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A new report has charted the progress made by North Lanarkshire Council across a range of key areas, including housing and major infrastructure projects.

A new Scottish design and build company used the unexpected setting of an art gallery to announce its launch, reflecting what it believes is a wider shift in how homes are being designed and built.

Cruden Homes has retained its prestigious five-star housebuilder rating in the latest independent customer satisfaction survey run by the Home Builders Federation (HBF) in partnership with Homes for Scotland.

Savills has appointed Luke Kearns as head of lettings in Edinburgh. Raised and educated in Aberdeen, Luke brings extensive experience gained in London’s prime lettings market and now returns to Scotland to lead Savills Edinburgh team.

The Construction Quality Improvement Collaborative (CQIC) has published a major new report calling for a fundamental change in how Contractor Design Portions (CDPs) are used across the construction industry, following a comprehensive industry-wide survey.

Unsecured creditors have been left nursing losses of over £14 million following the long‑running administration of Dundee contractor McGill & Co.

Significant progress has been made in the ongoing operation to demolish the fire‑damaged Forum Centre in Irvine.

Jewson Aberdeen officially opened its doors to its newly refurbished branch earlier this month, with sporting legends and the local community attending to mark the occasion. As part of the event, over £400 was raised for local charity Whiteley’s Retreat, which provides free respite break

A planning application to bring a neighbourhood retail hub to the site of the former Ravenscraig steelworks has been approved.

Civil engineering contractor RJ McLeod has moved into a larger Highland headquarters in Dingwall Business Park to support its growth across the region.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is seeking views on CITB and ECITB forming a single body following the Cabinet Office review of all Arm’s Length Bodies (ALBs).

A ban on withholding of retention payments, a cap on payment terms and mandatory interest on late payments are part of landmark measures by the UK government to tackle late payments to small businesses.

Investment in the offshore wind supply chain in the Inner Moray Firth and Stornoway will bring new jobs and expand Scotland’s renewable energy capabilities.

Network Rail engineers seized the rare opportunity of the closure of Scotland’s busiest station to deliver an extensive package of maintenance and renewals that would ordinarily have taken around ten months to complete.

A new devolved tax with the circular economy at its heart is set to be introduced