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Construction work has started at a major housing project in Dundee which is set to bring 66 specialist homes to the area. Senior figures from Blackwood including Julie McDowell, Blackwood chair, were today joined by John Alexander, SNP leader of Dundee City Council, Dougie Herd, joint managing direc

The Scottish Government lacks a clear delivery plan and has not offered a coherent explanation for how its policies will achieve Scotland’s bold emissions reduction targets, the latest progress assessment by the Climate Change Committee has concluded.

A video of a man using an old scooter as a unique construction tool has been shared online. In the video, one can see the man is using his Bajaj Super scooter to uplift the construction material using a rope tied to the engine. 

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Internal glass specialist Indeglas has been appointed by Springfield Properties to provide internal glazed 'winter gardens' within the construction of 114 affordable homes in Dalmarnock in Glasgow’s east end.

Aberdeen City Council has announced its support for plans to build new “co-housing” flats for retired Camphill School staff in Cults despite concerns they would “dominate” the skyline of the area. Cairnlee Senior Co-housing Aberdeen, which has been created to address the need

Discount supermarket chain Lidl has submitted an application for planning permission to build a new store in Alexandria. The proposal details a building with a sales area of 1,251 square metres, as well as an in-store bakery, customer toilets with baby changing facilities, and parking

UK construction companies signalled a renewed slowdown in business activity growth during November, reflecting subdued demand and reduced risk appetite among clients, according to the UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index.

Satellite-enabled cloud services company Mangata Networks has announced it has chosen Scotland as the location for its research & development activities as well as satellite manufacturing, space systems and core network operations.

A student accommodation building is now being proposed for a Glasgow City Centre site instead of a hotel, as previously planned. Caledon Property Group hopes to knock down the disused commercial buildings on the corner of Hutcheson Street and Trongate, and replace them with a 173-bed study housing f

New homeowners could receive £750 towards monthly mortgage repayments thanks to a new initiative launched by Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes. The mortgage contribution initiative will see the housebuilder contribute £750 for every £25,000 of the purchase price of the property,

Housebuilder Dandara Aberdeen has won planning approval for a further phase of 17 homes at its Hazelwood development in the west end of Aberdeen.

River Clyde Homes has secured a £117 million loan facility from the Royal Bank of Scotland to help address the rising demand for sustainable, energy efficient homes in the west of Scotland.

November marked a major milestone for McGowan Environmental Engineering as it delivered the largest project they have undertaken to date, at Moy Wind Farm, south of Inverness. In mid-November, the Aviemore-based civil and environmental engineering contractor successfully completed the installation o

A robotic dog named Dave has been employed by consultancy and construction company Mace and Heathrow Airport in a bid to improve efficiency and safety on major construction projects.