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Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has made an application for approval of details relating to its Planning Permission in Principle to Midlothian Council to provide a further 214 new homes off Corby Craig Terrace and Reeforts Avenue in Bilston, of which 25% will be affordable.

Engineering services company AtkinsRéalis has won two top awards at Learning Places Scotland, being named Consultancy of the Year and winning Refurbishment of the Year for its work on the Edinburgh Futures Institute. Winning Consultancy of the Year for the fifth time in six years at the

Robertson Homes has scooped a hat trick of honours at the UK’s most prestigious housebuilding industry event, the What House? Awards 2024. Robertson picked up the Gold Award for Best Interior Design for the six-bedroom Stewart Garden Room show home, after judges visited the St Margarets develo

An insurance expert is calling on construction companies to assess the risks associated with living walls, which may not be fully covered by standard insurance policies.

The exceptional design, engineering, and significance of a bridge within the Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park has been recognised with a global award.

A team of researchers in Scotland is supporting a cleantech startup to transform low-value co-products from the forestry sector into eco-friendly alternatives to chemicals found in everyday items.

Dundee & Angus College has unveiled ambitious plans to drive economic growth and regeneration in the heart of both Dundee and Angus as part of a 10-year vision for a dynamic new way of providing learning, skills, support and advice in the region. The College is looking to work with a range of lo

J3 Advisory highlights the importance of combining building warranties with A-rated deposit protection to enhance financial efficiency and buyer confidence.

Housebuilder Dandara has issued its first ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) Report, showcasing the significant strides it is taking as a business to reduce its impact on the environment and the benefit it brings to local communities.

Housebuilder Crest Nicholson is to focus less on building affordable housing as it seeks to combat a slump in profits.

The number of new homes built at the former Bangour Village Hospital site in Dechmont could rise to nearly 1,000 after further planning permissions were granted. 

Aluminium fenestration solutions manufacturer Senior Architectural Systems has provided a trio of products as part of the creation of a new residential scheme located on the former derelict site of Glasgow’s Grade II listed Meat Market.

Construction services firm City Building (Glasgow) LLP have signed up to the Buy Social Pledge, a new initiative that sees businesses use their everyday spending to make a tangible difference to improving social and environmental impact across Scotland’s communities. The Buy Social Pledge, run

Midlothian Council has been awarded three Active Travel Infrastructure Fund awards, totalling £753,062, by the Scottish Government.   The awards come from a £10 million national fund which the Scottish Government set up to achieve the outcomes of Transport Scotland’s National

Substantial repairs to the road network across the area got underway in April 2024 thanks to an additional £4 million capital investment to be spent on road resurfacing and other road upgrades over a 12-month period. Now six months into the multi-million roads resurfacing programme 50 carriage