North Lanarkshire

One of Coatbridge’s best-known historic buildings is being given a new lease of life as part of a major town centre regeneration project that will create 43 new council homes for rent.

The brownfield regeneration site, Ravenscraig, has been recognised with a Green Apple Award due to its involvement in driving biodiversity and aiding sustainable regeneration within the former steelworks site.

Airdrie-based firm Aspire Developments Scotland has been selected as this year’s Scotland’s Best Building Contractor in the annual Scottish Home Improvement Awards for the first time. The firm scooped the award during a black-tie gala event in Glasgow’s DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel o

In North Lanarkshire, young people are getting practical experience in the built environment via a programme which aims to gear them up for training, work and education. 

Data centre operator and cloud provider DataVita has submitted a planning application to North Lanarkshire Council for DV4, a new data centre at Chapelhall.

Plans for the next phase of North Lanarkshire Council's affordable housing investment have been set out, with almost 2,400 homes proposed for inclusion in a Strategic Housing Investment Plan for the next five years.

Pupils at Chryston High School will have more opportunities to develop key vocational skills thanks to a new construction training shed delivered as part of the school’s extension project.

Forty-four new homes have been handed over to Sanctuary Scotland as part of Persimmon Homes West Scotland’s Royale Meadows development in Muirhead. The energy-efficient properties include two-bedroom cottage flats, two-bedroom terraced homes and three-bedroom terraced homes, providing a mix of

DataVita has secured a c.£300 million debt facility to expand and build two data centres in the North Lanarkshire AI Growth Zone, unlocked by a £202m financial guarantee from the National Wealth Fund.

A prominent industrial building within Bellshill Industrial Estate has been acquired in an ‘off market’ transaction by developer and investor Knight Property Group.

Social housing contractor McTaggart Construction has donated £25,000 to the homelessness charity, Simon Community Scotland, which forms part of its charitable giving programme to mark its 80th anniversary. 

Ravenscraig has reached another key milestone with the completion of Motus Commercials’ new 38,000 sq ft commercial vehicle workshop and sales facility within the site’s dedicated employment zone, SevenFourEight.

The project to create North Lanarkshire’s new hospital has revealed plans to harness the power of the sun to help meet its sustainability goals.

A new council housing development at a key site in Coatbridge is now underway.

Procast Group has been awarded a new electrical contract by North Lanarkshire Council, further strengthening the business’ established client/contractor relationship and supporting continued investment in homes, skills and the local economy. The two-year contract, with the option of two one-ye