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A new Scottish tax aimed at encouraging the use of recycled materials in construction has been approved unanimously by the Scottish Parliament. The Aggregates Tax and Devolved Taxes Administration (Scotland) Bill will replace the UK Aggregates Levy and tax the sale or use of aggregates consisting of

Contractor GRAHAM has raised an impressive £30,000 for Charlie House through a food and drink cabin for its construction workers, as part of its commitment to support communities in the cities it operates. 

Place expert New Practice has been acquired by Civic, the parent company to Civic Engineers, Civic Earth, Civic Heritage and Civic (Ireland). Founded in Glasgow, the women and LGBTQ+-led practice is known for its creativity embedding social value in place-based work across the UK through the deliver

Aberdeenshire-based construction and engineering firm KR Group has been shortlisted for the 2024 VIBES Scottish Environment Business Awards in recognition of its steadfast commitment to sustainability and environmental responsibility. The family business is the only north east firm to be shortlisted

A business owner who has been devoted to the electrical industry for more than five decades has been recognised for his remarkable contribution with the Lifetime Achievement Award by SELECT, Scotland’s largest construction trade association. John Noble was honoured by the campaigning body at i

Staff from construction firm The JR Group have raised more than £5,400 for The Beatson Cancer Charity after completing the challenge of scaling Ben Arthur in Arrochar, known as The Cobbler.

Addleshaw Goddard has recruited Martin Devine, a property development and investment specialist, as a partner in its real estate team in Scotland. Mr Devine, who joins the firm from Pinsent Masons, is a prominent figure in the Scottish real estate market with wide ranging development experience span

There is currently as much as 750,000 sq ft of occupier demand still looking for office accommodation across Glasgow due to a shortage of quality options available in the city, according to data from Savills. While the take-up of office space in Glasgow city centre reached 177,514 sq ft in H1 2024,

Homes for Scotland has called on housing minister Paul McLennan to concentrate on the policy areas within the control of the Scottish Government instead of pointing to external factors as the root causes of the housing emergency. The trade body was responding to yesterday's Ministerial Statement on

Andrew Black Design has been granted planning permission in principle for 19 houses in Kinloch Rannoch.

The urgent need for more private housing development in North Lanarkshire has been highlighted in a new report. Research from Rettie, commissioned by Hallam Land, reveals that over 32% of all households in North Lanarkshire face some form of housing need, compared to an average of 28% across Scotlan

Renewable energy firm ScottishPower and Santander UK have joined forces to make adopting energy efficient technology in UK homes more affordable.

Homelessness charity Social Bite has submitted a planning application to relocate its Edinburgh Social Bite Village to a picturesque spot north of West Shore Road on the Granton Waterfront. If approved, the move is scheduled to take place from early 2025. The plans for the relocation, made in c

A £22 million investment has been made into a scheme to increase investment in affordable homes and deliver more housing.

A worrying trend with new builds in Australia has been exposed by a building inspector as he slams a half-finished home as a 'complete shemozzle'.  Victorian construction worker Jim Zacharias shared a clip of two homes in Sunbury, in Melbourne's northwest, with just centimetres between the gara