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McLaughlin & Harvey relocates Glasgow office to North Lanarkshire McLaughlin & Harvey (McL&H) has relocated its office in Glasgow to North Lanarkshire.

The crimes of cowboy builders are well publicised, but a new study has found that rogue traders may well be out-numbered by rogue customers. Customers having a cavalier attitude towards tradesmen’s safety and wellbeing is common, as are attempts to belittle their expertise, but the worst behaviour

A streetscene from a typical Taylor Wimpey development Plans have been lodged for around 1,400 homes in Halbeath as part of a large mixed-use development across Fife.

The company behind plans for Scotland’s first artificial wave park has today submitted its formal planning application to the City of Edinburgh Council. Wavegarden Scotland hopes to redevelop Craigpark Quarry near Ratho into a word-class surf and leisure facility offering a variety of water sp

Contractors are being sought for the refurbishment of the Burrell Collection museum in Glasgow. The A-listed building in Pollok Country Park, which closed to the public last October, is to be transformed to create a dedicated space for special exhibitions and the conversion of offices into galleries

Detailed plans for the completion of the missing link at Glasgow’s Park Circus have been released to coincide with work getting underway on 98 apartments next month. Park Quadrant Residences will see Expresso Property complete the original 19th century masterplan of concentric rings conceived by C

Andy Radcliffe Esh Group has appointed Andy Radcliffe as new group chief executive in line with the wishes of the late Brian Manning.

Retirement housebuilder McCarthy & Stone has appointed John Tonkiss as its group chief operating officer with effect from 1 June. Tonkiss, who was previously national operations director at the group, joined McCarthy in February 2014.

Mitie’s property management business has been awarded a new contract with Maryhill Housing Association. The new contract will see Mitie deliver a range of reactive repairs and maintenance works over the three-year contract, which has an optional two-year extension.

City Gate Construction has been named as one of Britain’s top 1000 companies in a new report issued by the London Stock Exchange. Renfrewshire based CGC was listed among the top UK firms described by the stock exchange group as the most “inspiring, dynamic and fastest-growing companies”

(from left) Robin Holdsworth (Secretary Constructionarium), John Swinney (Deputy First Minister of Scotland & cabinet secretary for education & skills), David Sibbald (acting chairperson & director Constuctionarium Scotland), Dale Lyons (director Constuctionarium Scotland) Constructionar

A print of South Tower Yellow Crane created by Kate Downie Scottish arts charity Art in Healthcare is to launch a newly commissioned limited edition print to coincide with the opening of the new Queensferry Crossing, with all proceeds from the sale supporting the organisation’s work.

Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court - Image credit: user:kilnburn A building firm has been fined after an elderly man wandered into a construction site and drowned in a trench.

Warrender Park Clark Contracts has been awarded a programme of student accommodation upgrades at Warrender Park for the University of Edinburgh.

Developers behind plans to build more than 1,000 homes as part of a western extension of St Andrews have advanced their masterplan proposals following feedback from a consultation survey. Attendees at a second consultation event last week were given an early glimpse of how the St Andrews West could