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Dunfermline-based furniture and fit-out specialist Deanestor has reported an impressive financial performance, bouncing back to pre-pandemic profit levels and experiencing a 35% increase in turnover, which reached £19 million in the year ending 31 December 2022. 

Architects at Holmes Miller have unveiled plans for Caledonia Gladiators’ new multi-million-pound stadium.

Vattenfall has appointed Jenny Curtis as the new managing director of its heat business in the UK. Jenny picks up the reigns from interim managing directors Stuart Allison and Katja Raabe-Münzberg, having worked with the division for almost three years.

Work to regenerate and breathe new life into Paisley’s historic West End is officially underway.

A key strategy has been updated to help people across Edinburgh live well locally in places that are healthier, greener, more vibrant and inclusive. The City of Edinburgh Council's initial 20-Minute Neighbourhood Strategy was approved by the Policy and Sustainability Committee on 10 June 2021, outli

Dumfries and Galloway Council's Economy and Resources committee will today consider a report on the Vacant and Derelict Land and Property Strategy (VDLPS). The report outlines the council’s approach to managing and regenerating vacant and derelict land and property. It also outlines the Counci

A Place Plan for Stranraer has been prepared following extensive consultation with residents. Dumfries and Galloway Council agreed in 2021 that five places across Dumfries and Galloway should be included in the Borderlands Place Programme as part of the Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal. The five pl

A consultation is now open on Glasgow's Development Plan Scheme, which provides key information to communities and stakeholders in the city regarding how they can get involved shaping the next Development Plan, City Development Plan 2.

A number of student accommodation developments are being planned across Glasgow as developers seek to fill the evident shortage of availability in the city. Varsity Developments has submitted plans for a high-rise student tower on Waterloo Street, having previously mooted proposals for ren

The lightweight form of concrete linked to the collapse of the roof at a primary school in 2018 could be widespread in social homes built during the 1950s-70s, consultants have warned. Yesterday Scottish Construction Now reported that reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) 

The Border Engineering Training Association (BETA) has been renamed Borders Technical Training Association (BTTA) with effect from 1 September. To coincide with the change, the organisation also has a new website and logo.

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) is once again looking for the next generation of construction industry leaders from around the world to take its coveted competition by storm for the 10th year running. First launched in 2014, the Global Student Challenge contest sees teams of students stud

A team from Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has raised £5,321 for charity after taking part in the homebuilder’s annual fundraising event, the Taylor Wimpey Challenge. On Friday 19th and Saturday 20th May, a total of 333 Taylor Wimpey employees, across 54 teams, headed to the Black Mountains

An ambitious £70 million plan to revitalise and regenerate key areas of Inverclyde has been put to a senior government figure in a bid to attract vital funding. Inverclyde Council leader Stephen McCabe and Stuart McMillan Greenock and Inverclyde Constituency MSP, in their roles as co-chairs of

A meeting was held in Stornoway on Tuesday 29th August to bring together local public sector representatives and the renewable energy development community to explore key issues and identify areas of collaboration over the next period. Over the next years SSEN Transmission will deliver the HVDC inte