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As many as eight of the biggest housebuilders in the UK may be sharing commercially sensitive information with their competitors, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has revealed today as it published its final report on the housebuilding market in Great Britain.

Fife Council’s Economic Development Team has announced the sale of circa two acres of land at The Avenue, Lochgelly, to Easy Living Developments, a Glenrothes-based design and build construction company.

Jillian Love, marketing and bid professional at Gardiner & Theobald, is set to assume the role of Women in Property's Central Scotland chair from March. The networking organisation for the property and construction industry Women in Property uses its platform to influence government, including t

Anne Drinkwater is to succeed Dr Stephen Billingham as senior independent non-executive director at Balfour Beatty. Ms Drinkwater has been a non-executive director at the infrastructure group since December 2018.

Edinburgh-based green energy integrator Logan Energy has successfully secured a substantial £5 million investment to advance its systems-led approach within the burgeoning hydrogen power sector. Logan Energy, with manufacturing facilities in Wallyford and development facilities at Heriot-Watt

Gas distribution company SGN and Fife College will open the UK’s first-ever hydrogen training facility for gas engineers in the first half of 2024. Based in Fife College’s Levenmouth Campus, the new training facility will create a new net zero workforce in Fife by upskilling over 200 exi

Glasgow and Aberfeldy architecture firm Eòlas Architects has marked its 13th birthday with a switch to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). The highly experienced practice specialises in providing a range of bespoke, sustainable builds for a range of clients in the housing, agricultural bu

A mechanical & electrical (M&E) services package from Arc-Tech (Scotland) has helped modernise facilities and accommodation at an Edinburgh boarding school for boys.

Tilbury Douglas has handed over the new Fleet Depot Project to North Lanarkshire Council.

Consulting civil, structural and conservation engineering practice Will Rudd has appointed senior team members in Glasgow. Through internal promotions, Gerard Carson and Andrew Yule become associates after several years working for Will Rudd.

An open letter published today is urging the First Minister to think again about the cuts being proposed to the 2024-25 budgets for housing and planning. The call comes the day before the Scottish Parliament votes on the draft Scottish Budget for the year ahead and follows the findings of independen

West Lothian Council is to invest £132.982 million over the next four years with significant resources invested in the creation of new homes and a strong focus of maintenance of quality standards across existing housing stock.

Avant Homes Scotland has started construction on the final 35 homes on a 16.5-acre site at its £60 million Carnethy Heights development in Penicuik.

The leader of Dumfries & Galloway Council has praised a massive £22.9 million new-build development – the largest new affordable housing project ever seen in the region. Wheatley Homes South, part of Wheatley Group, is building 89 affordable homes on the site of the former Curries Ya

A team of plate glass installers were working on a construction site in New Hampshire when a very unexpected "new employee" decided to join their ranks.