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Bancon Group has announced positive trading results for the year ending 31 March 2020 despite the economic upheaval of the coronavirus pandemic. A marked improvement in margins at the Aberdeenshire housebuilder and construction group led to an increase in operating profit from £10.3 million in

BAM Construct UK has introduced new company-wide flexible working policies after becoming the first construction sector firm to complete a pioneering trial across its sites. Four companies have been working with independent consultancy Timewise on the flexible working on-site trials since

Simply UK signalled the start of construction for a £15 million care home and retirement living development in North Berwick with a ground-breaking ceremony last week.

Scotland’s economy could completely regain lost ground within the next two years and outpace the UK-wide average, according to the latest economic forecasting from KPMG. KPMG estimated the country’s economy took a 9.6% hit in 2020, broadly in-line with forecasts, as the pandemic impacted

Member body Scottish Renewables has created a new role to strengthen the renewable energy industry’s voice in the transition to a net-zero energy system. Emma Harrick joined as the organisation’s new energy transition and supply chain manager earlier this month and will also support the

As work continues at pace on the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Base at Montrose Port for the Seagreen offshore wind farm, local businesses are starting to feel the benefit of the project. One such contractor is Harry Maiden Ltd, steel fabricators based in the town and which was tasked with in

A voucher scheme that was supposed to deliver billions of pounds worth of green home improvements in England has been cancelled a year early by the UK Government.

Shettleston Housing Association (SHA) has been awarded planning permission to build 44 new homes on the former site of St Mark's Primary School in Glasgow's East End.

A development of eight flats over four storeys is planned on the site of a workshop and garage in Aberdeen.

Work is set to begin on the development of new affordable homes on the site of former garage lock-ups in the heart of Lenzie.

A derelict church in Crieff could be given a new lease of life, following a failed attempt to turn it into a boutique hotel. The A-listed Old South Church in Crieff closed its doors more than 20 years ago. In 2014, its new owners launched a crowdfunder campaign to help pay for a bid to convert the b

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has confirmed the start of pre-construction work for its West Craigs development of 250 new homes on the outskirts of west Edinburgh, 25% of which will be affordable.

Linstone Housing chief executive, Adele Fraser, sends her congratulations to Scottish Housing News on its 20th anniversary this month. “Scottish Housing News remains a vital platform for news for anyone working in housing in Scotland. The daily bulletin is something all of us at Lins

Wemyss Development Company, the Scottish-based conglomerate which runs Kingsbarns Distillery in Fife, has reported a £21.2 million drop in turnover in its last financial year. Turnover fell to £27.5m in the 12 months to the end of March 2020, compared to £48.7m the year before

The Scottish Building Society (SBS) has today announced a record £74 million increase in mortgage lending and a record £58m growth in savings balances. In a year the Society described as “extreme conditions”, profit before tax increased by 34% to £840,000.