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Robertson Homes has appointed respected industry professional Gus Fergusson as construction director. Based at the company headquarters in Stirling and working closely with managing director John Murphy, Gus will cover all three Scottish regions which currently have 11 live sites.

Midlothian Council and Vattenfall Heat UK, part of Swedish state-owned energy company Vattenfall AB, have formed a 50/50 joint venture to deliver low-carbon heat to homes and businesses within the Midlothian area. Midlothian Energy Limited will explore possibilities to capture waste heat from indust

Sara Edmonds, one of the UK’s most respected proponents of climate action in the built environment, has called for the next generation of industry leaders to push for decarbonisation and greater sustainability to be the sector’s main priority. The call comes as Built Environment –

A state-of-the-art educational campus in Maybole has moved one step closer to its opening as an official topping-out ceremony recently took place. The £59 million project is being delivered by hub South West Scotland on behalf of South Ayrshire Council. hub South West’s construction part

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland is continuing its support of social mobility charity Career Ready through paid internships and mentoring for young people in Fife. The housebuilder has provided three young people as they transition from S5 into S6 with paid, four-week internship this summer, alongsi

The largest development site in Glasgow city centre has been launched to market after CBRE was appointed to seek offers for the cleared site at 20 India Street. Extending to 1.28 acres (0.52 hectares), the site was previously home to an office building called Nye Bevan House (used by Strathclyd

Ahead of the emergency mini-budget due to take place this Friday 23rd September 2022, the Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) has written to new Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng to urge the Treasury to work with the construction plant-hire sector to address concerns and help build and secure the indu

Planning permission has now been granted for the construction of business units at Fife Interchange North, Dunfermline, as part of Fife Council’s Industrial Innovation Investment Programme for business land and property, funded by the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal. Fife In

David Wilson Homes has donated £500 to Canine Partners, which matches specially trained assistance dogs with people who have physical disabilities. The donation forms part of a longstanding partnership between the homebuilder, which has a golden retriever mascot, and the charity, and recognise

Two areas of land at Ardochy have been purchased by Glengarry Community Woodlands and the Communities Housing Trust for six new woodland crofts, and four to six new affordable homes, to help repopulate the glen. Both land purchases totalling 66 hectares (163 acres) of Ardochy Forest were funded in p

A prime residential development site in the west end of Edinburgh has been brought to market by Lismore Real Estate Advisors and Scarlett Land and Development, on behalf of Square and Crescent. Located on Orchard Brae, between the west end and Stockbridge, Finance House is immediately west of Edinbu

The number of operating and pipeline Build to Rent (BTR) homes has increased by 25% in a year to reach over 13,000 homes, according to the latest BTR Briefing for Scotland from Rettie & Co. The BTR pipeline in Scotland has continued to grow despite the pandemic, or potentially, due to

New support for households, businesses and public sector organisations facing rising energy bills in Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been unveiled today. Through a new Government Energy Bill Relief Scheme, the UK Government will provide a discount on wholesale gas and electricity prices for a

A Victorian masterpiece is being restored to life as Spectrum Properties nears completion of its transformation of Mansion House in Tollcross Park. The jewel of the East End of Glasgow, which blazed with candlelight and rang to the music of waltzes and polkas in its Victorian heyday, is nearing the

CCG (Scotland) is to work with a social landlord to deliver new homes in Govan after acquiring a plot of land at a former car park. Commercial property and investment company LCP, owner and manager of the Govan Cross Shopping Centre, have sold 0.265ha of surplus land to deliver a new development of