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Work has begun at the waterfront location in Granton for the Edinburgh Social Bite Village relocation. Residents of the village joined Social Bite executive director and co-founder, Josh Littlejohn, on a visit to the site, which will soon become home for up to 16 people who have been affected by hom

Plans by Miller Homes for a housing development in Hamilton have been approved.

Pedestrians are to be fined for speeding if they walk or run faster than six kilometres per hour in Slovakia. The new speed limit was agreed in the Slovak parliament yesterday through an amendment to new road traffic legislation, according to Swiss website Bluewin.

SSEN Transmission has stepped back from plans for a proposed temporary accommodation village near Broadford to support the workforce involved in building its Skye Reinforcement Project. The proposal, submitted by SSEN Transmission’s contractor GE Verona/Sodexo, identified a site on Torrin

Plans for more than 80 homes overlooking Edinburgh Harbour have been recommended for refusal on a series of grounds, including flood risk. Put forward by Wilson and Gunn Architects on behalf of Edinburgh Marine Holdings, the plans for one, two and three-bedroom flats, three houses and nine comm

Construction industry collaboration and partnership specialist Sharon Miller has been appointed as the new managing director designate of Scotland’s largest construction trade association. Set to become the first woman to hold the crucial post in SELECT’s 125-year history, Sharon, who ha

Rents for refurbished office space in Glasgow have now exceeded that of new build properties by as much as £4.50 per sq ft, as seen at Aurora, 120 Bothwell Street, Savills has revealed.

Cala Homes (North) visited Banchory Primary School to talk to children about the homebuilding industry and educate them about the dangers of playing in and around construction sites. Primary seven classes enjoyed the interactive ‘Stay Safe, Stay Away’ session, which covered the history o

North Lanarkshire Council and Amey have today launched a new open-source digital platform designed to support local authorities in their efforts to decarbonise the local roads network.

Clark Contracts director John Mooney has marked 30 years at the company, having joined in 1995. John began his career training as a Chartered Accountant at Ernst & Young between 1985 and 1989, before spending six years with a general contractor.

AECOM has today published a new report that outlines a transformative roadmap to help the UK Government deliver on its 10-year infrastructure strategy, in which it recommends that planning reforms go further to better integrate projects across sectors and regions to accelerate delivery of the &poun

Fair City Munchkins Day Nursery in Perth has received a generous donation of materials and handmade play items from Persimmon Homes North Scotland, helping to transform its construction-themed play area for local children. The initiative was led by Bexs Thompson, a customer care coordinator at Persi

Ossian Architects has promoted Ewan Hooper and Grigor Brown to associates in recognition of their contribution to the Edinburgh practice’s work and studio. Ewan joined Ossian in 2023 and Grigor in early 2025, though their collaboration goes back much further. The pair first studied together at

A sheriff has ordered a joiner hired to fit a kitchen in East Kilbride to pay just over £20,000 to the homeowner after determining that he had failed to meet the implied standard of work by not building plumb and square plasterboard walls and dismissed a claim for the remaining balance due.

Aberdeen City Council has agreed in principle to make an additional payment to private RAAC homeowners in Aberdeen to reflect the impact the material has had on the market value of their property, should they wish to sell their property to the council on a voluntary basis.