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Lovell Homes has appointed Margaret Davidson as its new sales director for Scotland as part of its ambitious plans to grow the private development side of the business. The housing developer aims to increase the number of homes it builds annually to an average of 140, up from approximately 78 due fo

West Lothian Council is to consider entering an agreement with Network Rail and Winchburgh Developments Ltd for the provision of an overbridge on the new core road through Winchburgh.

A vacant office building in Glasgow is to be converted into student accommodation under newly lodged plans.

Industry association Scottish Engineering awarded eight companies and seven young engineers for outstanding performance within the industry in a ceremony at the Glasgow Hilton Hotel last night. The Scottish Engineering awards were launched over 30 years ago to celebrate the very best home-grown Scot

Property and construction consultancy Gleeds has officially been named one of the 2024 UK’s Best Workplaces for Development by Great Place to Work, the global authority on workplace culture. Only those businesses that achieve the highest scores after evaluation receive Best Workplaces status,

The deadline for funding applications to restore community buildings via a grant from ‘Architecture Meets Art’ (‘AmeetsA’) has been extended to 31 May. AmeetsA is a charitable event created by DoubleS Events in partnership with Collective Architecture.

Mitsubishi Electric has opened a new heat pump training centre at its factory complex in Livingston.

First Minister John Swinney is to announce a £5 million package for Scotland’s island communities including funding to support critical infrastructure projects.

Highland Council has unveiled a new online tool which will help speed up the process of identifying households that are most in need of energy efficiency improvements. Last year the local authority launched its pioneering Energy Benchmarking Tool which is used to monitor non-domestic property-relate

The transformation of a once-condemned housing estate in Livingston is celebrating a historic milestone with the official handover of the first few new homes. Springfield Properties presented the keys to the first new residents of Deans South, many of whom have waited over 20 years for this moment.

Work to replace old and deteriorating sports pavilions is nearing completion, with the keys to seven new buildings at five locations expected to have all been handed to Falkirk Council by next month (June). The £1.2 million capital investment has not only replaced facilities at five busy playi

The leader of The Highland Council, councillor Raymond Bremner, laid out the region's investment potential at the UK Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF). The leader and Allan Maguire, Highland Council’s head of development & regeneration, attended this week’s ev

International law firm CMS has released its International Construction Study 2024, highlighting evolving risk management and disputes strategies across the international construction sector. The study, conducted in partnership with YouGov, surveyed 125 senior in-house counsel in the international co

Nineteen high-quality new homes will help local people in housing need, following the first handover of seven new homes on a project involving Persimmon West Scotland and Sanctuary Scotland. The properties form part of Persimmon’s Royale Meadows development in Muirhead and have now been transf

Residents and interested parties are being invited to ‘Meet the Builder’ for the latest North Ayrshire Council housing development in the Garnock Valley.