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Pete Redfern Taylor Wimpey has increased pre-tax profits by a record 34.1 per cent following strong demand and good access to mortgages.

A new care home in Inverclyde will shortly begin construction after the project reached financial close. The £8 million care provision is the latest project to be delivered by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde with its development partner hub West Scotland and main contractor Morgan Sindall.

Fergus Ewing A major programme to make public sector buildings more energy efficient gets underway today.

Plans for the upcoming AECC Aberdeen City Council has agreed a £516 million capital programme in its 2016/17 budget.

West Lothian Council will spend over £109 million over the next two years improving and increasing its council housing stock. Approved at a meeting of the council executive last week, the investment will see over £76m spent on building new council houses.

The proposed redevelopment of Craigmillar town centre A deal has been agreed between The EDI Group Ltd and housebuilder Cruden Homes to build a further 148 new homes in Craigmillar, Edinburgh.

Work on a £28.7 million replacement for Baldragon Academy in Dundee officially got underway. Dundee City Council is funding £10.6m towards the new secondary, with the rest being provided by the Scottish Futures Trust.

Marc Giles Marc Giles, planning consultant at Ryden, on the part planning plays in delivering housing and infrastructure.

Robertson Construction England MD Andy McLeod welcomes Garry Hope to his post as regional MD of the North East England operation Robertson appoints new North East England MD

A metalcore band called Architects has been reported to the Architects’ Registration Board for misuse of title, Building Design has reported. A cheeky email from retired architect Ray Bryant pointed out that none of the members of the Brighton band was on the Arb register, but they have been using

The Scottish Government is to invest up to £63.8 million in Dundee’s Waterfront after deputy first minister John Swinney agreed a Growth Accelerator model (GA) with the local authority. Developed by the Scottish Futures Trust, the GA model is designed to stimulate growth, create jobs and support

John McAslan John McAslan and Partners has been recommended to take forward the £66 million revamp of Glasgow’s world famous Burrell Collection museum.

The Scottish Government has announced measures to accelerate housebuilding via two new funds totalling £75 million. A new £50m infrastructure fund, unveiled today, aims to speed up the construction of thousands of new affordable and private homes.

Scotland first ‘hub by Premier Inn’ on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile Budget hotel chain Premier Inn has invested £35 million into Edinburgh with three new hotels and ongoing refurbishments and extensions, bringing 150 jobs and 10 apprenticeships to the city.

Environmental consultancy Atmos Consulting has been appointed to provide planning consultancy services to support plans for a £70 million biomass generating plant in Glenrothes. Being brought forward by sustainable energy developers Sainc Energy Limited, the 19.8 MWe plant will generate enough wast