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Bill Barr, who ran the family building and civil engineering business Barr Construction for some 35 years, died on November 8 after a long illness. A full obituary published in The Scotsman highlights Barr’s life as a businessman, philanthropist and sports club owner.

Property consultancy Thomas & Adamson is hoping to take advantage of a gap in the US construction market where it has doubled revenue in the space of two years. In an interview with The Herald, senior partner Alastair Wallace said the Edinburgh-based company is expanding its US arm Planb Interna

Independent flooring retailer Direct Flooring is poised for expansion with the support of a £1.5 million funding package from Bank of Scotland. Hillington’s Direct Flooring has acquired new premises in Perth and Glasgow, increasing the firm’s retail space by 20,000 sq. ft. and

The value of Scotland’s property market is on course to top £18 billion for the second consecutive year – despite rising homeowner anxiety over Brexit, according to new figures from Aberdein Considine. The firm’s Property Monitor report found that sales hit £5.3bn durin

Edinburgh has been named as one of the leading cities for rising luxury house prices in the Knight Frank Prime Global Cities Index.

The Scottish Joint Industry Board (SJIB) will celebrate its 50th anniversary at a gala banquet at Edinburgh Castle later this week. SJIB members and special guests will gather at the historic landmark on Thursday 21 November to mark five decades of achievement.

Halliday Fraser Munro design director Yunming Thomson discusses how community involvement in the early stages has transformed how we as architects approach the design of education projects.

A local community benefit society which delivers the Home Energy Efficiency Programme: Area Based Scheme (HEEPS:ABS) to the Outer Hebrides is celebrating a national award. (from left) Top - Norman Kerr, OBE director of Energy Action Scotland and Stewart Wilson, TIG CEO. Bottom - Donald Mackinnon, TI

A new image has envisioned how Glasgow could embrace a greener future through vertical forests, biomimicry, forest cities and roof gardens.

Inverclyde Council has applied for planning permission to expand an education facility in Port Glasgow.

Funding has been agreed on four early years projects being delivered by hub West Scotland on behalf of East Dunbartonshire Council. Under the partnership, three new two-storey facilities will be developed in beside Brookwood Library in Bearsden, at Southbank Road in Kirkintilloch and at the former S

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Housebuilder CALA has stepped up its intentions to deliver a new community at one of the most significant locations for the future supply of housing around Edinburgh. An aerial image of the proposed location

The ground has officially been broken on a substantial new residential development delivered by Highland Housing Alliance in partnership with Cairn Housing Association in the picturesque harbour village of Avoch on the Moray Firth. (from left) Mhairi Ross Grey (Scottish Government), Jason MacGilp (C

Kathie Pollard, policy officer at the Scottish Land Commission, explores how a new framework can help decision-makers assess the impact of vacant and derelict land (VDL) sites on their local communities. "This land can have a profound effect on the wellbeing of locals:” Darren McGarvey –