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Up to 150 jobs could be lost as BAM Construct UK becomes the latest contractor to announce a round of redundancies in the wake of the COVID-induced economic slowdown. The firm, which has furloughed around 500 staff, will start consultations this week to cut around 6.5% of its workforce.

Springfield Properties has lost a bid calling for Moray Council to cover its appeal costs following a dispute over a rejected housing application. After the dispute, the property developer called for the council to foot the bill when it rejected Springfield's plans to build 316 homes in Ferrylea, Fo

The holding company of Maxi Group, Maxi Haulage, Maxi Warehousing and Maxi Construction remains in an “extremely strong” position and has coped “very well” with the coronavirus crisis, its chairman has said as he unveiled its 2019 financial results.

The Construction Industry Coronavirus Forum (CICV Forum) has submitted a proposed building action plan to the Scottish Government which it claimed would help reopen schools across the country and get children back to lessons safely. The campaigning collective has written to minister for local govern

In response to Historic Environment Scotland's proposal to list the M8 Kingston Bridge, John Gilbert Architects has published its thoughts.

New plans have been lodged for a retirement village centred on Binghill House in Milltimber.

Members of the public and NHS Lanarkshire staff are to take part in a postal scoring process to evaluate the site options for a new University Hospital Monklands. The exercise to score the three potential sites for the Monklands Replacement Project (MRP) – Gartcosh, Glenmavis and Wester Moffat

Following the reopening of construction sites in Scotland, Sean McGinness believes the picture should start to become clearer for rural landowners who are in discussions with housebuilders and developers regarding potential new developments and land sales. Many individuals will have spent time durin

Bellway Homes Ltd (Scotland East) senior site manager David Banks is celebrating winning a top building industry award for his work at Charlotte Gate in Perth. He is one of just 450 site managers from a field of more than 11,000 to have won a Quality Award in the first round of the NHBC’s Prid

Taylor Wimpey has provided funding to Glasgow homeless charity Lights on G1.

Plans have been lodged for new holiday accommodation near Kintore.

Glasgow City Council has approved a change-of-use application for disused toilets in Glasgow’s Cathedral Square to be transformed into self-catering tourist accommodation.

Morgan Sindall Construction has obtained a place on all three lots of University of Glasgow’s new £250 million capital projects framework.

The phased return of work on construction sites across the UK resulted in a sharp turnaround in the performance of the sector last month with the fastest rise in activity for nearly two years.

Important property developments in Edinburgh and Glasgow are to be delayed by at least six months as investors are becoming increasingly wary of funding new opportunities amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report.