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Michelle Cameron has been named as Persimmon North Scotland’s new finance manager. Michelle, a management accountant, joined the housebuilder earlier this month from Taylor Wimpey, where she served as finance manager for the last eight years. Prior to her career in house building, Michelle wor

Govan Drydock Limited has been given the green light to re-open after Glasgow City Council granted a Change of Use Planning Consent.

Plans for a 267-bed purpose-built student accommodation building (PBSA) in Edinburgh brought forward by Vita Group have been approved.

A plan for reforming Scottish construction procurement, improving quality and moving towards net zero and fair work has been unveiled by the Construction Leadership Forum (CLF). The government and industry collaborative body said its Transformation Action Plan aims to increase th

Optima Kitchens has opened a new showroom in Stirling.

Global real estate advisor, CBRE, which has offices in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen, has announced Alzheimer’s Society – the UK’s leading dementia charity – as its new UK charity partner. In the UK, roughly 900,000 people live with dementia and this number is expected to r

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland recently challenged Primary 5 and Primary 6 pupils of Hillwood Primary School to design a flag to welcome customers and visitors to its Lauder Grove development in Ratho Station. The winning flag design has been produced into a flag that now proudly flies at the entrance

Moray Council has approved spending of up to £49.662 million for capital projects during 2024/25.

Scottish construction businesses are joining forces to deliver a key initiative designed to encourage youngsters to explore a career in the industry.

Overall occupier demand for commercial property in Scotland fell flat through the last quarter of 2023 according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Commercial Property Monitor.

An annual report into the impact of Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) has found that the innovation centre has made a significant positive impact for the construction and built environment sectors in the last year.

Glasgow-headquartered architecture practice Holmes Miller has officially switched to a nine-day fortnight following a successful trial. In an employee-led decision, Holmes Miller made the move to a 72-hour working fortnight – which is a small reduction in contracted hours with no loss of pay -

Plans for a small housing development in Inverkeithing have once again been approved by Fife Council.

Glasgow City Council has granted planning permission for a 70-unit development of serviced apartments.

Sanctuary Scotland has completed the final phase of its Donside Village regeneration in Aberdeen, providing a further 61 high-quality new homes for local people.