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Toyota Motor Corporation has started work to build an entire town from scratch and use it as a laboratory for cutting-edge technology such as self-driving cars and artificial intelligence.

Housebuilder Springfield Properties has reported a 42.9% rise in pre-tax profits to £9 million for the six months to the end of November 2020 from £6.3m in the previous year. The Elgin-based company said it was well placed for the full year having achieved a substantial reduction in

Investment of £61.9 million for the Ravenscraig Infrastructure Access (RIA) project has been approved by the Glasgow City Region Cabinet.

Edinburgh developer Glencairn Properties is set to double its profit in the next three years despite the ongoing social and economic challenges posed by COVID-19. Since March 2020, Glencairn Properties has had three planning permissions approved and are awaiting the application results for one

A fourth new early years centre planned for Glasgow has been awarded planning permission.

Edinburgh’s drive to become the Data Capital of Europe has moved a step closer after Robertson Construction recently completed the new building to house the Edinburgh International Data Facility (EIDF). 

Plans have been submitted to demolish a Dundee hotel to make way for a 54-bed care home.

Scotland’s construction industry has been recognised for playing its part in the battle against COVID-19 but has been warned not to take its “foot off the gas” after recent cases were reported on sites across the country. The alert came from Russell Adfield, head of construction se

Moxy Edinburgh Fountainbridge has opened its doors in the city's new urban quarter, marking the company's second capital hotel.

Private rented sector (PRS) and urban regeneration specialist Sigma has started work on its first Scottish PRS development with 75 new homes to be delivered at Bertha Park.

Aberdeen City Council has lodged detailed plans to build 212 homes for rent on the site of the former Kincorth Academy.

Barclays is providing a support programme to local businesses in Kilmarnock to help the UK’s economic recovery at a city-wide level. Focusing first in Kilmarnock, one of Barclays’ Rebuilding Thriving Local Economies (RTLE) pilot areas, the package offers support to boost growth for local

ScotRail has released progress images to mark the resumption of work on the £14.5 milllion redevelopment of Motherwell station following the winter break. Until the summer, construction will focus on platforms 2 and 3 where new staff and passenger waiting facilities are being built. Some

Councillors have given the green light for Calvay Housing Association to build 37 new flats on brownfield land at Barlanark.

Stuart MacPherson, senior business services manager at Aberdeen-based chartered accountancy firm Meston Reid & Co, gives advice on VAT changes in the construction industry. A change to VAT collection arrangements is finally heading the way of the UK construction industry.