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The Wee House Group has appointed Richard Reid and Emma Robertson as (acting) chief executive officer and chief financial officer, respectively. Jennifer Higgins, current CEO of the group, will take a step back at the end of this month when her maternity leave begins.

Plans to deliver the replacement East Calder Primary School have been approved by West Lothian Council.

Drum Property Group has promoted Ian Gracie to the role of construction director, taking over from Gordon Milne who has moved to the newly created role of technical director for the group. Mr Gracie has been with Drum since 2019, leading and coordinating large design and construction teams across th

Barratt has said it will build fewer new homes this year than previously predicted, despite witnessing an upturn in post-Christmas demand for its properties. The housebuilder warned last month that it had seen a “marked slowdown” in sales in the final months of last year as spiralling mo

Two apprentices have joined the CITB Carpentry and Joinery Modern Apprenticeship course thanks to internal glass specialist Indeglas. Indeglas MD, Jeanette MacIntyre, recently met Christine Tyrrell of the CITB and Derek Spence of Forth Valley College to complete the registration of Jack Tough a

The Scottish Government is to begin a new procurement competition to complete the Tomatin to Moy section of the A9 dualling programme after the single tender submission received was deemed not to be of good value.

A new museum exhibit that pays homage to the Sir William Arrol and his contribution to construction has opened in Ayr. The exhibition was co-curated by the Friends of Seafield House (FoSH) and South Ayrshire Museum & Galleries and it is now open and can be viewed at Rozelle House in Ayr until 16

Network Rail has found a permanent new home for an historic footbridge removed from the railway in Glasgow’s southside last month.

Teams working on SSEN Transmission’s Alyth Substation project are gearing up for the arrival of a new transformer unit to the development, marking a major milestone in the ongoing construction of the new substation.

Members of Fife Council's Kirkcaldy’s Area Committee have said that they want to see the Thistle Street and Esplanade multi-storey car parks demolished and a new surface level car park and development opportunity created at Kirkcaldy’s waterfront.

New buyer demand, sales and listings in the Scottish housing market were all reported to be on a downward trend in January according to the latest RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) Residential Market Survey.

South Ayrshire Council has agreed to changes to previously approved plans for 49 new homes submitted by Lynch Homes concerning land north of Barassie Farm in Collenan. The proposal by Lynch Homes features 42 two storey detached houses, with a small number of bungalows north of Barassie Farm, was app

Thirty new council flats and houses are now under construction in Pencaitland, the first new council homes to be built in the village since 1985. Cruden Building Scotland, part of the wider Cruden Group, has started work on the energy efficient homes, which are funded by East Lothian Council's capit

A public consultation on plans for a new housing area in Cumbernauld has been launched by North Lanarkshire Council. The council is asking for views on proposals for land at Palacerigg, part of the South Cumbernauld Community Growth Area (CGA).

A Cambodian man, inspired by a lifelong dream of flying, has built a home that is modelled on a plane.