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A strong summer performance and a broad range of homes available has helped CALA Homes (East) secure more than 100 reservations within a single quarter. The developer, which is currently selling homes in East Lothian, Midlothian and Edinburgh achieved its record three month period in July-September,

The discovery of human bones during work to renew Kingussie’s water network has yielded new evidence of the Badenoch capital’s beginnings as a religious centre.

Timber Project Solutions Ltd has been fined £8,000 after admitting responsibility for an industrial accident which left a mill worker without the use of his hand.

The City of Edinburgh Council has appointed Clark Contracts to complete the £1.3 million internal and external refurbishment of Roseburn Primary School.

Rounding off a fortnight of reporting following Scotland Excel’s ‘Accelerating Delivery of Affordable New Homes’ conference, category manager Jenny Bowles highlights the potential for generating social value in construction. In the Scottish Government’s recent Annual Procurem

South Lanarkshire Council has submitted revised plans for a care hub, homes and centre of excellence in Blantyre following extensive public engagement.

Tender prices for social housing in Scotland fell by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter of 2019 but rose by 4.3% compared with the same period a year earlier, according to new figures.

Plans for a new care home near the heart of St Andrews have once again been rejected by councillors.

A delay to the implementation of the domestic reverse charge for building and construction services should not prevent affected businesses preparing for the new scheme as soon as possible, an Aberdeen accountancy firm has said. The change to VAT collection arrangements that was due to come into

Plans to breathe new life into Banff's Bridge Street by making it an attractive, welcoming route connected to the wider area have been submitted by Aberdeenshire Council. The Bridge Street Public Realm Improvement Scheme being led by the council's delivery team will link up strategic projects and ke

Glasgow architectural design company Hoko Design has been announced as the winner of a competition run by serviced office provider Orega. Danny Campbell of Hoko Design (centre) with judges (from left) Bruce Walker, Zach Douglas, Alan Mahon and Nick Cohen 

Mactaggart & Mickel’s Building Communities Fund has contributed £750 to the North Section of Stingrays Swimming Club based in Kilmarnock and surrounding areas to help support young swimmers at the club to compete at the highest level.

Scientists have used the latest robotics technology to develop fully autonomous robots that are able to inspect damaged wind farms.

The director of a building company has been jailed for ten months after an excavator bucket he was operating killed an employee in Blantyre. Robert Harvey, sole director and employee of Front Row Builders Ltd, was sentenced after Nicholas Hall was crushed to death by an excavator bucket which Harvey

Cemex UK Operations Limited has been fined £1 million after a worker suffered fatal injuries when he was struck on the body by a centering machine lifting mast in West Calder.