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Local MSP, Fulton MacGregor presented the British Heart Foundation (BHF) with a cheque for £41,237 on behalf of Kier Group at its office in Stepps.

More than one in five Scots (21%) have called in sick because they don’t like their working environment while nearly three in ten (29%) work from home when they can because they don’t like their office. Those are the findings of a survey of 1,000 workers across the country commissioned b

The number of Scottish construction business failures in 2018 was the highest annual figure since 2014 with this year on target for a similar number, according to new analysis. Accountants and business advisers French Duncan LLP found that 202 businesses in the construction sector went through a for

Landmark bridge works specialist Spencer Group has been appointed to carry out a long-term maintenance painting programme on Erskine Bridge following a competitive tender process. Spencer Group will carry out the £18 million package of works over a four-year period in the latest stage of a lon

A disused 12-storey office block in Glasgow city centre will be transformed into a four-star hotel under new plans lodged with the local authority.

The proprietors of a Glasgow flat who discovered that the property was in need of significant repairs following the date of entry, contrary to what the building’s property factor had told them, did not have a right to complain as they lacked title when the events occurred.

The process for selecting a site for the replacement on Monklands Hospital should be re-run, the Scottish Government has recommended.

The future of St Peter’s Seminary in Cardross is in doubt after the Scottish Government declined to take responsibility for the modernist ruin amid mounting maintenance costs. A new report from Historic Environment Scotland (HES) - commissioned by ministers – estimated that addressing th

The Scottish Government has set a new standard to further improve the energy efficiency of homes in the social housing sector.

Glasgow’s first major city centre Build to Rent (BTR) housing development has been successfully delivered following a multi-million redevelopment.

Glasgow City Council has approved funding of almost £4.2 million towards making homes in the city more energy efficient. The funding is expected to deliver insulation measures to 776 households in the owner-occupier and private landlord owned sectors.

Industry body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has raised concern on whether the housing growth seen in Scotland in 2018 can be maintained in the longer-term. The warning comes amid new analysis of the number of new homes securing planning permission in tandem with statistics showing a long-awaited upturn i

Build to Rent is critical to addressing issues of a lack of housing supply but Scotland still lags the rest of the UK, writes Will Scarlett. With the news that L&G have committed to a Build To Rent (BTR) scheme for 338 apartments in Edinburgh, it is fair to say that BTR in Scotland is finally, a

Aberdeenshire councillors supported a preferred site option for a brand new community campus in Peterhead yesterday, agreeing with feedback from the community that Kinmundy should be the home of new facilities including a 1400-capacity secondary school and 600-capacity primary school.

Councillors in East Renfrewshire have unanimously approved proposals for the site of a new state-of-the-art Eastwood leisure centre and theatre to be in Eastwood Park.