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Plans to build 160 new homes in Cairneyhill, located on land south of Pitdinnie Farm, have now been submitted to Fife Council.

Dispute resolution specialist Ian Timlin outlines nine things to be considered if faced with contractor insolvency. As a result of the pandemic, we have seen, and advised on, numerous instances where main contractors have downed tools or closed sites. In some cases, this has been a tempora

CALA Homes (North) has received final planning approval to build a block of 32 flats in Aberdeen city centre.

The overwhelming majority (93%) of people managing projects in construction say their mental wellbeing has been negatively impacted by their main project, with over a quarter (27%) strongly agreeing with this statement. The findings of a survey by project profession chartered body Ass

Turner Property Services Ltd has secured a new contract for the provision of Shire Housing Association's reactive and void repairs service. (from left) Turner Property Services' site supervisor Craig Allan and operations manager Alan Clark with repairs assistant Nicola McMillan a

Foxlake Dundee, the water-based adventure park on the city’s waterfront, has unveiled a £30,000 expansion plan.

A farmer accidentally annexed part of France to his native Belgium after moving a 200-year-old stone marking the border between the countries. The border marker has been in place since the border was first drawn up in 1819 and ratified in the Treaty of Kortrijk the following year.

Aberdeen Harbour Board has awarded two new contracts for the construction of the South Breakwater and Crown Wall, with a total value of £60 million.

CCG (Scotland) has submitted plans for a new care home located in Dalgety Bay, Dunfermline on behalf of care provider Morrison Community Care.

The owners of Murrayshall Country House Hotel and Golf Club in Perthshire have submitted a formal planning application into a £15 million development programme at the venue. Since acquiring the resort in 2016, Stellar Asset Management has invested over £2.5m in a firs

The rate of input cost inflation throughout the UK construction sector picked up for the seventh month in a row to reach record levels.

Mactaggart & Mickel has welcomed Inverclyde Council’s approval of their outline planning application for a residential development in Kilmacolm.

Supermarket chain Lidl has submitted a planning application to open a new store at Midlothian’s Straiton Retail Park. Under the plans, the new store will be formed from the former Marks & Spencer store and part of the current Boots unit, which will be relocating to the new upper terra

Civils contractor Nicol of Skene is set to double the number of suction excavators within its growing fleet to service an increasing number of contract wins with a pledge to support a local charity each time the machines are used on a new project. Since the introduction of the suction exca

Planning permission has been granted for an initial phase of nine affordable homes on Colonsay, prioritising the need for long-term residential homes on the island. The Colonsay Community Development Company (CCDC) is working in partnership with the Communities Housing Trust (CHT) to provide a