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Work begins on 28 new homes in Port Glasgow A ceremonial cutting of the first ‘sod’ of turf marked the beginning of a multi-million pound development of almost 100 new homes in the Slaemuir area of Port Glasgow.

Companies must get to grips with Artificial Intelligence or face becoming obsolete, according to a new research report. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has launched an insight paper which explores the impact of using artificial intelligence (AI) in the built environment, and the

(from left) Michelle Motion, finance director with Sandy Adam, executive chairman and Innes Smith, chief executive officer Newly-listed housebuilder Springfield Properties has successfully raised £25 million in early trading on the Alternative Investment Market (Aim) this morning.

West Dunbartonshire Council is set to remove external window panels on 11 high-rise blocks in Clydebank as the post-Grenfell review of Scotland’s buildings continues to raise questions over the use of cladding in use across the country. The council commissioned an external expert to conduct compre

Interserve has confirmed it is in talks with its lenders amid growing fears about the firm’s finances. Last month the group saw its shares halve when it issued a fresh profit warning and announced that the cost of quitting its troubled Energy from Waste (EfW) contracts will “significantly exceed

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Strong appetite for newly built homes has helped Bellway deliver a forecast-beating set of final results. The FTSE 250-listed housebuilder achieved an 11% rise in completions to deliver a record 9,644 homes this year.

The Scottish Government has confirmed it will hold a Local Public Inquiry (PLI) to investigate whether the preferred design for the Whitesands Flood Protection Scheme in Dumfries will go ahead. The project is based on a ‘raised walkway’ concept featuring a combination of walls, glass panels and

A mechanical and electrical (M&E) firm has doubled its presence in Dundee by recruiting some of the workers made redundant by the collapse of Scottish Electric Group. Richard Irvin Energy Solutions (RIES), which specialises in M&E engineering and technical facilities management (TFM), opened

The designers for the revamped Perth City Hall and Perth Museum and Art Gallery have been unveiled following a competitive process. Metaphor has been appointed as the “interpretation and exhibition designers” for the city centre venues and will work with Mecanoo and Hoskins Architects, t

Student accommodation operator Empiric Student Property has exchanged contracts to sell the freehold of the Forthside Way site in Stirling for £2 million excluding costs. The site has detailed planning permission for a 208 bed student accommodation development, which was granted on appeal in Octobe

Investment in onshore wind projects could benefit Scotland’s island economies by up to £725 million over the next 25 years, civils contractors have said. The UK government announced last week that it intends to allow wind projects on the remote islands of Scotland to compete in the next competiti

Kelly Boorman Construction firms are trailing businesses from other sectors when it comes to preparing for Brexit according to the latest YouGov survey commissioned by audit, tax and consulting firm RSM.

Bannockburn High interim headteacher Brian Millar with former pupil Cameron Cowan, now training advisor at Robertson Members of Robertson Group attended Bannockburn High School’s Annual Awards where they joined pupils to celebrate their academic and vocational achievements.

The apprentices with Kilmarnock FC footballer Dean Hawkshaw The latest recruits to James Frew Ltd have been welcomed to the business with the help of Kilmarnock FC.