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Fife-based housebuilder, property developer and contractor Muir Group has reported a £1 million profit against a turnover of £63 million and nine consecutive years of profitable trading. Announcing its financial results for 2020/21, the group said Muir Construction turnover increased, fi

hub South West has appointed Robertson Construction Central West as the preferred Tier 1 Contractor for a new £12.5 million primary school in Irvine.

Building and construction firm The JR Group has made another key appointment to cement its growth strategy. Carol Cameron has joined the firm as group business development manager, who will be the direct liaison with customers old and new, as well as working with the senior team on its strategy for

The developer behind numerous residential developments in Glasgow has unveiled plans for a £10 million+ 34-property project on the city’s south side.

CALA Homes (North) has received approval from Aberdeen City Council for the principal planning application for the third phase of its Craibstone Estate development.

Alistair McAlinden and Stuart Dougal from Interpath Advisory in Scotland look at how the current spike in raw material prices and labour shortages is having an impact across the sector – and in particular, how it will shape the way in which contracts will need to be negotiated or ren

Plans have been unveiled to demolish a former foundry building in Glasgow to make way for a ten-storey block of flats.

Homes for rent developer and operator Moda Living has joined main contractor Robertson to marked the topping out of the final block in the first phase of its development at Springside in Edinburgh; the brand’s first urban village in the Scottish capital. On track to complete in autumn, th

A new report has been commissioned into how best to support the delivery of Net Zero and decarbonise Scotland’s infrastructure. The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) in Scotland has appointed globally renowned consultancy group Mott MacDonald to set out what policy, legislative, regula

Swan Group has submitted revised plans to build more homes on a brownfield site in the Royston area of Glasgow. Having been previously granted permission for 100 houses at the site bounded by Darnick Street, Royston Road and the adjacent railway, the developer has now applied to build 136

Planning has been submitted for a residential development at Telford Drive, Edinburgh on behalf of Port of Leith Housing Association.

Glasgow City Council has received plans to convert the floors of historic city centre buildings into a large serviced apartment complex. Change-of-use and listed building permission is being sought in relation to the Category B and C Listed former Cleland Testimonial building, George Hotel and Comme

An IKEA worker from South Queensferry fulfilled his childhood dream by building a ‘hobbit house’ in his back garden. Ali Hughson, 47, has been a fan of the JRR Tolkien books since he was a teenager and loved the idea of having a hobbit-themed workshop.

Calls have been made for HMP Greenock to be replaced as soon as possible after a leaking roof forced the closure of 40 cells. The prison was built in 1907 and operates at only 75 per cent capacity because of the poor condition of its buildings. A replacement, however, is still a decade away, Wendy S

Robertson Group said today it has returned to "normal trading expectations” after revealing a £6.7m operating loss last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The family-owned contractor extended its financial year to 15 months to the end of June 2020 to absorb the three-month c