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Power tools have topped the list as the most stolen item from building sites in 2015, a new survey has revealed. A national security equipment installation and servicing company has found that smaller, easy-to-fence items are more likely to be stolen, but there are still significant numbers of theft

Greenlaw Mill Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has been granted permission from Midlothian Council to build 458 new homes in Penicuik, four years after submitting its original planning application.

View from Finnieston Street Plans have been submitted for a mixed use development of two hotels and serviced apartments at the entrance to Glasgow’s SECC complex.

Margaret Burgess Subsidy levels for affordable homes for rent being delivered by councils and registered social landlords (RSLs) are to increase up to £14,000 for each new home over the next three years, the Scottish Government has announced.

David Ritchie Interior solutions provider Havelock Europa, which announced 100 redundancies towards the end of last year, is beginning to reap the benefits of its cost cutting exercise.

Paul Brown Renewable energy company Viridor has appointed Paul Brown as its new Regional MD for Scotland.

An additional £6.6 million investment in the A83, including just over £4m for landslide mitigation measures at the Rest and Be Thankful, has been announced by the Scottish Government. The commitment from Transport Scotland is in addition to the £3m already committed to the on-going programme for

Laurieston Transformational Area Nominations are now open for the 2016 Saltire Society Housing Design Awards with this year’s judging panel due to be guest chaired by renowned Scottish journalist, writer and television presenter Kirsty Wark.

Gareth Cordiner New associate building surveyor at Hardies Aberdeen

Rod Stewart has been given the go-ahead to build a football pitch at his new £5 million mansion as long as he does not have floodlights. The musician submitted plans for an 3G artificial turf pitch at Durrington House in Harlow, Essex, despite being forced to give up playing the game through injury

Gordon Nelson Workloads for small builders in Scotland took a downward turn towards the end of last year, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

Nicola Sturgeon A total of 19 new schools will be built across Scotland by March 2020, impacting more than 6500 pupils, first minister Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed.

Breedon Aggregates has won a deal to supply drystone, ready-mixed concrete and asphalt to the £35 million first stage of the A9 dualling project. The contract from Wills Bros John Paul JV Limited is valued at up to £10 million.

Alex Neil A new £14 million fund has been introduced which will allow councils across Scotland to make homes, public buildings and businesses more energy efficient.

The Scottish Centre for Ecology and the Natural Environment (SCENE) in Loch Lomond was previously funded by the initiative A £209 million EU funding programme for innovation, health, environment and transport projects across western Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland, was launched in Belfast la