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Eight Taylor Wimpey West Scotland site managers from its developments across the region are celebrating having each won a prestigious national housebuilding award – their best collective regional performance in Scotland in this prestigious annual competition. Out of more than 8,000 Site Manage

Proposals for a significant mixed-use development in Falkland and an extensive range of new facilities for the village are set to go out for public consultation. Scotch Whisky Investments (SWI) is bringing forward proposals for the development, which forms part of a multi-million-pound investment in

Developer Cater Group has purchased Lord Cullen House on Causewayend in Aberdeen. Final plans are still to be confirmed but the developer said it plans to transform the empty office building into a residential site.

Families in England and Wales who want to take legal action over housing disrepair claims will have to try mediation before they can go to court, under new proposals revealed by the government.

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Amawell Leisure Limited

The latest planning appeals figures released by the Scottish Government show that the correct decisions are not being made at a local level, according to Homes for Scotland. The Planning and Environmental Appeals Division’s annual report shows that 164 local authority planning decisions out of

Millions of dollars of taxpayer money handed to a theme park for a state-of-the-art facility to protect endangered koalas has instead been diverted to build a new rollercoaster, it has emerged. The government of Queensland in Australia provided $2.7 million to build the Future Lab wildlife research

A public consultation has been launched into emerging proposals to demolish a Dundee nightclub to make way for student accommodation. Consarc Architecture, working alongside Scott Hobbs Planning, wishes to demolish the existing Carbon nightclub at 21 South Ward Road, freeing up the 0.11-he

The National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) has called on the UK government to work with the industry to ease the burden on companies after 71% of roofing and cladding contractors said they feel that the survival of their business is being threatened by price inflation and soari

Clark Contracts has been awarded a second consecutive Order of Distinction in the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)’s Health and Safety Awards 2022. To receive the Order of Distinction, Clark Contracts demonstrated excellent occupational health and safety management systems

Aberdeenshire architectural practice and planning consultancy Lippe Architects + Planners has revealed it has been called to work on projects with a total value exceeding £50 million this year so far. Since the start of the year, the ten-strong multidisciplinary team has experienced an upturn

A 15-strong team from The JR Group took part in a British Heart Foundation CPR training event at its Paisley HQ in a bid to ensure they are equipped with essential life-saving skills. The UK-based heart charity offered the training session to those not trained in first aid within the business, follo

A window and glass manufacturer owned by Sandy and James Easdale has won a court battle against a Greenock-based window installer after it failed to fulfil a purchasing contract agreed between the companies. Inverclyde Windows Manufacturing Ltd entered into a legally binding agreement to exclusively

The number of Scottish businesses registering with the Construction Pipeline Forecast Tool has increased by over 30% to 800 since the pipeline’s last update in January 2022.

CWA (Caledonia Water Alliance) has hailed the completion of its £4.6 million water main project in Oban as a "huge success". Nearly two miles of new pipes have been laid in an operation that also saw a tunnel bored under an important railway line to upgrade the town’s water supply.