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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has admitted that current timescales to deliver the A9 and A96 dualling projects are "ambitious" and will need to be considered in light of the coronavirus pandemic.

Monthly output in the construction sector across the UK has fallen for the first time since the national lockdown in March.

A mixed-use redevelopment project to will transform the former Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) site on Edinburgh's Dundas Street has been recommended for approval by council planners.

Planners have urged Edinburgh councillors to approve a planning application for the development of build to rent (BTR) accommodation on Bonnington Road Lane.

Infrastrata has acquired the Methil and Arnish yards from the collapsed Scottish manufacturer Burntisland Fabrication (BiFab) for £850,000. The deal will be split across two tranches: £650,000 upon completion and £200,000 when substantial revenues are generated.

A planning application has been submitted to create a new affordable housing development designed for the elderly in Glasgow’s South Side. 

Mark Houston, a highly experienced SME business adviser who has spent his career working alongside members of the west of Scotland SME business community, has been appointed supply chain development manager by hub South West. The appointment follows the retirement of Gordon Hunter from the cons

Darma London has submitted a planning application with Moray Council on behalf of MDE Investment Limited to transform old livestock barns at Wester Green, Dunphail, south of Forres into a whisky distillery.

Crown Estate Scotland is reviewing the option structure for its ScotWind Leasing process after similar auctions in England and Wales resulted in higher than expected prices.

Another major expansion of the Edinburgh tram network is being considered as part of a ten-year transport and mobility transformation plan.

A development strategy has been set out for the future expansion of Inverness Airport facilities including the passenger terminal, land-side and surface access and airfield infrastructure.

Many Scottish construction companies don’t realise there is funding and support available to help them with business growth and resilience, an AM Bid #LinkedInLive session on building resilience help for construction sector SMEs has discussed.

Environment, housing and anti-poverty campaigners have called for a £100 million boost to the budget for energy efficiency measures, saying the move could provide up to 17,000 green jobs, help cut climate emissions and improve properties across the country.  Friends of the Earth Scotland,

Wheatley Group has submitted plans to build 35 homes for mid-market rent on Shawbridge Street in Pollockshaws. If approved by Glasgow City Council, the homes would be built on the site of a former pub which has since been demolished and the existing disused Polloshaws Police Station.

Dalgety Bay firm Mackay & Stenhouse is seeking to back out of a requirement to provide affordable housing as part of its housing deal on the site of Forth House in Kirkcaldy. The firm obtained planning permission to build 32 flats and a semi-detached house on Abbotshall Road in August last