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The marked slowdown in the Scottish construction market continued in the latest quarter, with surveyors now pointing to the weakest period of growth since the beginning of last year, according to the RICS Construction & Infrastructure Monitor for Q3 2022. A net balance of +10% of Scottish respon

Stirling Council planners have conditionally approved plans submitted by Plean Precast Ltd for a steel frame extension to an existing brickwork shed. A 1424m² extension to the existing casting shed will now begin construction. This will accommodate the additional production of precast units fol

As part of its ongoing commitment to working in partnership with local communities, and its support of Penicuik & District Men’s Shed, Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has donated a storage unit which the shedders are refurbishing to create a new workshop cabin to support their move to the exis

Cruden Homes has launched a pre-application consultation over plans to develop Shettleston Juniors FC’s base on Old Shettleston Road. Cruden Homes said it is keen to gain the views of the community and local stakeholders about the site at 401 Old Shettleston Road.

East Ayrshire Council has approved plans for a new 95-home housing development at Dalshalloch Wood near the village of Auchinleck. In February this year, LMA Architects submitted an application on behalf of Fitzsimmons Construction Ltd seeking permission for 95 homes on the Mauchline Road site at Da

Scotland needs to match Westminster’s latest commitment to new housebuilding according to property firm, DJ Alexander Ltd. The firm said that the Westminster Government’s commitment to build 300,000 new homes a year by the mid-2020s should be replicated north of the border.

Past and current generations of teachers and pupils were invited by Eildon Housing Association to the site of the old Kelso High School to see first-hand how the building is being transformed into 36 extra care elderly apartments. To be known ‘Poynder Apartments, the celebrated art d

Security forces in Lebanon have seized more than five million captagon pills hidden inside construction material. Interior minister Bassam Mawlawi said officers seized “a large quantity of captagon” during a raid on a warehouse in the southern Lebanese city of Ghazieh.

Hardies Property & Construction Consultants has acquired Dundee-based quantity surveying firm the John Duguid Partnership. Established in 1929 in Dundee, John M Duguid & Co was initially solely a quantity surveying-based firm. However, the firm was renamed to John Duguid Partnership in 1989,

Built environment consultancy Arup has won four Institution of Structural Engineers’ Scottish Structural awards. The awards ceremony, held in Glasgow on 27 October, celebrated the best structural projects completed by Scottish design engineers within the last two years.

PMI Developments and Peveril Securities have lodged a proposal of application notice with Glasgow City Council to redevelop a site on the corner of Cambridge Street and Renfrew Street to create an aparthotel. The site at 19-21 Cambridge Street, has been unoccupied for many years.

A community group is pushing forward with plans for a new allotment – following a donation from home builder Persimmon West Scotland. The Garthamlock and Craigend Allotments Association was established in August 2022 with the purpose of providing an urban space designated for people living in

David McClure has once again been named as one of the top site managers in Scotland, picking up a Seal of Excellence in NHBC’s Pride in the Job Awards 2022 for his work at Taylor Wimpey’s Westfield Gate development in Maidenhill. This year’s Seal of Excellence award follows many NH

The Association for Project Management (APM), the only chartered membership organisation for the project profession, has unveiled a new brand identity, logo and tagline, having undergone a complete brand refresh to reflect how the organisation has evolved over since its launch 50 years ago. APM

Dunnet Bay Distillers Ltd is set to expand after having secured funding up to £180,200 from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) for the project. The Caithness distillery, owned by local husband and wife team, Claire and Martin Murray, started trading in 2014 after building a small gin