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Scottish Water is investing around £1.3 million in a project that will help protect its infrastructure and an important heritage site in South Lanarkshire.

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is tackling an industry shortage by training 160 more on-site NVQ and SVQ assessors and opening up four new assessment centres.  Nine companies will deliver projects worth a total of £1.8 million to recruit and train more on-site assessors t

Demand for office space in Edinburgh has remained robust despite the headwinds caused by a protracted Brexit process, according to analysis from Knight Frank.

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has published a new plan which sets out how it will regulate and work with the housing sector to improve environmental performance throughout the supply chain.

The Highland Council has awarded a contract worth £5.1 million to build 35 new council houses in Inverness.

The Scottish Government is consulting on regulations to bring into force Part 5 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016, the right to buy land to further sustainable development.

The results of a public vote to decide the name of Jedburgh’s new Campus have been announced.

Plans have been approved for a new snack bar to cater for legions of hungry Harry Potter fans who flock to the Glenfinnan Viaduct.

Around £120 million is to be invested in the Tayside region after Stewart Milne Homes announced plans to deliver more than 350 new homes at developments in Arbroath, Ballumbie and Blairgowrie.

A Scottish Parliament committee undertaking an inquiry into construction in Scotland has called on the industry’s leaders to “take ownership” when it comes to tackling long-standing challenges within the sector.

Housebuilder Springfield Properties said today that the growth it had reported in the first half of the financial year had extended into the second, while cost control had helped improve margins. (from left) Springfiel financial director Michelle Motion, executive chairman Sandy Adam and CEO Innes S

Activity in the UK construction sector declined for the second month running in June, with house-building experiencing its sharpest drop for three years and new orders shrinking as political uncertainty hits client confidence.

Plans to convert a former warehouse in Dundee city centre into three retail units and 28 flats have been given planning approval.

Property developer Henley Homes Group has submitted plans to Glasgow City Council to transform Wellington House into a 98-bedroom hotel.

Muir Walker Pride Architects has submitted a planning application for a new 62-bed hotel in St Andrews.