure has once again been named as one of the top site managers in Scotland, picking up a Seal of Excellence in NHBC’s Pride in the Job Awards 2022 for his work at Taylor Wimpey’s Westfield Gate development in Maidenhill. This year’s Seal of Excellence award follows many NH

Cruden Building Scotland has further strengthened its commitment to job provision and skills development by welcoming a total of 27 new apprentices and trainees. Supporting the next generation of construction professionals, the company has taken on a number of young apprentices, including ten joiner