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Kingdom Housing Association’s plans to develop 25 much-needed homes for social rent at Park Road in Kirkcaldy received a welcome boost today with news that the Association has received a donation of £2.01 million from the Scottish Government through the Scottish Charitable Bond programme

Dunfermline-based contract furniture specialist Deanestor has completed a £1.5 million contract to manufacture bespoke furniture and fit out over 200 rooms for Bertha Park High School in Perth.

A workshop will explore how the construction sector in Skye can design and produce sustainable buildings and infrastructure.

Aberdeenshire Council has appointed Paul Macari as its new head of planning and environment. Mr Macari previously served for three years as the council’s principal developer obligations officer.

CMS Window Systems has been named as a finalist in the prestigious Construction News Specialists Awards 2020. The company is shortlisted in the Specialist Contractor of the Year (turnover over £25m) category in what is the only national awards programme recognising the best specialist contract

A new UK Government Town of the Year competition has backfired spectacularly after officials failed to realise that it was being launched in a place that has been a city for 19 years.

McGill owner Graeme Carling has announced the appointment of a new managing director for the building services company and the re-launch of his investment company United Capital as the parent firm of the business. More than 440 jobs were lost when Dundee-based McGill entered administration in Februa

The Glasgow City Region City Deal continues to make significant progress and is set to accelerate with over £740 million spend on infrastructure anticipated in the next five years. 2019 marked the five-year milestone of the £1.13 billion Glasgow City Region City Deal, one of the largest

Urban regeneration company Clyde Gateway is seeking approval to transform a disused gas works in Dalmarnock into office accommodation.

Queen’s Park Football Club’s plans for a 1,700-seater stadium at Lesser Hampden in Glasgow have been granted planning permission. The site adjacent to Hampden Park will now be upgraded to a league-standard stadium complete with a new 812-capacity East Stand and an extended West Stand wit

Construction materials supplier Breedon has reached an agreement to buy certain UK assets and operations of global firm Cemex for a total consideration of £178 million.

Annette Keay from Cumbernauld-based construction business Indeglas outlines why the firm has signed up to the Disability Confident scheme. When we heard about the Disability Confident scheme, it just made sense to sign up. As a place to work, Indeglas has always focused on creating an inclusive envi

A new firm of building and quantity surveyors plus project managers has been launched in Glasgow, building on a business heritage that spans more than 55 years. CRGP Surveyors has been established by two former directors of CRGP Ltd in a move designed to boost growth and allow spread into new busine

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has urged its members in Scotland to take part in the Scottish Government’s consultation about the practice of cash retentions. The trade body hopes this will lead to landmark legislation putting an end to this perennial issue and provide an

Eildon has obtained planning permission for revised proposals for Tweedbridge Court in Peebles.