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International property and construction consultancy Gleeds has announced the formation of its own charitable giving arm, the Gleeds Foundation. Through the foundation the business has pledged to donate £100,000 to worthwhile causes every year, with beneficiaries nominated by employees.

Designs for the new Peterhead Community Campus have been released by Aberdeenshire Council with a public consultation launching last week. The design has been developed over the past 10 months and the authority is set to appoint a building contractor to work with the design team during the final des

A major new renovation of the reception and team changing areas at Airdrie Leisure Centre is improving member and customer facilities.

Network Rail has completed its £4.7 million project to refurbish Clyde Viaduct between Rutherglen and Dalmarnock.

Additional support totalling £848,123 is being provided from the Scottish Government’s Regeneration Capital Grant Fund (RCGF) for a trio of flagship regeneration projects in Edinburgh.

The team at Russell Roof Tiles (RRT) in Lochmaben recently welcomed a very special guest to the site. The daughter of the founder of the roof tile factory, Mary Colburn (nee Gibson), who worked at the site for her father, visited with her husband Paul, and daughter Maria and son in law Glen.

New research has found approximately a quarter of all luxury new build homes in UK towns and cities are being bought by over 60s.

Work is now underway on over 50 new council homes planned for the Airdrie area, on two sites, Glenacre Drive and Petersburn Road.

The first tranche of over 250 homes within the historic Glasgow Meat Market development is expected to be handed over to customers next month.

Argyll and Bute Council has announced the shortlisted entries for the 2023 Built Environment Design Awards. The awards recognise, promote and celebrate examples of exceptional design and sustainability across the whole of the Argyll and Bute Council planning area.

Unite the Union has confirmed that strike action by over 300 trades workers at Dundee City Council will go ahead today. All-out strike action is set to begin on 4 April for three weeks until 28 April, and then it will be followed by rounds of daily action until 23 June.

Aston University is teaming up with asbestos consultancy Thames Laboratories (TL) to improve efficiency of social housing repairs.

Edinburgh-based developer GSS Developments, owners of the former Continental Tyre factory site in Newbridge in the west of Edinburgh, has confirmed that a planning application for the 25-hectare site, known as EDI Approach due to its proximity to the airport, is being submitted to the city council.

Aberdeen-based property development and investment company West Coast Estates has handed over its latest commercial development in the city to Co-Op Group. The outlet in King Street, adjacent to the University of Aberdeen, is expected to create more than 30 full and part-time jobs when it opens this

Builders’ merchant MKM has launched a training programme for staff seeking to become mental health workplace responders for their colleagues. Part of the merchant’s wider work in tackling poor mental health in the construction sector, MKM is aiming to put more than 70 staff through the F