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A man-made mountain of more than 2,500 tonnes of crushed demolition material has been transported across Edinburgh as part of an innovative scheme to provide a long-term solution for people facing homelessness. The mammoth operation saw almost 100 truckloads of inert building rubble recycled from a

A dilapidated cottage in the heart of Dalkeith has been granted a reprieve after planners ruled it a “rare survivor” of the town’s early built heritage. The centuries‑old, single‑storey property sits at the junction of Lothian Street and London Road and is listed for its histor

A construction company based in the Northwest of England has been fined £60,000 after a wall collapsed, knocking an employee through an open stairwell onto a concrete floor below. Ace Infra Ltd pleaded guilty after an incident led to employee Mark Jones to spend a month in hospital recovering

David McClure of Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has celebrated being crowned with a Pride in the Job Regional Award for his work at Castle Gate in Maidenhill. The site manager was recognised in the Large builder category by the National House Building Council (NHBC) at The Hilton in Glasgow in October.

Renovation and safety works at Ayr Sheriff Court have already cost more than £250,000, with further work still to be completed. A freedom of information request by the Ayr Advertiser shows that £262,898 has been spent across two phases of repairs at the scaffolded court building, and tha

NHBC, the new homes warranty and insurance provider, has released the latest edition of its technical Standards.

The significant redevelopment potential of the former Highland Theological College in Dingwall town centre has been highlighted as the property is brought to market.

A demolition contractor is to begin work to bring down Centre West in East Kilbride Town Centre after ownership of the facility was transferred back to South Lanarkshire Council. The demolition of Centre West will create a new council-owned development site in the town centre. Under current plans sh

McLaughlin & Harvey Holdings Limited has reported a turnover of £612 million and a profit before tax of £18.2m for the year ended 30 June 2025.

Balbegno Castle’s new American owners have secured permission to press ahead with a £1 million restoration of the historic Mearns landmark. Chicago couple Caroline and Lee Betsill bought the A‑listed property near Fettercairn last year for £780,000 and immediately carried out ess

Housebuilder Tulloch Homes has donated an impressive £40,000 to local charity Mikeysline to support its vital mental health and wellbeing service for Highland communities. The funds were raised during Tulloch Homes’ 100 Year anniversary celebrations, which brought together past and prese

A £1.35 million project to rebuild platform 1 at Ardgay Station has been successfully completed, delivering a more convenient boarding experience for passengers. 

A director who submitted a false invoice claiming British Gas had carried out work on a property development his company was working on in Kent has been sentenced. Nicholas Couch’s Frontier Technical Services Ltd was appointed in July 2016 to oversee conversion work at Epicurus House on Akehur

DM Hall has congratulated its most recent cohort of colleagues who have successfully achieved professional qualification with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Their achievements come in the course of a landmark year in which the firm welcomed the largest graduate intake in its 12

Stephen Flynn, MP for Aberdeen South and SNP leader in Westminster, recently visited Barratt Homes’ King’s Gallop development in Aberdeen. He met with the site’s manager, Marc Duncan, who received a Quality Award in NHBC’s Pride in the Job Awards in 2025 for his high-quality