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Tide Construction is closing in on the completion of the world’s largest towers built using modular construction.

The developer of the £500 million Edinburgh Marina project has today announced plans for a purpose-built waterfront technology hub.

Murray Estates has secured planning approval from North Lanarkshire Council for 638 homes at its Torrance Park site, east of Holytown.

Workloads in Scotland’s civils sector are finally on the rise following two years on the slide. The latest Workload Trends Survey, published today by CECA Scotland, has found that workloads in Scotland rose according to 27% of firms on balance, the first increase since 2017 Q3.

Morrison Community Care Group has secured £6.6 million of finance from Allied Irish Bank (GB) for a new care home in Troon. Queens View Luxury Suites will include a cocktail bar, cinema, salon and spa

CALA Homes (West) has marked the completion of its first year on-site at Jordanhill Park with a look back at the important construction milestones reached so far.

South Lanarkshire Council has approved plans for almost 50 new council homes in Hamilton.

Highland Council has appointed Malcolm Macleod as executive chief officer - infrastructure and environment and Mark Rodgers as executive chief officer - property and housing. The new appointments are part of the council's redesign programme.

The new building regulations can ensure Scotland leads the way in delivering safe, compliant construction projects but they don’t come without their challenges, says Heather Holbrook. At the start of October, Scotland ushered in a new wave of building regulations, aimed at improving the safety

Baird Lumsden, the rural property specialist arm of DM Hall, has appointed Jennifer Campbell as its new head of estate agency. Jennifer graduated with a first-class honours degree from Heriot-Watt University and has worked in rural and city property sales for many years, providing expertise on all a

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has continued its drive to invest in young talent and future-proofing the business with the launch of a new Apprenticeship Academy with Ayrshire College. The team has worked with lecturers at Ayrshire College to create a bespoke training course that will enhance the SQA q

Scotland’s offshore wind sector would increase eightfold under “bold plans” put forward by a new group – building enough capacity to power every household in Scotland twice over.

South Ayrshire Council has officially opened its latest affordable housing development, which was delivered by Cruden Building. Neighbours Louise and Joan love their new homes

A building firm has been ordered to demolish a newly-built £250,000 home. The Press & Journal reports that Aberdeenshire Council’s planners moved in after discovering the detached four-bedroom house had been built without permission on an estate near Banff.

A Dundee-based scaffolding company has lost its licence to operate commercial vehicles after it was found to have gained an unfair competitive advantage over other businesses.