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Official opening ceremony held for £30m Barrhead High A ceremony was held yesterday to mark the official opening of the new £30 million Barrhead High, in East Renfrewshire.

Loreburn Housing Association has been given the go-ahead by Dumfries and Galloway Council to build dementia-friendly housing alongside an innovative ‘Youth Foyer’ on the site of the former Garrick Hospital in Stranraer. The proposals, which were designed by Aitken Turnbull Architects, will see t

In their look back at 2017, ESPC found a continued shortage of properties in the Edinburgh market and a sustained increase in selling prices but have yet to see materialise fears that Brexit would have a negative impact on housing. The average selling price of properties in east central Scotland inc

Trade bodies and unions have called on both the UK and Scottish governments to ensure that appropriate lessons are learned for future decisions on the procurement of large scale construction projects following the collapse on the UK’s second biggest construction firm. Carillion was placed into com

Plans have been submitted for a conservation and breeding centre for endangered birds in the Scottish Borders. Community interest company Birds Gardens Scotland wants to develop a 200 square metre visitor centre made from straw and lime morter at its site in Oxton, near Lauder.

New £4m water treatment works complete in Stoer Scottish Water customers in one of the most picturesque areas of the country are now benefitting from a multi-million pounds investment by the utility after the completion of work on a new water treatment plant.

Last year, the Construction Industry Helpline supported over 1500 construction families in crisis and over 400 families were granted £705,000 of emergency financial help. Of the 1500 calls into the helpline, 1100 of these were given advice and support on issues ranging from stress and depression to

Rangers lodges plans for Memorial Wall at Ibrox Rangers Football Club plans to erect a memorial garden on a section of surplus car park outside Ibrox Stadium in honour of the club's players and to remember victims of the Ibrox disaster.

West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) is working to transfer its repairs and maintenance work to a new contractor following the demise of Carillion. The construction and support services business, which was placed into compulsory liquidation yesterday morning, had been providing facilities man

Plans have been submitted to develop 49 homes on a former church site in North Glasgow on behalf of ng homes. Under the plans, 49 residential flats and two commercial units could be built on the corner of Keppochill Road and Millarbank Street in Springburn which was previously home to Springburn Pub

Shares in the construction and services firm Interserve fell this morning amid reports that its financial health is under special scrutiny from the UK Cabinet Office. Stock was down as much as 15% in early trading on the London Stock Exchange after the Financial Times said a small team had been put

Skanska has revealed it is to cut around 3,000 jobs across its global operations as part of restructuring plans to improve profitability. The Swedish group said this morning that the comprehensive restructuring, which follows a strategic review initiated in autumn 2017, will involve quitting the US

Abertay Housing Association has unveiled proposals to deliver 43 new homes on the former site of a primary school in Dundee. Detailed plans submitted to Dundee City Council’s planning department indicate that the homes, situated at the former Charleston Primary School on South Road, will be a mix

Edinburgh and Midlothian charity Home Link Family Support has received a donation of £1,000 from housebuilder Mactaggart & Mickel Homes’ Building Communities Fund. Home Link Family Support provides help to struggling families with young children who are not coping for a variety of reasons inc

The teams participating in the Construction, Housing & Property qualifying events for a business five-a-side tournament have been announced, with time still available for companies to get involved. Supported by Scottish Construction Now, Scottish Housing News and the Scottish Property Federation