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Around 13% of new homes across Scotland are currently missing out on full fibre technology, according to digital network operator Openreach. The firm called on the 60-plus Scottish homebuilders at a conference at BT Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh to make sure their home buyers are not among the 3,

Plans to build more than 600 new homes in one of Glasgow’s key regeneration areas have moved a step closer to becoming reality. A masterplan for the site in Hamiltonhill received planning permission in principle in December. And now, developers behind the £90 million mixed-tenure project

Decisions on funding infrastructure in Scotland should be based on long-term factors beyond the economy, the Royal Town Planning Institute Scotland has said. In its written response to a call for evidence from the Infrastructure Commission for Scotland (ICS), RTPI Scotland pressed the ICS to be more

Plans to bring the iconic Port Ellen Distillery on Islay back to life in a unique celebration of distilling heritage and innovation have been formally submitted. The detailed planning application setting out proposals that will see the famous ‘silent distillery’ reopened more than 35 yea

FM Group has started to build its 40,364 sq ft supermarket on the Ury Estate site, just outside Stonehaven. Located at the south-western corner of the Ury Estate, the site of the future supermarket lies adjacent to the A90 Aberdeen to Dundee road, and the Slug Road, to the north of the seaside town.

Morgan Sindall has hailed a “strong” start to the year with all divisions having made “further positive operational and strategic progress”. In a trading update ahead of the company’s annual general meeting today, the group said its committed order book as at March 31 i

Planning permission has been granted for a care home and hotel in North Berwick.

Trident Building Consultancy has handed promotions to nine of its staff, including two in Scotland. Claire Wightman and Mark Sweeney from the firm’s Glasgow office have both been promoted to senior building surveyor.

East Ayrshire Council has increased its roads budget for 2019/20 from £3.505 million to £7m, and the improvement programme that will target the bridge and road network.

An 18-strong team led by industry body Homes for Scotland (HFS) have returned from building a home for a vulnerable 84-year old widow and her orphaned grandchildren in Kenya, raising £40,000 in the process to support the work of charity Habitat for Humanity.

Barratt Developments has outlined a commitment to drive down build costs using modern methods of construction. In a trading update today the company said its continued development, trialling and implementation of these methods will result in them being used in the construction of 20% of its homes by

River Clyde Homes has unveiled the details of its multi-million pound investment plans for housing in Inverclyde.

Partnership housing developer Lovell has announced the permanent appointment of Kevin McColgan as regional managing director in Scotland. Kevin had previously been acting as interim managing director for Scotland, a position which he assumed in July 2018 having originally joined the company as opera

A large mixed-use business-led development near Edinburgh Airport has gained planning permission in principle.

The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed a 1% increase in UK construction output for the first quarter of the year but a 1.9% fall in the month-on-month all work series in March. The ONS said the rise was driven by repair and maintenance output, which increased b