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Dundee-based lorry hire firm Norman Jamieson Ltd has secured a six-figure loan from Bank of Scotland to help buffer against a decrease in demand amid the construction industry shutdown.

The Scottish Government has approved Moray Council’s vision for local development in the area over the next 15 years.

Innovative new technology which could transform how Scotland’s historic buildings are managed, maintained and repaired has been launched. Rubble masonry wall at Linlithgow Palace showing automatically extracted individual stones for its right section

Plans to identify and improve future housing options for people living in high-rise homes in North Lanarkshire are continuing during the current pandemic as the council pushed on with high-rise demolition plans. North Lanarkshire Council, in consultation with local people, agreed ambitious plans to

Kier Group has announced that Kirsty Bashforth has informed the board of directors that she will not seek re-election as a non-executive director of the company at its AGM in November. Ms Bashforth will stand down from the board with effect from the conclusion of that meeting.

Sussex-based plant hire company BPH Plant Hire has created a 'Where's Wally' type brainteaser to help relieve some boredom.

The construction sector could return to work on a phased basis from May 28 under a new framework announced today by the Scottish Government.

Wates Group has become the first major contractor to unveil large-scale redundancies in direct response to the coronavirus crisis. The privately-owned construction, property services and development group has announced a programme of redundancies that will reduce staff numbers by approximately 300,

SIG has cancelled the planned sale of its Building Solutions business to Kingspan after concerns were raised by competition watchdogs.

Plans have been revealed for two four-storey apartment blocks with a distinctive horseshoe design near Ibrox stadium.

Stirling Development Agency (SDA) has submitted plans to create a £25 million office development on the outskirts of Raploch.

Robertson Group is planning to resume work on Aberdeen University’s new £35 million science building next month with extra cabins to maintain social distancing. The project, which is situated on the corner of St Machar Drive and Bedford Road, ground to a halt at the end of March when loc

Glasgow City Council has agreed in principle to accept the offer of a funding contribution from homeowners to the creation of a new quay wall on the south bank of the River Clyde.

Glasgow-based construction firm PVP Developments has secured a £750,000 Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) loan from Bank of Scotland.  The firm, which is currently delivering a £10 million luxury apartment scheme in Yorkhill, Glasgow, is now planning to re-open s

The recent decision of the Inner House in Proven Properties (Scotland) Limited, reported in Scottish Construction Now on May 15, raises questions about the effectiveness, or at least the scope, of the Property Factors (Scotland) Act 2011, writes Tom Marshall. Briefly, the case concerned a block of 1