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Barrhead-based contractor A.C. Whyte is set to deliver a £5 million programme to upgrade more than 490 East Ayrshire homes by September 2021 following a successful tender earlier this year. East Ayrshire Council awarded the roof and render works contract to the family-owned business with a vie

Maxi Construction has been awarded a £3.3 million contract from the City of Edinburgh Council for refurbishment works to Balerno High School.

Infrastructure services company FM Conway has announced the appointment of Adam Green to CEO as Michael Conway MBE steps into the role of chairman. Michael Conway MBE has been at the helm of FM Conway since 1981 when he bought the company from his father, Frank Conway. The company started from very

Housebuilder Stewart Milne Group had never ventured into the world of e-learning for essential training before this year - COVID-19 changed that. Lockdown meant the company’s learning and development manager, Susan Hudson, had to find new ways to train staff. As an employer committed to c

Investment in the social housing sector generates economic and social benefits for Scotland and its people, including reducing poverty and homelessness, improving health, and creating jobs, a new report has found.

Amendments should be made to the Scottish Government's planning policy to improve efficiency and transparency of the planning process, according to recommendations made by the Law Society of Scotland.

Nine out of ten of pupils in Scotland, almost 635,000, are being taught in schools classed as being in a good or satisfactory condition, according to new statistics.

The Scottish Government must apply the same focus in driving a vibrant green recovery as it is doing to address the coronavirus pandemic, says Elizabeth Leighton.

Aberdeenshire Council has submitted plans to build more than a dozen affordable homes at the site of a former council depot in Huntly. 

A housing provider has returned on-site to complete 24 accessible homes in Glasgow, which will help to transform the lives of people with disabilities. Blackwood’s Helenvale development with Cruden Homes is a ground-breaking combination of accessible, affordable and digitally-connected two-bed

The CEO of housebuilder Mactaggart & Mickel has been named ‘director of the year’ by the Institute of Directors at a celebration of Scotland’s leading businesses. Ed Monaghan won Director of the Year in the family business category at the Institute’s Scottish awards, whic

A leading financial expert has joined the panel of experts offering advice on project bank accounts (PBAs) at the first Construction Industry Coronavirus Forum (CICV Forum) commercial webinar. David Rennie, relationship director at the Royal Bank of Scotland, will play a starring role in the opening

Major changes are afoot in Scotland's housing market as the COVID-19 pandemic significantly alters the way people think about their working environment and the nature of the work-life balance, property professionals have warned. The nine-to-five office routine, with a couple of hours of unprodu

Orkney Islands Council has signed an agreement with Hoy Energy Ltd which will ensure that the island’s income from the existing community turbine won’t be adversely affected by the potential development of a council-owned wind farm in Hoy.

The UK's electric vehicle (EV) revolution could be in danger of stalling unless technological innovation can prevent system overload, a local energy networks operator has warned.