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150-year-old specialist timber manufacturer Alexander Sturrock (Sturrock’s Joinery) has announced the appointment of a non-executive chairman to its board of directors. Harry MacLean joins as chairman and is a former CEO of Dundee Football Club. Harry has more than 25 years’ experience o

Pupils at Longniddry Primary School are now sitting pretty thanks to some help from Cruden Homes.

The final shortlist for the Scottish Design Awards 2022 has been unveiled following a hectic 48-hour judging programme. With hundreds of entries to choose from, the twin panels faced the arduous task of singling out projects which stood head and shoulders above the rest, gravitating toward thos

Police are on the hunt for a green-fingered burglar who mowed his victim's front and back gardens before fleeing.

Some of Scotland’s longest standing vacant and derelict sites will be transformed into affordable housing, community gardens and places of enterprise and learning by awards from a £50 million programme. Ten schemes will share more than £5m from the low carbon Vacant and Derelict La

The Data Lab, Scotland’s innovation centre for data and AI, is providing funding to a Dundee-based thermal imaging company IRT to allow them to develop and use AI to reduce heat loss in homes and support Scotland's net-zero strategy.

The third development launched to market by Webster Homes will be its most sustainable to date, the Kinross-based housebuilder has revealed.

A 12-week public consultation has been launched today on Phase 2 of the Scottish Government’s permitted development rights (PDR) review.

Kingdom Housing Association’s award-winning regeneration of Fraser Avenue in Inverkeithing has reached a key milestone with the completion of the second phase of the development. Winning the Affordable Large Housing Development of the Year Award at the Scottish Home Awards 2020, Phase 1 of the

The supply of new homes delivered in Scotland fell by a third in one year to reach the lowest total in eight years as the Covid-19 pandemic took its toll on the housebuilding sector, official figures have found.

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Colhoun Estates (Cambuslang) Ltd

An independent review of the role of incineration in Scotland has recommended that no further planning permission should be granted to incineration infrastructure unless it is balanced by an equal or greater closure of capacity.

Shoosmiths has appointed three partners across its real estate teams in Glasgow and Edinburgh.  Ian McCann, previously with CMS has joined the Edinburgh office as a construction partner while Lyndsey O’Connor has joined the Glasgow office as a real estate partner from Dentons. Lauren Mill

CITB has marked Mental Health Awareness Week (9-15 May 2022) with a pledge to continue its support to training and understanding. A study compiled by the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity and CITB highlighted the toll poor mental health is taking. The research showed 26% of construction worke

QTS Group and East Ayrshire Council are looking for enthusiastic young people, aged 18 to 24 years, to join Scotland’s first Rail Skills Academy. The Academy, which is being delivered by QTS Training and funded through the council's Young Person Guarantee programme, will help to combat the ski