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Persimmon North Scotland has signed up to become an official company supporter of the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity – the only charity that provides emotional, physical and financial wellbeing support to the construction community and their families.

Knight Property Group has announced plans to speculatively develop a new £15 million facility on a vacant six-acre site at Belgowan Street in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire.

Firefighters from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service based at Inverness Fire Station were given a guided tour around the Torvean new homes development in Inverness, to learn more about modern timber kit construction methods.

In what the Highland Council hopes will be a significant boost to the local economy, it has been revealed that two thirds of the subcontractors involved in the transformation of Inverness Castle are based locally within the Highland region with the remaining, who require specialist skills, within r

The crucial next step in Falkirk Council’s journey to deliver economic growth through its transformative £140 million Falkirk Growth Deal could be taken at a meeting of the Executive next week.

A town board which will help direct £20 million of investment in central Greenock is taking shape with the appointment of two council figures. Councillors Francesca Brennan and Elizabeth Robertson were unanimously voted in as the local authority’s representatives on the Greenock Town Boa

A 175-year-old Perthshire railway tunnel has been given a new lease of life in a £6 million project delivered by Network Rail.

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has designated Livingston 'Livi' Skatepark as a category B listed structure.

The Scottish Government is seeking views on three consultations looking to improve the resilience and flexibility of the planning system.

Robertson Property Limited has submitted a planning application to Moray Council for a mixed-use regeneration development. If granted, an area of South Street will be transformed into residential homes, commercial units and a Business Enterprise Hub.

Integrated Environmental Solutions (IES) has secured a strategic investment from the Apax Global Impact Fund, advised by Apax Partners LLP. The deal, which will see the Apax Global Impact Fund acquire a controlling stake in the Glasgow-based firm, subject to customary antitrust approvals, marks the

Marine infrastructure contractors are being invited to express their interest in relation to planned upgrades at the Hunterston PARC (Port and Resource Campus) Construction Yard in North Ayrshire.

Taylor Wimpey has said it will fully cooperate with the Competition and Markets Authority's investigation into alleged sharing of commercially sensitive information with their competitors.

A community project is underway in Knoydart to improve cycling facilities for visitors and residents. The Knoydart Foundation is leading the project to refurbish a former generator shed close to the pier and The Old Forge community-owned pub.

Glasgow construction and manufacturing group CCG is this year marking five decades of innovation across the Scottish construction sector.