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Construction activity suffered a substantial weakening in April as coronavirus-related restrictions increasingly hampered activity and construction sites were closed.

The second phase of coronavirus support for small Scottish businesses, which extends grant support to all subsequent eligible properties, is now open for applications. The next stage of the Small Business Grant scheme ensures that - in addition to existing grants of £10,000 or £25,000 fo

Ambassador Group has revealed its plans for a new multi-million-pound investment programme that will see the redevelopment of Craigforth Campus in Stirling. The property development and investment firm will hold two online public consultation events on May 7 and 8.

RSP Consulting Engineers LLP has appointed Barry McAvoy to its team in Glasgow. Barry was the former head of buildings in Scotland for Ramboll UK and brings his considerable global design and management expertise to the 33-year-old engineering practice.

A commercial flooring company said it pulled off a “minor miracle” – while maintaining the highest possible standards of safe working – to help get the new NHS Louisa Jordan temporary hospital facility up and running in Glasgow.

Building services contractor McGill has won a £400,000 contract and been appointed to a £3.6 million framework to deliver upgrades to fire alarms. In response to new government legislation introduced after the Grenfell disaster, all properties in Scotland must meet higher standards in re

More than 20 new could be built on the site of a former nursing home under newly lodged plans from Maryhill Housing Association. The Association wants to build 22 homes on the land at Rothes Drive where Ferguson Anderson House, a nursing home for the elderly, stood until it was demolished in 2018.

Housing charity LAR has welcomed a debate that highlights the need for more organisations to copy its loan-funding model to develop good quality affordable rented accommodation in Scotland. LAR was very interested to read ideas put forward by think tank Common Weal in Scottish Construction Now 

Law firm Gilson Gray has appointment commercial property expert Mark Sabey as legal director in the firm’s Glasgow real estate division. Originally from London, Mark is an English-qualified solicitor with more than 17 years’ experience in commercial property, land management and renewabl

Up to 750,000 people in Scotland could be enrolled in the Jobs Retention Scheme (furloughed) this quarter and a further 150,000 jobs could be lost as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, according to new analysis by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR).

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to climate change is integral to the UK’s recovery package, according to the Committee on Climate Change.

Housebuilder CALA Homes (West) is gifting £2,000 to Social Bite earlier than planned as part of a ‘roof donation’ scheme at its Prince’s Quay development in Glasgow. As part of the charity partnership between CALA Homes and Social Bite which kicked off ear

The Royal Scotland Academy has selected Home Group Scotland’s Ashtree Road development in Glasgow for its Annual Exhibition this year.

The overnight Caledonian Sleeper rail service with Lowlander and Highlander routes operating from London to Scotland was recently transformed when new franchise operator, Serco, introduced a £100m fleet of 75 carriages in a phased transition.

A Perth housebuilder has launched a campaign to protect the humble hedgehog.