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An 18-strong team led by industry body Homes for Scotland (HFS) have returned from building a home for a vulnerable 84-year old widow and her orphaned grandchildren in Kenya, raising £40,000 in the process to support the work of charity Habitat for Humanity.

Moray Council is spending £2.2 million on new heating systems, electrical upgrades and other essential work to five schools, and has appointed Morrison Construction as main contractor.

A beloved style of home that is now part of the fabric of the Scottish capital has been given a modern twist at a new development at Leith’s waterfront.

State-of-the-art kitchens at a new CALA development have been put to the test by one of Britain’s best loved bakers.

Kier Group has today announced that its finance director Bev Dew is to step down. Mr Dew will leave the firm by September 30 shortly after the announcement of its results for the financial year, after over four years in the role.

Plans to build more than 600 new homes in one of Glasgow’s key regeneration areas have moved a step closer to becoming reality. A masterplan for the site in Hamiltonhill received planning permission in principle in December. And now, developers behind the £90 million mixed-tenure project

Main contractor Multiplex Construction Europe Ltd has appointed engineering specialist SES Engineering Services (SES) to work on its £90 million learning space for the University of Glasgow. Designed by architects HLM, the seven-storey 16,640sqm new build James McCune Smith Learning Hub is the

Decisions on funding infrastructure in Scotland should be based on long-term factors beyond the economy, the Royal Town Planning Institute Scotland has said. In its written response to a call for evidence from the Infrastructure Commission for Scotland (ICS), RTPI Scotland pressed the ICS to be more

Two prototype homes have been unveiled which aim to address changing customer needs by adapting to meet individual requirements. Taylor Wimpey said the homes at Dargavel Village development in Bishopton respond to customer feedback and will gather information that could change the way the company ho

Hundreds of construction jobs and more than 400 homes are set to be created as work starts on three development sites in East Dunbartonshire over the coming months. CALA Homes (West) said it anticipates the sites in Bishopbriggs, Lenzie and Kirkintilloch will deliver around 444 direct construction j

Plans to bring the iconic Port Ellen Distillery on Islay back to life in a unique celebration of distilling heritage and innovation have been formally submitted. The detailed planning application setting out proposals that will see the famous ‘silent distillery’ reopened more than 35 yea

The new owner of Dundee construction services firm McGill is to revive the company’s specialist homes division. Chief executive Graeme Carling, who is one of Scotland’s largest private landlords through Carling Property Group, said the move would complement his knowledge of the residenti

Engineering, environment and design consultancy Sweco UK has bolstered its range of multidisciplinary services and grown its geographic footprint with the acquisition of MLM Group. The deal creates a combined business with an annual turnover of £108 million and 1,340 employees across a network

Places for People is undertaking a UK-wide project to assess the opportunities of Building Information Management (BIM) at scale across its diverse set of operating businesses and across the entire lifecycle of its property assets. The project aims to determine where and how BIM can be of further va

Funding has been made available for projects that can demonstrate how datasets can be used to support the local environment. Organisations can apply for a share of £250,000 of UK Government funding to support developer decisions in the Scottish countryside.