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Almost half of tradespeople (47 per cent) say they have walked away from a job due a customer’s behaviour or an argument, according to research from Direct Line business insurance.

Bold plans to create a new community and regenerate the iconic Govan Graving Docks have been submitted to Glasgow City Council. The proposals, led by New City Vision, and designed by Glasgow-based architects O'DonnellBrown, would see the construction of up to 304 new homes on the southern boundary o

Grant Murray Architects has secured planning permission from Glasgow City Council to build serviced apartments at the junction of 139-141 West Regent Street. The approval clears the way for a seven-storey block containing 70 apartments alongside a ground floor restaurant and a rooftop bar following

Architecture practice 3DReid has made six leadership team promotions. Andrew Marshall and Doug Pearson in the Edinburgh studio, Jen Samuel, Kevin Langan and Mark Lorimer in the Glasgow studio and Armelle Munoz in the Birmingham studio have all been promoted to director.

Highland timber products specialist GMG Energy is set to play a bigger role in Scotland’s construction sector as it secured new stress test wood credentials. The Halladale-based business has seen three of its senior employees, including director Malcolm Morrison, secure visual softwood st

If you didn’t attend the Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) Conference towards the end of last year, you can take a look at the highlights video below.

A further three surveyors at DM Hall have passed the final professional hurdle of their professional training despite the impact of Covid-19 on their college studies. The three, Greg Donald, Callum Herd and Thomas Lennie, now qualified chartered surveyors, sat and passed successfully the Assessment

The development of an eco-wellness park on the former Barony Colliery in Auchinleck has moved a step closer following the granting of planning permission in principle by East Ayrshire Council subject to conditions. The Barony NP (UK) Ltd will now follow up with applications delivering various elemen

The Loch Lomond Steamship Company, widely recognised as the guardian of the iconic Paddle Steamer Maid of the Loch, stands as a testament to the power of community and determination.

The Dundee Renewable Energy Society has raised £2.46 million in a recent crowdfunding campaign to build a new solar farm on the outskirts of Dundee. Construction is set to begin soon, after 589 people supported the crowdfunder.

Falkirk Council’s Executive Committee has agreed that Grangemouth Flood Protection Scheme which is Scotland’s largest flood scheme can proceed to the statutory notification stage after it considered an update report yesterday.

The average Scottish house price reached £194,000 in November 2023, a 2.2% increase compared to the same period in 2022, according to the latest data from the UK House Price Index (HPI).

Work is now underway on two brand new council house developments in the Garnock Valley. A total of 14 new homes will be built across four sites at Laburnum Avenue, Beith, and Newhouse Drive, Kilbirnie.

Taylor Wimpey has said it expects profits to be at the top end of its previous guidance despite a fall in home completions.

A planning application has been submitted to expand Mornity Industrial Estate in Alyth.