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Shepherd Commercial Auctions has been appointed to market for sale by auction a range of public sector properties on behalf of the Scottish Government. The contract, which will encompass a broad range of public bodies, is for an initial two-year period with an option to extend.

Two Highland construction firms have joined forces for the benefit of the community at Milton of Leys Primary School in Inverness. Morrison Construction and Tulloch Homes agreed to contribute £5,000 to the school which will be spent towards developing the playground.

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Plans for a £40 million tourist destination on the banks of Loch Lomond are now set to be submitted at the end of April 2022.

Westpoint Homes has submitted plans to Glasgow City Council to convert the B-listed former mill buildings in the Gorbals into 100 flats.

The Housing Finance Corporation (THFC) has completed its first charging exercise involving homes being built using modern methods of construction (MMC) with borrower GreenSquareAccord.

Riverside Scotland has handed over the second phase of its modular housing development at Dundonald with a further nine of the 63 homes allocated to waiting list applicants. The ground-breaking £9.8 million project, with support from the Scottish Government, is being delivered by Riverside Sco

The full financial impact of a cyber-attack on Scotland's environmental agency is still not clear and the incident remains a warning to other public sector bodies, a report by the Auditor General has warned. 

GHA has unveiled its plans for a proposed development on the vacant Shawbridge Arcade in Pollokshaws.

Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership (DGHP) has received planning permission to build 89 new homes on a former lorry depot site at Locharbriggs. Designed by Collective Architecture, the development forms part of the Association's plan to deliver 800 affordable homes across the region

New archaeological discoveries from the Battle of Culloden could potentially be unearthed due to work to build a new school.

Barratt Developments has acquired the land promoter Gladman Developments for a total cash consideration of £250 million.

Roofing contractors are optimistic about their workloads for 2022, with 43% of contractors expecting further growth over the next year, according to the NFRC/Glenigan State of the Roofing Industry Survey for Q4 2021.

The UK construction sector needs to act now to boost productivity and counteract soaring inflation for labour and materials in the years ahead, according to Turner & Townsend.

Small, local builders are crying out for the UK Government to introduce measures to curb rogue traders and keep consumers safe, according to a new poll. In the most recent State of Trade Survey from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), an overwhelming 86% of respondents said now is the time to i