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The Scottish National Investment Bank has secured the completion of 481 mid-market rental homes over the course of the last financial year, its second full year accounts have revealed. In February 2022, the Bank committed £40 million to aid the construction of affordable housing acro

Housing minister Paul McLennan visited a new council house site in Motherwell to see and hear first-hand about the innovative features North Lanarkshire Council is delivering in its new build homes, to help reduce emissions and meet ambitious net zero targets.

Almost £7.7 million was provided through Glasgow City Council’s Private Sector Housing Grant programme to repair and maintain private homes in the 2022/23 financial year, a council committee heard yesterday.

An action-packed play park for dogs is set to be the “best in Scotland” when it opens this weekend.

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Huntly Arms Hotel LtdPlanning Authority: AberdeenshireDetails: Proposed Change of Use of 3 Class 1a (Shops and Financial, Professional and Other Services) to Class 7 (Hotel and Hostels) Ancillary AccommodationLocation: Huntly Arms Hotel Charlestown Road Aboyn

With some architects in Argyll and Bute no longer accepting small domestic commissions because of interminable planning delays, some of the region's most prominent practices have grouped together to raise concerns with the local planning department and discuss how the system can be unblocked.

The latest innovations in robotics and automation will be showcased at the Robotics Theatre, a brand-new feature at next week’s UK Construction Week Birmingham.

Network Rail will shortly undertake two weekends of around-the-clock working as part of a £2.5 million investment to renew elements of the Finnieston tunnel in Glasgow.

Fife College’s new campus in Dunfermline is on course to meet Scottish Government carbon targets for its use of a unique steel/timber construction, according to its structural engineer.

Geoquip Marine, a specialist in acquiring, analysing, and reporting global offshore geotechnical data, is getting to work on gathering crucial engineering data to support the proposed MarramWind floating offshore windfarm.

Consultants are being invited to tender for the third iteration of Pagabo’s Professional Services framework. Along with a UK framework agreement valued at £780 million, the newly-released opportunity also has a dedicated framework for Scotland valued at £27m.

The funicular railway at Cairngorm Mountain looks set to remain out of operation until mid-October.

The Scottish construction sector must work together to limit the damage it poses to the communities and livelihoods threatened by climate change, the Association for Project Safety (APS) has warned. Marking Scotland’s Climate Week this week, APS president Ray Bone highlighted the fact con

The National Galleries of Scotland will open its new Scottish galleries to the public this Saturday following a comprehensive transformation, including a complete refurbishment and extension, undertaken by Tilbury Douglas. The new Scottish galleries will showcase the very best historic Scottish art

A housing development at Dulnain Bridge in Badenoch & Strathspey has reached a key milestone as the Highland Council and Highland Housing Alliance (HHA) proceeded with the official handover of the properties. With a range of two-to four-bedroom homes available across the site, the demand for the