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Scottish craft brewer and retailer Innis & Gunn has today submitted an application for planning permission for its major new brewery at Heriot-Watt University’s Research Park to the west of Edinburgh.

The design and build contract for a marine pier at Scrabster Harbour in Thurso has been awarded to RJ McLeod.

Scottish Borders Council has confirmed the appointment of McLaughlin & Harvey as its main works contractor for the Hawick Flood Protection Scheme.

Glasgow City Council has enlisted Austin-Smith:Lord to lead a multi-disciplinary team of local and international consultants to prepare pioneering planning frameworks for the future of four city centre districts.

Kirkcaldy-based Granite Systems Limited, a manufacturer of granite, stone and marble kitchen worktops, has secured a six-figure funding package from Bank of Scotland, enabling the business to continue its operation during the COVID-19 outbreak.

East Lothian Council has approved a raft of housing applications including detailed planning permission for the first of three affordable housing developments on the Windygoul site in Tranent.

United Capital, the Dundee-based building sector investment firm, has announced the appointment of leading employment lawyer Ryan Russell as in-house legal counsel and non-executive director. After the company’s most recent acquisition, the group, which includes former Scotland top 500 bu

Homes for Scotland chief executive Nicola Barclay appeared on BBC Scotland’s The Nine this week to outline why she thinks the home building industry is uniquely placed to begin a safe, phased return to work and complete the 6,000 homes currently awaiting finishing touches.

The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has unveiled the candidates for the role of president ahead of next month’s election.

Scotland's housing market could recover quicker from coronavirus than the last financial crash if the government freezes sales taxes to help home buyers, according to the Scottish Building Society. CEO Paul Denton said support measures such a Land and Buildings Transaction Tax holiday coul

Global real estate advisor CBRE is urging the Scottish Government not to delay the planned business rates revaluation in 2022 following the UK Government’s announcement to postpone the 2021 revaluation in England. CBRE said it is aware that a deferment of the Scottish 2022 Revaluation and

A community development company has completed the purchase of land to provide affordable homes on the island of Colonsay.

Furniture and fit out specialists Deanestor has provided clinical equipment to three of the new NHS field hospitals – Glasgow, Harrogate and Birmingham. At the Louisa Jordan Hospital in Glasgow, Deanestor worked with principal contractors Balfour Beatty, and Robertson Group, Graham Group and K

An architect has been fined for creating a design for a home that was too big for the plot on which it was to be built.

A world-first programme using green hydrogen to heat homes could be built in Fife if proposals are approved by energy regulator Ofgem.