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A company set up to deliver a number of new schools and community centres in North Lanarkshire which sued a construction company over defects in the development of one of the building projects has been granted a court order to enforce an adjudicator’s decision in its favour.

A proposal to transform Granton Waterfront into a new coastal town with 3,500 new homes has been published by the City of Edinburgh Council.

Plans for a new footbridge over the Forth & Clyde Canal near Maryhill have been given the go-ahead.

Scottish timber company BSW Timber has been acquired by Leeds-based private equity firm Endless for an undisclosed sum after more than 170 years of family ownership.

Specialist construction solutions supplier Groundforce has appointed Paul Donovan as its new managing director for the UK and Ireland. Paul had previously been managing director at the Vp plc temporary roadway business TPA, where he was responsible for overseeing the diversification of the business

Morris & Spottiswood’s strategic development director, Viv Sutherland, argues that the Brexit Transition Period is of vital importance to the UK construction sector. Brexit may have slipped down the news agenda for the moment, but the importance of the next few months to the future of the

Morgan Sindall is anticipating another strong year of growth driven by construction and partnership housing after group revenues topped £3 billion for the first time last year. Chief executive John Morgan said the group continued to make significant strategic and operational progress throughou

A £375 million capital programme for the next five years highlights Dundee City Council’s commitment to slash its carbon footprint and improve the sustainability of its buildings, the local authority said today.

A leisure club in Glasgow’s Finnieston district will make way for three residential blocks consisting of 195 flats under proposals newly lodged to the local authority.

South Lanarkshire Council has approved plans for 20 new council homes in Uddingston.

A construction adjudication enforcement case in North Lanarkshire highlights why the use of 'without prejudice' does not make documents inadmissible in subsequent proceedings, says Harper Macleod senior associate Laura McCorquodale. There is an ongoing misconception that labelling any document 'with

Morton Fraser has been reappointed under the Scottish Government’s Legal Services Framework to provide general property legal services for the next two years, with the option to extend the contract for a further two. The exclusive contract will see Morton Fraser provide a diverse range of lega

An expert panel from key sectors and areas of climate expertise has been appointed to progress Edinburgh’s target of becoming carbon neutral by 2030. The Edinburgh Climate Commission has been co-sponsored by the Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation (ECCI) and the City of Edinburgh Council, w

Health secretary Jeane Freeman has officially opened the £37m Stirling Health and Care Village, an innovative development which will benefit thousands of people across Forth Valley. The Health and Care Village is a joint venture between NHS Forth Valley, Stirling Council, the Clackmannanshire

Work is officially under way to bring hundreds of new affordable homes to a key regeneration site in Glasgow’s Pollokshaws district.  (from left) Top row: (yellow jackets) Kenny Downs, finance director at Urban Union and Neil McKay, managing director at Urban Union