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Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) CEO Stephen Good outlines five themes that will define construction in 2021, ranging from greater collaboration in the industry to the need for enhanced supply chain resilience. It would be safe to say that any predictions made about the past 12 mo

The UK Government is to provide £11.7 million from its Port Infrastructure Fund in support of new and enlarged border infrastructure at Forth Ports' key import/export hubs at Grangemouth, Tilbury and Tilbury2.

Tartan Commercial, the company behind the highly successful The Lighthouse business centre in North Berwick, has expanded its portfolio by acquiring the Falkirk Business Hub. The £1.925 million acquisition from Bellair Scotland will see Tartan Commercial retain all the employees at the hub as

Following the publication of the Scottish Government's Climate Change Plan update, communities secretary Aileen Campbell reflects on progress so far, and opportunities to build a greener future as part of Housing to 2040 plans. Housing policy has a vital role to play in achieving many

Argyll and Bute-based housing association Fyne Homes Limited has welcomed a £10 million funding package from Royal Bank of Scotland to refinance existing loans and enable future growth plans within the business.

The first residents have been welcomed to Clydebank’s new £14.092 million state-of-the-art care facility at Queens Quay House. In line with coronavirus restrictions, residents from Mount Pleasant House and Frank Downie House moved in over a two day period, and will remain within the

A 13-year-old passionate about diggers and tractors has become the youngest person to gain a Construction Plant Competence Scheme (CPCS) Red Card, making him a trained operator.

Edinburgh councillors have approved plans lodged by HG Developments for the development of 76-bed block of student flats on London Road.

Plans to create a £70 million energy-from-waste facility (EFW) at Binn EcoPark near Glenfarg have been approved by councillors.

A new £1.2 million four-court indoor tennis facility is set to be created in Elgin at the Moray Sports Centre following a major investment.

Build and sales activity at Springfield Properties rebounded strongly following the resumption of operations, post lockdown, from late June 2020 with the group expecting total revenue for the first half of 2020/21 to be approximately 17% higher than in H1 2019/20. Announcing its trading update for t

Housebuilder Bellway is in a "robust position" in spite of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to its 2020 results. The housebuilder, which has a number of projects underway in Scotland, said there is a "strong underlying demand for new homes", with a 6% increase in the reservation rate to 210 per week

Scottish mechanical and electrical engineering consultants XBuro has announced the launch of a new London office to meet increasing demand during the Covid-19 lockdown. Among the 55 contracts taken on by Glasgow-based XBuro since March are eight substantial projects for the NHS, including the Covid-

Output in Scotland's construction sector grew by 52% in the third quarter of the year, contributing to a 16% growth in GDP in the quarter, according to new figures. However, GDP in the third quarter of 2020 remains 9.5% smaller than over the same period in 2019, reflecting the economic impact of the

The John Lewis building on Aberdeen's George Street has been denied listed status because of proposals to redevelop the Bon Accord centre. Historic Environment Scotland said the surviving two principal elevations of the former Norco House building "meet the criteria of special architectural or histo