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The NHBC Foundation has published a new report to highlight the importance of quality during the planning and build process of delivering new homes.

Building services contractor Arc-Tech (Scotland) has welcomed six new apprentices in its 2025 intake. The new apprentices – taking the total employed across the business to 19 -  will embark on structured, multi-year learning programmes in heating engineering and electrical trades.&n

Average house prices in Scotland surged by 5.9% in the year to June 2025, reaching a provisional estimate of £192,000, according to the latest House Price Index.

Ten years on from the launch of the Glasgow City Region’s £1.13 billion City Deal, the latest performance report sets out significant progress across City Deal delivery and key initiatives under the Regional Economic Strategy. Funded by the UK and Scottish Governments, the Deal, one of t

Muir Timber Systems has been appointed to deliver the timber kit supply and erect package for Lar Housing Trust’s latest affordable housing project at Port Edgar in South Queensferry.

FLIC (Female Leaders in Construction) has appointed five new Advisory Board members. The new appointments are Karen Campbell, group corporate communications director at the Springfield Group, Louise Chambers, partner at Burness Paull, Hazel Davies, sales & marketing director at Cruden, Elaine Fa

An innovative study supported by the InterAct programme has developed a strategic digital roadmap to fast-track the UK steel sector’s transition to net zero.  Developed by a team of academics from the University of Warwick, the research identifies the most pressing barriers to adopting In

Construction has started on a major wind farm in the south of Scotland, which will generate enough electricity to power around 335,000 homes with clean energy.

Progress has been made on St George's Road as part of the transformative Connecting Woodside initiative, which is reshaping the area into a safer, more inclusive space for walking, wheeling, and cycling.

Buchan Offshore Wind has submitted its offshore consent applications to Scottish Ministers for a proposed floating offshore windfarm 75 km to the northeast of Fraserburgh on the Aberdeenshire coast. The developer has already secured the seabed development rights from Crown Estate Scotland as part of

KR Developments has announced the recent passing of its founder and managing director, Kevin Robertson. Kevin will be remembered for his outstanding contribution to the Scottish property development industry over more than 40 years. He played a pivotal role in delivering landmark developments across

Major redevelopment plans for the former College Street Goods Yard near Glasgow’s High Street have been approved, paving the way for more than 700 build-to-rent flats and almost 1,000 student rooms.

Elevated levels of radon gas have been detected in isolated areas of nine properties belonging to Highland Council. These findings follow a comprehensive monitoring programme involving 135 non-domestic workplaces and public buildings, in line with UK Health and Safety legislation.

CCG (Scotland) Ltd has welcomed 15 new apprentices across its group of companies for 2025 - the highest intake in recent years and a five-person increase on 2024.

Clark Contracts has completed the major retrofit of Scotland’s National Retrofit Centre (SNRC) for Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST).