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Small to medium-sized firms (SMEs) in the Scottish construction sector have reported growth in the three months following the UK’s decision to leave the EU, albeit at a slower rate than in the preceding three month period, a new survey has revealed. According to the State of Trade Survey for Q3 20

Building materials supplier Travis Perkins has revealed plans to close more than 30 branches in a move that will affect 600 jobs across the group. The company, which also owns Wickes - said it would not meet its £415 million market expectation for full-year profits, blaming a disappointing performa

The £1 billion redevelopment of Edinburgh’s St James centre is finally underway after political, financial and legal upheavals caused years of delays to the project. Building work began this week after developers TH Real Estate sold a 75 per cent stake in the 1.7 million sq ft retail and leisure

More than 30 manufacturing jobs have been lost in Fife following the collapse of structural insulated panels manufacturer Sips Frames UK. Administrators from CVR Global were called in after Sips, which trades as Sips Eco Panels, suffered substantial trading losses.

Bryan Wilson at the former Tesco site in Crieff A property management, investment and development company has announced plans to regenerate 14 dormant sites across Scotland, creating 2,000 new jobs in the process.

A new link road which aims to unlock hundreds of millions of pounds for the North Lanarkshire economy has been given the green light. The £6.6 million road between Gartcosh Business Park and Glenboig is being delivered as part of the £1.13 billion Glasgow City Region City Deal.

A Scottish property investment and development company has completed a key project in Edinburgh as it aims to expand from Aberdeen and the central belt. West Coast Estates has transformed a vacant car showroom and workshop site on Craighall Road into a 14,000 sq ft mixed use development comprising a

(from left) Diane Williamson, chairperson, Margaret Glen, vice chairperson, Iain Turner, Bellsmyre maintenance officer, Barry Johnstone, Caledonia area director Bellsmyre Housing Association launches £5m improvement programme

The house in Austria where Adolf Hitler was born is set to be demolished to stop it becoming a focal point for neo-Nazis, the BBC has reported. The future of the former guesthouse has been widely debated, with opinion torn between razing it or changing its use.

Ted Ayres Bellway has moved to allay fears that the fall in the value of the pound will affect house prices, though the firm admitted its suppliers may seek price rises as a result.

Developers behind a proposed new immigration detention centre near Glasgow Airport have revealed drawings of the plans. Plans to close Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre and build a new detention facility in Glasgow were announced by the Home Office last month.

Proposals to transform the last remaining example of Gorbals tenemental architecture into flats and community facilities have been submitted to Glasgow City Council. Led by Southside Housing Association, the major restoration project will see the former British Linen Bank brought back to life as six

A £4m visitor centre is planned for the Dams to Darnley Country Park Artist’s impressions of three major East Renfrewshire developments which form part of the Glasgow City Region City Deal have been released amid significant progress in recent months.

Work on reviewing the Fife Local Development Plan (LDP) has been further delayed due to “unforeseen circumstances”, the Scottish Government has announced. The Fife LDP sets out land use planning policies to guide where development should and should not go over the next 20 years.

Kate Primrose Solicitor Kate Primrose outlines what might be expected to happen in Scotland in reference to the JCT Design and Build Contract 2016.