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(from left) Paragon’s Robert Perry and Bond Davidson’s Malcolm Davidson celebrate the merger alongside Paragon’s John Munday and Bond Davidson’s Matthew Dunn Edinburgh-based independent building and project consultancy Paragon has merged with Bond Davidson to create a £22 million turnover b

Effective approaches for Scotland to use publicly created increases in land value to help finance the infrastructure needed to deliver new housing and other development have been highlighted in a report published today. Written for the Scottish Land Commission by a team from Heriot-Watt University,

David Stephens Professional services and engineering consultancy WSP has strengthened its transport and infrastructure team with a new senior appointment that is set to head up the businesses growing local government opportunities.

A preferred option has been identified for works to mitigate against landslips and restore the A76 at Enterkinfoot to two-way traffic. Details of this option, which will involve realigning around 1km of the road, have been presented to key local stakeholders and put on show at a public exhibition in

Kathleen McAnea Kathleen McAnea outlines why developers should review a recent case when procuring works and considering the extent of their design consultant’s liability.

Negative publicity around sexual harassment, the Gender Pay Gap and a reputation as a male-dominated industry, run the risk of putting off young girls who might otherwise consider a career in property and construction. Industry organisation Women in Property knows how important it is to encourage mo

Image by Brandon Leon – Flickr: Day 25: Fire Sprinkler, CC BY-SA 2.0 Proposals for mandatory fire sprinklers in new-build social housing have been met with overwhelming public support, Scottish Labour has revealed.

McTaggart Construction has been appointed to the Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA) H1 Framework for housing delivery following a rigorous procurement exercise. The framework has been developed to assist the Scottish Government’s target to deliver 50,000 new homes by 2021 and enables any publicly

Qmile Group CEO, Paul Curran, said the company’s ambition is to expand across key UK cities Two directors of Edinburgh-based property developer Quartermile Developments have launched a new development company following a successful management buyout (MBO).

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HFD Property Group (HFD) has announced practical completion of TUV SUD NEL’s (TUV) new test flow laboratory in East Kilbride. The construction of the base building, which will be known as the Reynolds Building, will allow TUV to commence the fit out of the £16 million Advanced Multiphase

Roseanna Cunningham The upcoming Climate Change Bill will see Scotland become one of the first countries to achieve a 100% reduction in carbon emissions, climate change secretary Roseanna Cunningham has said.

Proposals have been lodged with Dundee City Council for a £3.5 million renovation of one of the city’s historic jute mills. Local practice James Paul Associates plans to convert the Eagle Mills on Victoria Street to 34 residential apartments, a nursery school, bakery and coffee shop and a new fab

Clark Contracts has been ranked number 21 on the list of the 50 Best Companies to Work for in Scotland 2018. The list of Best Companies to Work For in Scotland represents the 50 organisations with the highest Regional Best Companies Index (RBCI) following a survey of staff who anonymously score thei

Scottish Labour is to put forward plans to introduce new rights for communities over planning decisions, in a bid to “level the playing field” between developers and the public. Under the proposals, communities will be given the right to appeal planning decisions in certain circumstances, includ