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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

The Cruden Group has seen its turnover increase by 29 per cent to £247.7 million and profit before tax increase to £4.9 million, according to its latest financial results. The residential and construction business said it had delivered "a 23rd consecutive year of profitable trading with

Scotland’s largest construction trade association, SELECT, is celebrating after winning a prestigious national award for its response to the coronavirus pandemic. The campaigning trade body scooped the award for Best Membership Support Since Covid-19 at the Association Excellence Awards, which

Proposals for a new housing development on the site of the former Scottish headquarters of Deutsche Bank in Edinburgh are set to go out to consultation next month. Regeneration specialists Artisan Real Estate has formed a joint venture company with fund manager REInvest Asset Management to redevelop

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Perth and Kinross Council has approved plans for a 77-metre turbine at insurer Aviva's Pitheavlis site. The turbine, sited adjacent to the overflow car park area on the Pitheavlis site in Perth, will allow 100 per cent of the office's electricity demand to be met through renewable energy.

East Dunbartonshire Council has officially opened the new £40.9 million Boclair Academy building in Bearsden. The new school, built on the site of the previous Boclair Academy building in Inveroran Drive, Bearsden, is now home to around 1,000 pupils.

A former lighthouse building with a historic connection to author Robert Louis Stevenson has gone up for sale for £149,000. The Lighthouse Engine House is adjacent to Noss Head Lighthouse and was home to Alan Stevenson, the engineer who oversaw the construction the lighthouse in the 1800s &mda

Leading lights from the Scottish construction industry have been recognised at the inaugural CIOB Scotland Awards. Eight built environment professionals were recognised for their contribution to the sector at a celebratory lunch at the Hilton Doubletree, Cambridge Street, Glasgow, hosted by writer a

More than half of NHS Scotland buildings contain asbestos, according to figures released under freedom of information rules. A total of 52% of buildings belonging to NHS Scotland contain asbestos, significantly higher than the 26% average across Scottish Government buildings.

Proposals to develop a new "creative hub" at the Briggait have been submitted to Glasgow City Council. Collective Architecture said its design would "grow the cultural community that has been resident in the developed parts of the Briggait complex since 2010" and "knit two disparate halves of the co

Planning officials have recommended that the Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park authority rejects proposals for a new salmon farm at Beinn Reithe, Loch Long. The report of recommendation was published on Monday ahead of a special meeting of the National Park Authority Board on Monday 31st

Cala Homes has been appointed to deliver around 300 new apartments on a Glasgow site currently owned by Celeros Flow Technology. Celeros FT previously announced plans to provide future stability for its ClydeUnion Pumps facility in Cathcart by offering six acres of redundant land and buildings to th

Scotia Homes has begun consulting on proposals for a £35 million housing development near Forfar, Angus. The Ellon-based housebuilder has submitted a proposal of application notice for a residential development, incorporating open space and associated infrastructure at land adjacent to Westfie

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