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Connect Modular, part of The Wee House Group has appointed Paul Hillard and Duncan Robb as non-executive directors. Paul Hillard brings over 30 years of experience in the housing sector, having served 16 years as managing director at Riverside Scotland (formerly Irvine Housing Association). 

An event to mark the completion of New Cumnock’s £8.97 million flood protection works was held yesterday, with guests getting the chance to see the culmination of almost two years’ work that will protect residential and commercial properties near the Afton Water and River Nith. Cou

A developer has reduced the height of its proposed co-living tower on Sauchiehall Street in a bid to gain planning permission. Consensus Capital wants to build 73 co-living units between 520 Sauchiehall Street/ 341 Renfrew Street and a neighbouring gap site. An original application, submitted i

Secretary of state for levelling up, housing and communities Michael Gove MP was in Aberdeen yesterday to visit the site of a £20 million Levelling Up grant which will help to provide jobs in the city. The UK Government minister was shown around the site of the new Aberdeen market wh

SELECT is preparing to hit the road again with its enormously successful Toolbox Talks – and this year the tour will be a double act after it invited representatives from a fellow trade body to add its voice to the hot topics being discussed. For the first time, members of the Scottish and Nor

The Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB) has appointed Al Denholm as its new chief executive officer. Mr Denholm, a seasoned asset management professional with over 36 years of experience, previously held executive and senior investment leadership positions at major financial institutions like P

Specialist fit-out contractor Thomas Johnstone Ltd has been named Scottish Building Contractor of the Year after providing “excellence and exceptional quality” on projects. The Renfrewshire-based firm won the honour at the Construction Awards of Excellence, organised by the National Fede

SCN's Construction Leader for May, Janice Russell, tells Margaret Taylor about her pride in being trusted with becoming the managing director of McTaggart Construction. Ayrshire-headquartered McTaggart Construction has changed significantly from the business that was formed by brothers Geo

Soller Group has secured planning approval for Dundas Square, a 357-apartment development in central Glasgow's Cowcaddens district. Designed by Mosaic Architecture + Design, the project will include studio, one, and two-bedroom apartments, as well as rooftop terraces, coworking spaces, a gym, retail

Barratt Developments Scotland is putting nature centre stage to inspire homeowners to create their own nature-friendly gardens. The homebuilder, which includes Barratt and David Wilson Homes, has transformed a show home garden into a festival for wildlife, highlighting playful features that help an

Work is officially underway to create over 600 new mixed-tenure homes and apartments, complemented by new improved parks and greenspaces, in Hamiltonhill, North Glasgow. Together with Queens Cross Housing Association, regeneration specialist Urban Union, part of Robertson Group, will deliver ap

Architect and TV presenter George Clarke has issued the final call for entries to a creative challenge which will shape the design of a £25 million complex-needs facility. Young people across the country are being invited to take part in a design brief to imagine how a new inclusive community

More than 220 flats could be built on a former factory site in Glasgow under new plans lodged with the local authority. The application, by landowner Bradley Carson, proposes 224 flats at the old McKellar Watt sausage factory site in Carntyne.

A pioneering new initiative has been launched to accelerate the drive towards building a low carbon future for the North of Scotland. The unique partnership between public and private sector organisations will pave the way to using low carbon construction solutions to tackle critical issues such as

JGC, a long-established family owned and run engineering business located in Thurso, has been acquired by engineering group Langfields. Initially focusing on welding, JGC has expanded over the years into highly specialised steel design and fabrication for high-growth clean energies including nu