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Taylor Wimpey is to host a second online public consultation event ahead of a planning application for Planning Permission in Principle for the provision of around 40-50 new homes through the development of land at Victoria Street, Monifieth.

To cope with this increase in demand for concrete hand-fittings, the roof tile manufacturer Russell Roof Tiles has invested in two new curing chambers as part of a wider expansion programme, allowing the firm to increase capacity on certain key concrete hand fittings by 50 per cent.

A visual artist who worked as a carpenter for 25 years is using the tools and components familiar from her daily experience of construction to help make paintings, prints, and sculptures. Rachel Yoder, who lives in a mountain valley near Nelson, British Columbia, has explored how work

Kier has been appointed by NHS Golden Jubilee to deliver a new £43 million Surgical Centre at its hospital in Clydebank.

A self-catering holiday park in Fife has been granted permission to build a new restaurant complete with its own helipad. Catering to "discerning and well-travelled people with high standards”, the five-star Hawkswood Country Estate said it aims to create “Scotland’s fine

Network Rail has submitted a pre-application notice to the City of Edinburgh Council for revised proposals to install a bridge walk and visitor hub at the Forth Bridge.  

Retrofitting 450,000 homes for energy efficiency and covering the M8 at Charing Cross are included in “revolutionary” multi-billion-pound proposals to transform the city, according to council leader Susan Aitken. Speaking to The Herald on Sunday, SNP councillor A

A former apprentice who brings a strong track record in skills, training and organisational development will begin his role as the new CITB chief executive from September 1. Tim Balcon has led professional and membership bodies, the most notable being as chief executive at the Institute of Environme

Marshall Construction’s Contracts Division has secured a busy 2021 workload so far, with a portfolio of new contracts totalling in excess of £50 million. The firm said the contracts with a range of both new and long-standing clients showcase the company’s diverse capability and ser

Glasgow City Council has approved a list of new projects after the local authority was granted £537 million funding from the Scottish Government to deliver affordable housing over the next five years. Included in the budget is a record £120m for affordable housing in 2021/22, targets for

Detailed plans have been submitted for the development of 31 new flats in Cathcart.

Fife Council has given the green light for the second phase of a residential development of the Halbeath Interchange project near Dunfermline.

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, and its subsidiary Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc., has entered into an agreement to acquire University of Strathclyde spin-out Smarter Grid Solutions (SGS). SGS is a leading global provider of distributed energy resources (DER)

Women in Property Highlands & Islands has announced Pinny Muir as regional head of the property and construction industry influencer and networking organisation.  Pinny, who has been a member of Women in Property for two years, is an associate architect with LDN Architects based in For

Bellshill-headquartered central heating company Saltire Facilities Management has secured a large boiler replacement and central heating upgrade contract with Almond Housing Association. The contract, which will see Saltire work with the Livingston-based association for the first time, wil