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Glasgow-based central heating and electrical company Saltire Facilities Management has announced ambitious plans to expand its east coast operations.

The Scottish Building Society has today announced an emergency support package for customers in financial difficulty due to COVID-19, including a pledge that no-one will be at risk of losing their home over the next 12 months. As well as banning repossessions, the society is extending the current th

The HALO Urban Regeneration Company and Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) have announced a new partnership that will bring "world-class smart homes of the future" to Kilmarnock. The HALO and CSIC are both committed to creating future smart and sustainable homes while supporting the

The Scottish Joint Industry Board (SJIB) has launched a new digital service to allow the Electrotechnical Certification Scheme (ECS) health, safety and environmental assessment to be taken and completed online. The new web-based format has been introduced by the SJIB following the suspension of asse

Plans to convert the empty offices at Dalian House into flats have been given the green light by Glasgow City Council. Dalian House, the former NHS Glasgow headquarters at Charing Cross, will now be converted into 67 apartments.

A project to regenerate the historic market town of Maybole in Ayrshire has secured £7.5 million in funding to invest in the town centre and key restoration projects over the next four years.

A developer’s plan to deliver 400 homes in the village of Fallin has opened for consultation.

Procurement solution provider Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA) has secured its landmark 100th partner. SPA partner organisations – such as councils, housing associations, universities and emergency services – delivered more than £160 million worth of projects in 2018-19 alone th

Dundee-based management consultancy Carrick Management has successfully been appointed the business and strategic planning partner of Alexander Community Development. Nicola Brown, development director of Carrick Management and Kara Swankie, centre manager at Alexander Community Development

Businesses across the country have now been awarded more than £100 million through the Scottish Government Business Support Fund. The scheme, announced by cabinet secretary Fiona Hyslop at the end of April, has to date helped more than 2,500 businesses and 4,160 self-employed people.

Miller Homes has reported a surge in interest at developments close to some of Scotland’s leading schools following the publishing of the new Scottish Secondary School League Table.

Doorknobs, handrails and shopping trolleys should be coated in copper to stop the spread of the coronavirus, scientists have said.

Full design proposals have been revealed for an office development in Glasgow’s International Financial Services District which gained Planning in Principle last year.

Melrose-based housebuilder Rural Renaissance Limited (RRL) has secured a six-figure funding package from Bank of Scotland to support its working capital, enabling it to continue to pay suppliers and honour its contractual commitments during the coronavirus crisis. RRL is parent company to

Scottish Construction Now has seen a dramatic rise in readers over lockdown with users on the website in May reaching 147,198 and subscribers to Scotland's only free daily construction media increasing to 9,580. SCN’s social media accounts also saw an increase with another 524 readers followin