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Work on the restoration of a 200-year-old bridge linking Scotland and England is set to begin next month after the appointment of the main works contractor.

Plant hire firm has Morris Leslie has started a redundancy process with some of its workforce after feeling the impact of a downturn in the construction sector. The company has its headquarters just outside Perth and operates its plant hire business from 12 locations across the UK.

The cut to stamp duty land tax (SDLT) announced today by the Chancellor must be matched in Scotland to avoid a housing market collapse, according to property firm apropos. The firm believes that cutting the SDLT in England and Northern Ireland without a comparable reduction in land and buildings tra

Edinburgh-based developer Hopefield Partnerships has appointed Hart Builders to deliver a multi-million-pound new housing development at a former primary school in the capital.

The JR Group was founded in 1995 and employs around 170 staff. It started as a scaffolding business and is now one of the largest building and construction firms in Scotland. The business operates throughout Scotland and Northern England, working on behalf of a number of the UK’s leading house

Construction lawyer Lisa Dromgoole considers the parallels between Hearts and Partick Thistle’s ongoing legal battle with the SPFL and alternative dispute resolution in the building sector. It's not often that a construction lawyer has cause to consider the world of football, or not this const

Plans have been submitted to Fife Council to build 25 new affordable homes in Lochgelly.

Paisley-based construction firm The JR Group is celebrating the completion of a landmark inner-city development in Glasgow’s East End. The 68 homes for social rent on Olympia Street in Bridgeton were built by the company on behalf of Link Group.

Stirling Council has agreed plans to build 32 new council homes as part of two separate developments in the St Ninians area of Stirling.  Significant investment is being made to transform sites at Glasgow Road and at New Park Farm in Cultenhove for the benefit of the local community, deliv

Guidance published this week by the Scottish Land Commission argues that wellbeing should be a central consideration when assessing the business case for developing vacant or derelict land. There are an estimated 11,000 hectares of such land nationally and much of it sits in areas with the greatest

CALA Homes (West) is set to launch its first ever development in the heart of Glasgow city centre. 

A speculative design for the Glasgow School of Art restoration has proposed extending the Charles Rennie Mackintosh building onto the site of the former O2 ABC music venue.

Cruden Building has announced the appointment of Colin Kennedy as its new construction director. Mr Kennedy has been part of an extensive process to find a top calibre replacement for current construction director, David McEvoy, whose original plan to retire last month was delayed by in light of the

Up to 150 jobs could be lost as BAM Construct UK becomes the latest contractor to announce a round of redundancies in the wake of the COVID-induced economic slowdown. The firm, which has furloughed around 500 staff, will start consultations this week to cut around 6.5% of its workforce.

Springfield Properties has lost a bid calling for Moray Council to cover its appeal costs following a dispute over a rejected housing application. After the dispute, the property developer called for the council to foot the bill when it rejected Springfield's plans to build 316 homes in Ferrylea, Fo