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Barratt Homes West Scotland and CALA Homes (West) have achieved planning consent from North Lanarkshire Council to create a high-quality residential development in Stepps which will bolster the local community with essential housing options. The Gateside Farm site, near the M80, will see the constru

Continuing the 20th anniversary celebrations at Scottish Housing News is Nicola Barclay, chief executive at Homes for Scotland. “With Homes for Scotland being a cross-sector representative body, the wide perspective Scottish Housing News provides is extremely valuable. Timely, informative

Campaigning trade association SELECT has welcomed the results of the latest consultation on regulation of the electrical industry in Scotland, which again shows an overwhelming majority of respondents in favour of legislation. The outcome of the latest Government consultation, which c

Two property directors who abused millions of investor funds and a scaffolder who disposed of assets prior to bankruptcy have all been banned by the Insolvency Service.

The University of Strathclyde’s Centre for Energy Policy (CEP) has been named the lead academic partner in a new £30 million UK Government-funded initiative called Scotland’s Net Zero Infrastructure (SNZI).

Lochmaben-based roof tile manufacturer Russell Roof Tiles has strengthened its management team to meet growing customer demand. Nicola Trainor has joined as logistics manager overseeing the manufacturer’s transport team in Lochmaben and Burton on Trent. She joins the manufacturer with ove

Netherley, Stonehaven and Inverness-based W M Donald Ltd has become the first civil engineering contractor in the North of Scotland to achieve carbon neutral status. With over 160 employees and a fleet of 100 vehicles, W M Donald plays an important role in servicing the majority of the recent key in

Dean Ward, managing director of the DCW Group, a professional residential and commercial development consultancy, outlines the benefits of combining the fintech and proptech markets for the property sector. There are numerous trends which are predicted to define the property sector’s growth in

Advance Construction Scotland has donated £10,000 to Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity to help the children, families and NHS heroes.

Transport for London (TfL) has been given the go-ahead by Southwark Council to build what is set to be one of the most sustainable large-scale office developments in the UK above Southwark Tube station.

Renfrewshire councillors will be asked to approve the appointment of Kier Construction as the main works contractor for Paisley Museum.

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