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Plans for an innovative £20 million facility in West Dunbartonshire to turn waste plastic into hydrogen, which will be the first of its kind in Scotland, have been approved.

Construction work on Edinburgh’s first ‘net zero’ housing development is underway in the north west of the city. Led by the City of Edinburgh Council in partnership with Glasgow-based contractor CCG (Scotland) Ltd, the 75 home ‘Granton D1’ affordable housing pilot is pa

The developer behind plans for affordable flats in Cranhill is hoping to overturn a planning decision by the local authority.

When Places for People completed its development at The Green, three miles south of Edinburgh at Longstone, the company sought to find a positive way to repurpose a large marketing suite in the form of a portacabin. Recently, it launched a campaign calling on Scottish charities, community groups and

Bellway Homes Limited (Scotland East) has purchased a further parcel of land from Shawfair LLP to develop a new residential development near Sheriffhall on the outskirts of Edinburgh. The acquisition marks the second phase of housebuilding at Shawfair for Bellway, which was the first partner to

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Mr Sean Reilly

House prices in Scotland are expected to rise amid a fall in buyer demand, according to the latest Residential Market Survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

Taco Bell has unveiled a new restaurant that ditches the dining room and has four drive-thru lanes that will deliver tacos from the sky instead.

Specialist timber manufacturer Alexander Sturrock (Sturrock’s Joinery) has marked a key milestone in its history by celebrating 150 years in business.

Miller Homes has appointed sector expert Stephen Stone as a senior non-executive director to the board. Mr Stone has had a highly distinguished 40-year career in housebuilding, most notably as CEO of Crest Nicholson PLC between 2005-19, and more recently as chair of Keepmoat Homes. Among his other n

The weakest rise in residential work for two years held back growth in the UK construction sector during May, according to new figures.

An Aberdeen firm which supplies major construction operators across Scotland with windows, doors, stairs, and manufactured doorsets has completed its move to becoming an employee-owned business. International Doors and Windows Ltd, which was set up in 2006, supplies national housebuilders with mater

An East Dunbartonshire charity, created to be a social relevant tool for rehabilitation, mentoring employability and belonging within the local community, has been given a welcome funding boost thanks to Cala Homes (West). Glesga Roasters, based in Bishopbriggs, were awarded a £1,000 grant tha

The Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm currently under construction 15km off the coast of Fife has achieved a major milestone as the first of its two offshore electricity substations was installed at the site of the project.

Eilidh MacVicar has joined the Scottish operational real estate team at CBRE as a surveyor. Ms MacVicar joins from Colliers where she undertook her APC training and qualified as a Registered Valuer and member of the RICS in December 2021.