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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

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

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

Dundee construction workers learn to be lifesavers Construction workers in Dundee have undergone potentially lifesaving training in emergency life support last week.

Barratt Homes is urging its customers to help their prickly neighbours this Bonfire Night with five tips on making gardens into a haven for hedgehogs. The developer, which has joined forces with the RSPB to set a new benchmark in wildlife friendly developments, is encouraging households to watch out

The Scottish construction operation of Lendlease has blamed the delay or cancelling of projects after the Brexit vote for a 62% drop in revenue. Glasgow-based Lendlease Construction (Scotland), part of Australian-listed Lendlease Corporation, reported pre-tax losses of £5.9 million in the year to J

To mark Anti-Slavery Day in the UK today, the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and Stronger Together will be joined be industry leaders in spearheading a pioneering collaborative initiative to tackle modern slavery in the construction sector. Recent figures released by the International Labour

The architect of V&A Museum of Design Dundee said he is “delighted and satisfied” as he saw his vision inspired by Scotland’s cliffs revealed for the first time. Kengo Kuma visited the £80.1 million project shortly after the removal of a temporary cofferdam which allowed the museum to be

Four firms have been invited to participate in the next stage of the competition for the A737 Den Realignment project. The shortlisted bidders for the key improvement project are I & H Brown Ltd, Interserve Construction Ltd, R J McLeod (Contractors) Ltd and Roadbridge Civil Engineering & Bui

The office manager of a Stirling fire and flood business has admitted to paying herself £30,000 of unauthorised overtime over the course of a six year period. Falkirk Sheriff Court was told that Wendy Shaw, 46, boosted her earnings by falsifying spreadsheets at Total Reinstatement Services.

Fife Council has secured over £3.1 million from the Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance PLC to restore the former Blair House opencast coal site near Oakley, having settled its lengthy legal battle in the Court of Session with the company, out of court. The site had been left in a derelict state when

City of Glasgow College is helping to address a technical skills supply shortage faced by the country’s construction industry. A partnership with Building Contractors Training Group (BCTG) and Learn, Direct & Build (LDB) aims to transform how supervisor construction training programmes are del

Elgin High School reaches practical completion After 18 months on site, the brand-new £28.8m Elgin High School has been completed and the building handed over.