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Lovell joined a long-term resident at a home they built in Holytown for afternoon tea ahead of Scottish Housing Day, which this year highlighted the role well-designed housing plays in helping older adults live independently. Lovell built 20 houses in Holytown, which were designed in partnership wit

A property finance expert has identified small and medium housebuilders as “crucial” to addressing Scotland’s dire housing crisis. Stuart Heslop, of lender Together, which provides corporate, commercial and residential property finance, this week signalled the finance company&rsquo

A 240-metre tower powered by hydrogen is being planned in Egypt.

Robertson Construction Northern has begun work on a £3.5 million warehouse for Gordon & MacPhail at its Benromach distillery in Forres. The new warehouse follows the construction of two other warehouses in 2019 for the family-owned firm which has been bottling single malt whiskies since 18

The £4 million project to provide step-free access for passengers using Anniesland station has reached another milestone.

Building work is about to start on the new £15 million Templehall Community Hub in Kirkcaldy.

Blairs Windows and Doors is celebrating its 111-year business anniversary.

Bellway is offering a work placement in Midlothian as part of a national training initiative designed to attract more women into site management in the construction industry. The housebuilder’s Scotland East division is encouraging women to apply for on-site work experience at its Shawfair dev

Five projects are in contention to be named as Scotland’s building of the year. The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland's Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award demonstrates the exceptional range of contemporary Scottish architecture.

New investment models to deliver more public infrastructure; improved active and sustainable transport measures; an accelerated building decarbonisation programme, and filling in potholes – these are just some of the priorities already put forward in a soon-to-close survey being managed by inf

A new vibrant leisure centre in Bearsden has scooped the gold ‘Diversity in the Public Sector’ award at The Herald and GenAnalytics’ 2024 Diversity Awards Scotland, which honours innovative projects promoting diversity and inclusion in Scotland. The architect behind the community c

Midlothian Council and Cruden have celebrated the completion of an energy-efficient Passivhaus development on Scottish Housing Day. The milestone marked the official completion of 20 new council flats at St Cuthbert’s on Bonnyrigg High Street, built to the energy-efficient Passivhaus standard.

The Barratt Foundation has donated £300,000 to youth unemployment charity Street League to help tackle the rising issue across Scotland and the UK. The Foundation, which is the charitable arm of Barratt Developments, kicked off the partnership by presenting the funds at a workshop held at a St

New research has revealed that apprenticeships have become one of the biggest drivers of social value generation in the UK construction industry, with job creation measures making up 16.4% of the total amount of social value generated in 2023, more than doubling since 2022 (8%).

The King’s and Lord Treasurer’s Remembrancer (KLTR) has announced his decision to transfer Campsie High Kirk in Lennoxtown into community ownership for use as an arts, cultural and community events hub.