Planned works ranging from repairs and maintenance to upgrades will be taking place at 35 schools and nurseries during the Easter holidays as part of a major £47 million maintenance programme across Edinburgh. Improvements include roof repairs, lighting and ceiling upgrades, installing new boi
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Cabinet Secretary for culture, tourism and external affairs Fiona Hyslop has announced the appointment of four new members of the board of Architecture and Design Scotland (A&DS). Angela Bonney, Daisy Narayanan, Bruce Ross and Alistair Scott will join the board following a recruitment proce
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Design and architecture practice HLM has completed the new Whitehorn Hall student accommodation at the University of St Andrews. Located adjacent to the category B Listed University Hall within the Hepburn Gardens Conservation Area, the new annexe was designed to reinforce the very specific characte
Commercial developer Saltire Business Parks has signed up to a new office in Edinburgh and revealed plans to deliver 200 industrial units across the country. The firm has acquired three development sites and has targeted a further 10, as it plans to invest £10 million over an initial developme
Scotland’s minister for energy, connectivity and the islands Paul Wheelhouse MSP will be visiting the inaugural Dcarbonise exhibition and conference and All-Energy, the UK’s largest renewable and low carbon energy exhibition and conference, on May 16. Mr Wheelhouse will deliver a ke
The lost medieval home of the Lords of the Isles has been reconstructed virtually by experts at the University of St Andrews.
Pupils from St Modan’s High School in Stirling have been showcasing their traditional skills after completing a project to construct a small shelter in the grounds of their school.
Equipment hire specialist Groundforce supplies Scotland with a wide range of shoring and related equipment distributed from its two main depots in Coatbridge and Aberdeen.
New output figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have painted a mixed picture for the UK construction sector.
James Wates has been honoured with a Knighthood in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in recognition of his services to business and charity. The Wates Group chairman, who was previously honoured in 2012 with a CBE for services to the construction and the charitable sector, joined the firm’s b
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New social housing is set to be built on the site of the former Arnotts department store in Paisley, bringing even more new residents into the town centre and its businesses.
Glasgow-based hotel designers ICA have announced that Susannah Macneill has been promoted to director. In making the announcement, Executive Chairman Ian Burleigh said: “Susannah has been a major player in the growth of ICA over the past ten years. This is the first new Director to be app
Scotland’s property market has fragmented since the new millennium, and here, Queensberry Properties’ sales and marketing director, Hazel Davies explains the importance of why developers are increasingly tailoring development designs and specifications for particular locations and h


