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McTaggart Construction has won the ‘Industry and Young People Innovation Award’ at the seventh annual Inspiring City Awards 2019, organised in partnership with The Herald and Glasgow Chamber of Commerce.

More than £4.5 million has been invested to improve high rise flats in Fife since the Grenfell disaster in 2017, the local authority has revealed.

In the lead up to Scottish Housing Day next week, Ed Monaghan, group CEO at Mactaggart & Mickel, highlights the importance of creating communities in its work. Mactaggart & Mickel is an award-winning, family-run housebuilder and developer. We build quality homes for private sale across the c

Private landlords who commit to providing affordable housing should be given the same financial support as housing associations to improve the energy efficiency of their properties, according to Scottish Land & Estates (SLE). In its response to the Scottish Government’s Energy Efficiency (

Hillhead Housing Association (HHA) has celebrated the opening of its latest new build development in Kirkintilloch. (from left) David Scott, Barratt Homes MD; Claire Taylor, Hillhead Housing Association chairperson; Holly Muldoon, Hillhead Housing Association tenant; housing minister Kevin Stewart M

More than £5,000 has been raised for two Scottish charities after a heroic effort saw two amateur swimmers undertake a 22.6-mile swim, covering the length of Loch Lomond end to end. Barton Willmore planning director, Colin Lavety, swam the gruelling challenge for Accord Hospice, a charity prov

Contractors are progressing with work to improve the roads and pavements in Irvine town centre.

Kanye West has been ordered to demolish homes he was building on his 300-acre Californian property. The unusual dome structures were reportedly inspired by the planet Tatooine from the ‘Star Wars’ films and were being built as possible low-income housing units or housing for homeless peo

The ventilation issues which delayed the opening of the £150 million Sick Children’s Hospital in Edinburgh stemmed from a tender error back in 2012, the Scottish Government said yesterday as it announced the facility won’t be operational for at least another year.

Mitie Group has been awarded an extension to its contract to provide integrated facilities management (IFM) services to Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) which will see the firm paid on its results.

Project Management and Construction has completed work on a new build church in Glasgow, the firm’s most high profile ecumenical project to date.

Springfield Properties has submitted a planning application for 86 new homes to the East of Elgin.

A 5.96-acre site within the village of Carfin in Lanarkshire has been sold to Wilson Developments for an undisclosed sum.

East Lothian Council has granted full permission for 150 new homes on a site at the southern side of Gullane.

Amanda Long is to join the Considerate Constructors Scheme as its new chief executive. With over 20 years’ experience working in senior executive roles for a range of national and international organisations in the commercial, public, social enterprise and charitable sectors, Ms Long brings a