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Ways in which Scotland can successfully harness land value capture to create places where people want to live are being explored by the Scottish Land Commission. Focus on how to capture the increase in the value of land due to publically created uplifts such as improved infrastructure, planning perm

Vertical transportation and façade access consultancy TÜV SÜD Dunbar Boardman has made a senior appointment in Glasgow to strengthen its management team and support organic growth for the business. Scott Barclay joins as regional director for Scotland, Ireland & North East Engla

A major new office development has been handed over to Clyde Gateway ahead of the first SMEs moving into the building later this year. Robertson has officially completed work on the Red Tree Magenta development, following a construction programme which began in April last year.

With two construction workers taking their own life every single working day and stress, anxiety and depression currently accounting for a fifth of all work-related illness, a new partnership is set to offer support to those who may be affected. A collaboration between the Lighthouse Construction In

Clark Contracts has been working with social enterprise CCI Scotland to support individuals with a range of support needs. Incorporating a charity that delivers person centred programmes to people with various support needs, CCI Scotland is a professional company that delivers a range of landscaping

Groups of young trainees from across Glasgow and Lanarkshire have been given the opportunity to get hands-on experience during visits to a Bathgate housing site. Lovell welcomed the groups to its Wester Inch development where it is currently building 86 new homes on behalf of West Lothian Council. T

Scottish businessman Stewart Milne alongside colleagues from Stewart Milne Group and Aberdeen Football Club will join the world’s largest sleep out in support of Social Bite’s nationwide effort to end homelessness in Scotland.  The AFC chairman made a passionate appeal to his employ

The preferred option for the section of the A96 to be dualled between Hardmuir and Fochabers goes on public display today.

Aarsleff Ground Engineering has invested in a state-of-the-art virtual reality room to develop and enhance the knowledge and skills of its estimators and engineers. With technology already transforming how people interact and live their lives, Aarsleff is taking the virtual reality (VR) technology t

Kier has launched a £264 million rights issue to help accelerate its debt reduction programme. The firm has seen its debt levels rise in the past few years, with its net debt standing at £624m as of 31 October.

Glasgow construction and manufacturing group CCG (Scotland) Ltd has reported an excellent financial year with turnover exceeding £144 million – up 6.2% on 2017’s figures. Profit before taxation also significantly increased on the previous year to over £9.1m.

Plans to invest more than £150 million to continue the development of affordable housing across Aberdeenshire over the next five years have been agreed. The Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) outlines opportunities across the area from 2019-2024.

The Trump Organisation’s plans to build 500 new homes as part of a £150 million second phase of development at its golf resort in Aberdeenshire have been described as a "weak substitute" for the original proposals put forward 10 years ago. Plans were lodged with Aberdeenshire Council for

JML Contracts has spoken of its joy after one of its projects was named House of the Year 2018 by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). Lochside House in the Scottish Highlands was revealed as the winner in the final episode of a special Channel 4 series Grand Designs: House of the Year,

Moves by the UK Cabinet Office to exclude late payers from government contracts have been applauded by the Specialist Engineering Contractors’ Group (SEC Group). The contractor representative body said that such measures were “long overdue” and urged the government to act upon it.