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Network Rail engineers worked through the night to install the steel structures at Anniesland railway station on Saturday.

A £650 million bid by Bellway to take over rival housebuilder Crest Nicholson has been rejected, the second refused approach in as many months.

A new £11.6 million affordable housing development in the Stewartry area is nearing completion.

A Chinese city has placed timers above public lavatories at a key tourist site to ensure the “safety” of its users. Videos posted by local media show a row of cubicles, each with a timer above the door. The display indicates when a cubicle is occupied and for how long.

The Highland Council has awarded the Naver Bridge replacement contract to Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd with set-up works commencing soon after 1 August 2024.

The Building and Allied Trades Joint Industrial Council (BATJIC), managed by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), has agreed a 4% wage rate increase with Unite the Union for small builders. The agreement, which comes into effect from today, also includes one extra day of holiday.

Councillors have approved a new strategy that proposes significant improvements to sports and leisure facilities across the Falkirk Council area, including the creation of a £35 million centrally located leisure and wellbeing centre.

The team behind Lomond Banks has welcomed an updated positioning statement from SEPA, outlining that it would review its objection should Loch Lomond and the National Park confirm the categorisation of the land as being previously developed.

Work on an extension at Haddington’s Aubigny Centre is about to get underway.

The winners of the special category awards of the 2024 Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) Awards have been announced. James Brimble of architecture practice Page\Park was one of five special category awards winners for the North Gate Social Housing project in Glasgow.

The National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) has strengthened its non-executive board with the appointment of highly experienced and influential industry leaders Neil Logan and Allan Cook CBE. The duo bring extensive leadership in engineering, manufacturing and digital entrepreneurship to th

An Aberdeen sheriff has ordered a property developer to discharge a £1.15 million standard security granted in his favour by another developer after ruling that all the conditions of discharge had been complied with.

A new award for Excellence in Accessibility and Inclusion, which was sponsored by Horizon Housing, was presented to Fife homebuilder Campion Homes in partnership with Kingdom Housing Association at the Scottish Home Awards last week. Located in the heart of Alloa, the winning Primrose Stre

James Jones & Sons Ltd is celebrating the 25-year anniversary of its Timber Systems Division based in Forres.

An innovative pilot scheme that supports people living in shared ownership properties to carry out essential maintenance and repairs has delivered successful results, a Perth & Kinross Council report says. The Missing Shares Scheme, launched in 2021, aims to make it easier for people who live in