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A family-run housebuilder has lodged a planning application for 29 new detached homes built on land just off Glasgow Road in Kilmarnock. Muir Homes intends to build three, four and five-bedroom homes in what will be its first development in East Ayrshire.

Jo Gilroy, group sustainability director at Balfour Beatty, shares an update on the company’s ongoing journey towards the Zero Carbon Construction Site of the future at the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh. We have some exciting news to share. For the first time on a live Balfour Beatty site, w

Real estate advisor CBRE has strengthened its ESG expertise in Scotland with a key appointment. Chartered surveyor Laura Jones has joined the firm as a senior sustainability consultant and will be based in the Edinburgh office where a new ESG Consultancy team has been created. She has relocated from

Springfield Properties has teamed up with businesses based in Moray to offer support to those most affected by the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. The housebuilder, with strong roots in Elgin, has donated 10 generators worth £50,000 to Pick-Ups for Peace, a not-for-profit organisation, who will a

The National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) has begun its 2023 programme of skills demonstrations in Scotland, following a history of successful demonstrations in conjunction with Build Your Future. This year’s work began in Edinburgh: pupils at Gracemount High School and Liberton Hi

Ayrshire-headquartered construction, property and investment business Edison Group has acquired Crown Architectural Systems. Crown Architectural Systems is a north-east of England-based company which operates from a 6500 sq. ft facility in the City of Sunderland district of Tyne and Wear, and e

Civil engineering students across Scotland are being urged to consider a career working in forests instead of urban environments. Civil engineers are in great demand at Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS); the national forestry body has vacancies for engineers to work in locations around Scotland.

Hillhead Sports Club in Glasgow has undergone an essential £20,000 improvement programme of its main Fraser Stand thanks to the support in kind of two local businesses. The works, completed earlier this month, saw the replacement of protective screens to the front of the 152-capacity stand, wh

Specialist lender Together has provided a loan of £400,000 to a family-run developer to convert a former guesthouse into boutique holiday apartments in Aviemore. The development in Grampian Road, will create 10 luxury, self-catering rooms for visitors in one building, with another 11 rooms in

Two historic Scottish mills are to be brought back to life as community hubs and visitor attractions after securing lottery funding. The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded up to £2.6 million to community-driven mill restoration projects, based more than 200 miles apart. The former John

Independent developer Dandara has achieved five-star status in the latest Home Builders Federation (HBF) annual New Homes Survey, marking the third consecutive year the company has achieved this. This news comes following a period of growth for the company, which now has notable developments and a p

Barratt Developments North Scotland has unveiled a new road, Mill Drive, at its Riverside Quarter development in Bucksburn as part of a multi-million-pound commitment to improving local roads, services and amenities. A ribbon-cutting ceremony took place this week at Riverside Quarter hosted by David

Real estate advisor CBRE has announced it has taken full occupation of its new Glasgow office at 177 Bothwell Street. Almost 400 CBRE staff have relocated to the new location including the advisory services team, the property management accounting team and the global workplace solutions team, creati

Two design projects, led by a design team from the Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment (SSSA) at Robert Gordon University (RGU), have been recognised at the Aberdeen Society Design Awards 2023. The projects, led by Professor Gokay Deveci and a team from the SSSA, include Tr

Fife Council has outlined the efforts being made on several fronts to ensure a brighter future for Leven Town Centre after with it described as "an extremely challenging period". Two large fires in the High Street in November have had a lasting impact, with the first leading to the demolition of the