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New Strathaven homes to bring £14m investment Planning approval has been granted to David Wilson Homes for a development of 138 two-, three- and four-bedroom homes in Strathaven.

Brian Berry The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has welcomed the Labour Party's commitment to build 200,000 new homes a year by 2020.

Architects BDP have submitted plans for an 800 place secondary school within the Fife Town of Anstruther. Delivered in partnership with the Scottish Futures Trust, Fife Council and BAM Construction, the scheme will form part of a new education campus incorporating the existing Anstruther Primary and

Inverness and Aberdeen-based off shore giant Global Energy has had its plan to create its own harbour at the entrance to the Cromarty Firth thrown out by the Scottish Government. Global - who own the Nigg Fabrication Yard - had applied for a Harbour Revision Order last year.

The Laurieston regeneration has been shortlisted in two categories for Scotland’s premier home building industry awards, after being nominated for Best Partnership in Affordable Housing Delivery and Best Development (large). The £100 million project is being delivered through an innovative partne

GAP Group apprentice scheme recognised at Recruitment Awards GAP Group has been awarded the Apprenticeship Award at the Scottish Recruitment Awards – confirming its commitment to apprentices and as an industry leader for their apprenticeship scheme.

Scottish Water has begun work on a multi-million pound scheme to save homes in Springburn, Glasgow from flooding. Scottish Water decided to spend £12.4m on an improvement scheme following repeated flooding after 34 properties in Elmvale Row suffered flooded garages, car parks and roadways over a nu

Glasgow and Edinburgh-based Clark Contracts has recorded its most successful month for new business in its 37-year history after picking up £11 million worth of orders in March. The construction, maintenance and refurbishment business said contracts ranged in value from £120,000 to £4.7m, with th

Dr Noble Francis Construction output is forecast to increase 5.5 per cent in 2015, according to the latest forecasts from the Construction Products Association.

Gerard Eadie Latest accounts for Fife-based double glazing and conservatory company CR Smith have shown the firm to have posted a healthy profit on the back of a seven-figure payout following a successful legal action stretching back more than a decade.

Developers have revealed plans for a £300 million purpose-built cruise ship terminal on the site of a decommissioned coal-fired power station at Cock­enzie in East Lothian.

Scottish fit-out specialist Thomas Johnstone has won a £1.5 million contract to transform a building owned by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

Stephen Good The Scottish construction sector has no need to be concerned despite a fall in construction output, according to an industry professional.

PickergIll House The developer behind the major transformation of Inverurie Loco Works has lodged revised plans to create a second hostel on the site.

Work on redeveloping an old Dundee asylum could be delayed until 2017 after the plans were called in by the Scottish Government. Plans were finally approved on December 18 to convert the former Strathmartine Hospital into 222 new homes following years of debate and an initial failed application to r