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The developers behind a proposed £100 million regeneration of the former IBM site in Greenock have warned that the project “will no longer be economically viable” after councillors approved only 60% of the desired number of homes on the land. Local businessmen Sandy

A marked and accelerated rise in housing activity has led to the fastest rise in construction output for eight months.

The £118 million Cross Tay Link Road is opening its doors to the public this month.

A £15.5 million programme of investment is planned in 2022/23 for Argyll and Bute Council’s ports and harbours.

Heriot-Watt University has today announced the appointment of Jen Henderson as head of talent partnerships, a significant strategic new role that will drive further business engagement and industry partnerships to reduce the skills gap in key growth sectors of the Scottish economy.  Announced a

French-based specialist company TIRU has been commissioned to build and operate Scotland's new £70 million Energy from Waste (EfW) facility at Binn Eco Park near Perth. The appointment of TIRU, part of the recycling and waste management specialists PAPREC Group, allows owners Binn Group and in

Modular building expert Portakabin has delivered the completed nursery at Forehill Primary School in Ayr in just 11 months from award to handover.

Five consultants have been invited to tender for the next stage of the work to design a long-term solution to the challenges at the A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful.

Work on a new £20 million community hub in Chryston has begun, with a turf-cutting event to mark the start of construction taking place this week. North Lanarkshire Council is working in partnership with NHS Lanarkshire on the project that will deliver a 21st-century learning environment along

Commercial property and investment firm HFD Property Group has agreed terms with HSBC UK to refinance its flagship 177 Bothwell Street development in Glasgow.

Five hundred households, both private and council-owned, living in mixed tenure properties across the Wester Hailes area of Edinburgh are to benefit from energy efficient upgrades and revitalised buildings.

New wheelchair accessible bungalows have been built at Glebe Place in Saltcoats, North Ayrshire. RDK Construction managing director, Billy Kirkwood, said: "Once again it has been a pleasure working with Cunninghame Housing on this design and build project. Construction works so much better when you

An influential group of MPs has backed the new initiative by trade association SELECT in which free heat, smoke and carbon monoxide alarms are being installed for some of the most vulnerable people in Scotland. The Alarm Ambassadors campaign, sponsored by Aico, has crossed political and geographical

Scotland’s largest net-zero housing development will see 444 new homes built after councillors in Edinburgh agreed a new £71 million contract. Part of the City of Edinburgh Council’s major £1.3 billion regeneration of Granton Waterfront, the Western Villages project will be t

More than 2,000 homes could be built across Aberdeenshire over the next five years under Aberdeenshire Council’s latest strategic housing investment plan. The council’s Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) for 2022-2027 sets out investment priorities for affordable housing and how th