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CALA Homes (North) has submitted a planning application for a proposed residential development in Inverurie. Located in the Conglass area, on Crawford Road, the development would see the creation of 57 homes comprising four and five-bedroom detached houses as well as an allocation of affordable prop

Allan Callaghan Output in the UK construction sector has contracted for the sixth consecutive period in the three-month on three-month time series but increased month-on-month in November, official figures have revealed.

Interserve CEO Debbie White Interserve’s ‘Fit for Growth’ turnaround programme is paying dividends as the firm said it expects that its 2018 operating profit will be ahead of current market expectations.

Taylor Wimpey chief executive Pete Redfern has predicted a stable year ahead after the housebuilder continued to see good demand and trading throughout 2017. In an end of year trading statement issued today Taylor Wimpey revealed housing completions increased 5% to 14,541 homes, with an improved ope

New plans submitted for Stonehaven supermarket Detailed drawings and plans for a supermarket on the edge of Stonehaven have been submitted to Aberdeenshire Council.

A landlord who was ordered to make repairs to a 1930s cottage currently inhabited by his brother-in-law has applied instead to demolish the home altogether. Named Barr Bheag, the metal-clad, timber frame home situated on the hills above Taynuilt in Argyll and Bute, has been the home of Nick Charlton

A ‘unique’ waterside retirement living scheme which will form a key element of the forthcoming £500 million Edinburgh Marina redevelopment has secured detailed planning permission. Living for Retirement has been designed by Wilson Gunn exclusively for the over 55s, comprising 104 apartments wit

Falkirk wood processing firm James Callander and Son entered administration with the loss of 89 jobs. The company has been trading for 74 years, processing softwood for construction, packaging and fencing.

Plans for the heritage centre were designed by Halliday Fraser Munro Plans to create a heritage centre at Rubislaw Quarry in Aberdeen have suffered a setback after a tribunal denied the application.

National engineering specialist SES Engineering Services (SES) has opened its second Scotland office in Edinburgh. The business, which recently completed its multi-million pound Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) project on the iconic Queensferry Crossing, has established itself as a key prov

(from left) Director and head of Edinburgh office, David Philip; Paragon joint managing director, Robert Perry; joint managing director, John Munday; and associate building surveyor, Jamie March London and Manchester-based independent building and project consultancy Paragon has opened an office in

Greater action to encourage owners to repair and maintain the condition of tenement properties across Scotland, including stairwells, roofs, masonry and external walls, will be debated by MSPs at Holyrood today. SNP MSP Ben Macpherson is calling for the Scottish Government to review current legislat

The first reading of a Bill which aims to reform construction’s use of cash retentions will take place today in the House of Commons. Introduced by Conservative MP Peter Aldous, the Construction (Retention Deposit Schemes) Bill has 11 sponsors drawn from all parties and has been backed by three in

Housebuilder Persimmon has said that profits for the full year will come in marginally ahead of expectations as revenues for 2017 were 9% up in 2016 at £3.42 billion. The group said legal completions rose 6% in the year to December and average sale price up 3% at £213,300.

Mathew Riley Ramboll UK managing director Mathew Riley has been announced as the new chair of the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) as the organisation enters its 105th year.