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Real estate advisor CBRE has strengthened its Scotland Industrial and Logistics team with the appointment of Bryce Stewart, who joins as a senior director at the company’s Edinburgh office. Stewart brings more than 30 years’ experience operating in the Scotland markets and has held senio

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) is launching its biannual Master Builder Awards. The Awards celebrate high-quality craftsmanship, exceptional customer service and building excellence delivered by Master Builder companies all across the UK.

Dr Scott McGibbon FCIOB is a chartered construction manager from Kirkcaldy who started his construction career as a stonemason. He rose the industry ranks to become managing director of his own Fife-based construction company, Pvotal Consultancy, covering Scotland as well as UK and international pro

A PhD student has discovered a huge Mayan city by accident centuries after it disappeared under a jungle canopy in Mexico. Archaeologists found pyramids, sports fields, causeways connecting districts and amphitheatres in the southeastern state of Campeche.

Euan Clark, president of the Scottish Building Federation, warns that the construction industry in Scotland is facing a daunting combination of challenges. Within the Scottish construction industry, we are growing increasingly concerned about the constrictions facing the sector.

The UK Secretary of State for Scotland, Ian Murray MP, and First Minister of Scotland, John Swinney MSP, officially opened the Crop Innovation Centre (CIC) at the James Hutton Institute in Invergowrie last week. Delivered by McLaughlin & Harvey and Oberlanders Architects, the CIC is home to the

Allied Surveyors Scotland has appointed Iain Mercer as its head of commercial agency – Scotland. He joined the business in 2018 as director of commercial agency (east) with the remit of opening the firm’s first east coast commercial agency in Edinburgh.

Investment in Glasgow offices has already surpassed last year's total, reaching £198 million in the year-to-date, a 46% increase from 2023's £136m, according to Knight Frank. The deals figure signals a recovery in the city's commercial property market following the sharp rise in interest

The Secretary of State for Scotland, Rt Hon Ian Murray MP, toured Scotland’s first purpose-built offshore wind marshalling facility at the Port of Dundee. The Port of Dundee’s renewables hub became fully operational in 2022, following a private investment of £40 million by Forth Po

A £150 million deal to transform the site of the former Marks & Spencer store on Sauchiehall Street into a major mixed-use development has been concluded. Fusion Group, the developer behind the project, has purchased the site from the retailer to deliver new student homes and an improved s

Tillicoultry Quarries has appointed four new directors to its board. The firm said the strategic appointments are a significant step in further positioning the business for future success, enhancing its leadership capabilities and reinforcing the company's strong family values.

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has successfully completed two pre-apprenticeship projects in collaboration with Fife Council, Fife College, and The Ridge Foundations, Dunbar. Launched in September 2023, these programmes provide hands-on training in craft and traditional skills, along with valua

A spectacular ancient 'dun' (or fort) on Scotland’s national forests and land has been recognised for its cultural significance. Kraiknish Dun on the Isle of Skye has been designated as a scheduled monument of national importance after a recent assessment by Historic Environment Scotland (HES)

Iain McPherson is to join Persimmon as its new UK managing director in January. Currently Sage Homes’ chief operating officer, Iain has previously been CEO of Countryside and a managing director at Crest Nicholson amongst a variety of roles in the housing industry and wider sector over 30 year

Specialist property services provider Hutcheon Mearns Real Estate, along with Edinburgh-based property consultant Montagu Evans, has been appointed by Seamount Property Development to market a new trade park being built in Banchory, Aberdeenshire. Banchory Trade Park will be located to the east of t