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Scotland’s housing market is largely showing strong signs of underlying demand, despite a lower level of sales and listings in recent months, according to the most recent Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey. 

Peel Waters and Urban Pulse have submitted plans for the second residential development at Glasgow Waters, marking another major milestone in the transformation of Yorkhill Quay.

Plans have been submitted by the global active asset manager, Federated Hermes, to Glasgow City Council to reclad Skypark 1, the nine-storey building at the centre of its Finnieston-based Skypark campus.

The port operator, Peel Ports Group, plans to create more than one million square feet of further warehousing capacity in its network.

Work which will see the replacement of the bridge over the railway line at Thornton, enabling line electrification, is moving forward.

Glasgow City Council has appointed CBRE to develop the business case for a potential growth fund for central Glasgow, exploring how public and private sector investment could work together to address the viability challenges stalling development and unlock new homes and regeneration.

Revised plans have been unveiled by SSEN Transmission for the replacement of the Black Bridge, near Beauly.  The new proposal would cut disruption for local communities while aiding the delivery of electricity infrastructure for the Highlands.

A major refurbishment of a prominent office building overlooking Haymarket Station has been completed, bringing new Grade A accommodation to Edinburgh city centre.

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a First Notice to begin the court process for a Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) into the death of Stephen Wilson. The 40-year-old, a self-employed roofer, died on 16 January 2024 from injuries suffered after a fall at a property in Dumba

NLM Building Consultancy has launched a dedicated cost consultancy service and strengthened its senior team to expand its project management capability after reporting a record year, with turnover rising by 51%. Co-founder Neil MacDougall has been appointed managing director and will continue to wor

Bellway has given support to the ongoing development of a rising teenage Scottish karate athlete.

Clark Contracts' long-running Academy programme has seen progress with the recruitment of 15 new trainees and apprentices across the business so far this year.  The Clark Contracts Academy, which was founded in 2006, was set up to deliver structured pathways into the construction industry, help

More than 1,000 Harbour Homes properties have now benefited from a planned investment delivered in partnership with CCG over the past decade, with more set to follow later this year, following the completion of the latest phase of window replacements.

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has released a free drugs and alcohol policy template for construction companies to support them with assessing and managing risks in the workplace.

Former SELECT managing director Alan Wilson has been given the trade body’s Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his more than four decades of service to the construction industry in Scotland.  Sponsored by Schneider Electric, the award was presented to Wilson by association presi