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Housebuilder CALA Homes’ Aberdeen-based team has taken delivery of the housebuilder’s very first electric van, marking the first step in establishing a fleet of greener vehicles across the business. As part of CALA’s newly launched sustainability strategy, the business is aiming to

Construction industry organisations and individuals are being urged to meet the deadline of this year’s Trades Awards 2021. With under two weeks to go until applications close on Monday 26 July, The Trades Awards is calling on the industry to submit its entries in recognition of the adversity

Lawyer Susannah Donaldson considers the impact of the pandemic on gender pay gap figures reported by large construction businesses. The Covid-19 pandemic has somewhat skewed gender pay gap (GPG) figures reported by large construction businesses for the year 2020-21, with reductions in allowance

A woman facing more than $100,000 in parking fines for minor parking infractions on her own property has cleared a hurdle in her lawsuit against her local authority. Sandy Martinez has been supported by the Institute for Justice (IJ) in her lawsuit against the town of Lantana in Florida, which says

Main works on a new £47.2 million secondary learning facility at Wallyford in East Lothian are set to begin following contract close on the development.

Kier has begun works on Paisley Museum's £42 million transformation which will redevelop the four buildings which make up the site.

Persimmon Homes North Scotland is poised to start work on the first phase of a new £36 million housing development at Upper Victoria, Carnoustie. The housebuilder was given the given the green light by Angus Council’s planning committee in February 2021 to begin construction of 194 homes

Disused industrial land with a rich history will soon be transformed into contemporary riverside apartments as Dundas Estates begins work on a high-profile development. The developer has broken ground on its 140 home Wireworks development, on the site of the old Bruntons Wire Mill, that played a cru

Ian Wright and Scott Milne of business advisory firm Quantuma have been appointed as joint administrators to Glasgow-based property developers Titan Homes (Partick) Limited. Following a period of financial difficulties the company, which was founded in 2015, entered administration on 9th July 2021,

Engineering consultancy Will Rudd Davidson has completed complex engineering work on the fire-damaged clubhouse belonging to Glasgow Golf Club.

Plans have been submitted for five new council houses in West Lothian. The new terraced homes will be available for social rent as part of West Lothian Council’s new build affordable housing programme.

A new high-spec manufacturing, office and storage facility is being considered for the Enterprise Park Forres.

Clark Contracts has been awarded an Order of Distinction in the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)’s Health and Safety Awards 2021.

Scotland's property prices continue to rise, with the highest increase in house prices recorded in over a decade. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a property boom, reaching its peak in May, which has led to a 12.1% rise in property prices in Scotland.

A man has gone viral on social media after sharing his story of accidentally breaking into a home and cleaning it.