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Build-to-rent developer Dandara Living has submitted a fresh planning application for its proposed City Wharf development at Anderston Quay in Glasgow.

JLL has appointed Fraser Blackwood as a director in its planning energy & infrastructure team. Since joining the commercial real estate advisor in 2021, Fraser has played a fundamental part in maintaining and growing JLL’s planning position in Glasgow, securing a number of new instructions

A planning application has been approved for the development of 357 houses and 55 flats at the site of the former Bangour Village Hospital to the west of Dechmont.

Barratt Developments Scotland has launched a pet food collection drive in support of animal welfare charities as research reveals 15% of UK owners have had to give up pets due to the cost-of-living crisis.

Planning permission has been granted for the development of over 150 new homes in Bathgate. The application from Urban Life Ltd proposed the erection of 154 houses and 12 flats at the former abattoir site on Whitburn Road, Bathgate.

Persimmon has made an equity investment in volumetric modular house builder TopHat, establishing a strategic partnership between the two businesses.

Springfield Partnerships has submitted a planning application for 131 new homes along Main Street in Dundee.

The first UK trials of a robot site printer that can draw out floor plans is now underway.

The JR Group has unwrapped its very own brand-new online training app which will deliver bite-size training modules for all its staff covering health, safety, environmental, quality and wellbeing topics.

Clean energy company Verlume has secured £7.2 million in funding, with £6.6m provided by the Scottish National Investment Bank, to support its expansion plans. The Aberdeen-based firm specialises in intelligent energy management technology that enables a constant power output from renewa

Shoosmiths has today moved into a new landmark development in the heart of Edinburgh. The firm, which celebrated 10 years in Scotland last year following its merger with Edinburgh-based Archibald Campbell and Harley in 2012, has been based at Saltire Court, Castle Terrace in Edinburgh since then and

Colleges across the UK are preparing to host the largest and longest-running construction skills competition, as approximately 1,000 students will compete in the SkillBuild 2023 regional qualifiers this year.

Scottish construction firm Orocco has appointed Aaron Bolton as its first brand manager as it targets sustained growth in the next 12 months. The Edinburgh-based company has established itself as one of the sector’s most forward-thinking businesses since its formation in 2012.

The former High School of Glasgow site could be redeveloped into a high-end hotel complex under new £20 million plans. Glasgow-based hospitality and leisure operator The Scotsman Group is applying for permission to turn the rundown historic campus into a 142-room hotel with 21 serviced apartme