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Developers signing contracts for plots in Dundee’s £1 billion Waterfront are being told to pay their entire workforces the living wage. The Evening Telegraph reports that all companies investing in the development will be made to agree that they will pay the new £7.20 per hour rate to staff aged

The launch party for the new office Collective Architecture has responded to a growing portfolio of work on the Scotland’s east coast with the launch of a new Edinburgh office.

The topping out ceremony for the Adagio Hotel and Arches shops opening party on Market Street Edinburgh’s £150 million New Waverley development, currently transforming the heart of the city’s Old Town, has reached another major milestone with the ‘topping out’ of the Adagio Aparthotel on th

The Beatrice windfarm off the Scottish coast Construction companies in Scotland won more contracts in value than any other UK region for the second consecutive month, according to industry analysts Barbour ABI.

Ian Gibson Robertson Facilities Management has won a major contract with East Renfrewshire Council to supply electrical maintenance services across the region.

The winners of the 2016 Saltire Society Housing Design Awards and the recipient of the Saltire International Travel Bursary were announced at a special ceremony in Edinburgh yesterday. Now in their 79th year, the Saltire Society Housing Design Awards celebrate excellence and achievement in Scottish

hub West Scotland has announced the appointment of Iain Marley as its new chief executive. Iain comes from a significant and successful NPD development role as project director at the City of Glasgow College, and before that he led on the development of the Pacific Quay programme for the BBC in Scot

Work to create a world class new exhibition and conference centre for Aberdeen and the north east began with a ground-breaking ceremony yesterday. Aberdeen City Council and its joint venture development partner Henry Boot Developments Ltd broke ground on the multi-million pound project which will al

Pam Ewen RTPI Scotland and the Scottish Property Federation have welcomed the Scottish Government’s announcement that it will seek to simplify and strengthen the planning system with a White Paper later this year and a Planning Bill in 2017.

Kate Houghton The last few weeks has seen plenty of top level discussion about the outcomes of the independent Planning Review. This blog kicks off a series in which RTPI Scotland will aim to open the discussion about some of the specific recommendations in the panel’s report.

A number of small contractors could be at risk after Dunne Group entered administration last week with the loss of more than 500 jobs, Johnston Carmichael has warned. Donald McNaught, head of restructuring at the accountancy firm, said there could be a knock-on impact on the rest of the supply chain

Breedon Aggregates has been cleared to buy rival Hope Construction Materials after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) today accepted a remedy to resolve competition concerns arising from the move. Breedon entered into a conditional agreement with Cortolina Investments to acquire Hope Constr

Pete Redfern Taylor Wimpey has shaken off any impending fears over the impact of Brexit uncertainty as it grew profits by 12.1 per cent in the six months to July 3.

Gordon Nelson Concerns over the rising costs of construction materials could be exacerbated by a weakening currency following the EU referendum result, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has warned.

Iain Edmans Physical risk management specialists ACS Group has appointed Iain Edmans to the new position of asbestos technical manager.