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Local graduate Megan Scott has returned home to Glasgow where she has joined Persimmon West Scotland’s commercial team. Originally from Bishopbriggs, Megan graduated from the University of Glasgow in 2022 and initially moved to the Midlands to participate in Persimmon’s highly regarded g

Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) celebrated the Accelerate to Zero Awards with 200 stakeholders from across the built environment and construction sectors last week. During the ceremony held at Platform in central Glasgow, businesses, individuals and organisations were celebr

Building services provider Arc-Tech (Scotland) is making progress at a new care home in Perth after commencing works on-site earlier in the autumn.

Phillippa Prongué has been named the new executive managing director of Wates' growing Residential business. Ms Prongué will take up the position in the new year, taking over from Helen Bunch who is retiring after an esteemed 19-year career at Wates.

Savills UK has made two further appointments to its established Natural Capital Team, which provides specialist advice in relation to nature-based solutions to climate change. Natural Capital Consultants Francesca Fowler-Walsh MRICS GSFP and Alice Slattery MSci are both based in Edinburgh as part of

BTO has appointed Ian McCann as a partner in the firm's construction and engineering team. Mr McCann brings almost 30 years of experience in non-contentious construction and engineering law and considerable expertise in advising clients across the UK and Europe in both the public and private sectors

Cala Homes is seeking to deepen its links with an Aberdeenshire community with plans to invest £28 million in a new phase of development. The housebuilder is proposing to build 95 new homes at Conglass in Inverurie after selling out a neighbouring project in 2021

Dundee City Council leader Mark Flynn has written to the UK Government seeking further assurances on Levelling Up Partnership-funded investment allocated for the city. A £20 million figure was originally allocated following a visit from the previous UK Government administration’s Levelli

A former church in Hamilton has been transformed into a collection of apartments for rent.

Dullatur Golf Club and Hallam Land have launched proposals which aim to enhance the North Lanarkshire region with a sustainable new neighbourhood that will create up to 650 homes and community facilities.

Hillcrest’s young people stepped to the fore to cut the turf on a major new affordable housing development in Newcraighall near Edinburgh, which will see contractor Cullross deliver 163 new homes for those in housing need in the region. With Hillcrest recognised for championing young people an

Hebridean Housing Partnership has handed over 33 new homes at An Allt Dubh to tenants. The properties in Blackwater, Newmarket, on the outskirts of Stornoway, are the first phase of a 74-house development being built by Calmax Construction Limited which contended with a very wet and challenging summ

A special barrier that will be built to protect rare bats from the HS2 project will cost around £100 million, it has been revealed.

Dundee is set to welcome a major addition to its entertainment scene with the opening of the Dundee Livehouse, a 4,000-capacity live events venue, next month. 

Mechanical and electrical consultancy XBuro has made a key appointment with the addition of experienced engineer Andy Lyons. Andy Lyons joins the firm as design director with more than 20 years’ experience in engineering.