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A charity with ambitious plans to create a flagship complex-needs facility has engaged its service users in the design phase with support from Architecture and Design Scotland (A&DS). Scotland’s design champion, which typically supports the design of publicly-funded projects, has supp

Chris Paterson, Scottish rugby’s leading points scorer and second-most capped male player, has become an Ambassador for a charity build project supported by some of Scotland’s leading property companies. The rugby legend has taken up the role to support Seamab Care and Education&rsq

Law firm Burness Paull has appointed Mark Kirke as a partner in its construction and projects team, as the firm seeks to address increasing client demand and to seize opportunities in a sector witnessing substantial investment. Mr Kirke, who is dual-qualified in English and Scots law and recogn

Avant Homes has strengthened its construction team with three new key appointments to further enable the housebuilder’s regional expansion strategy. Bryan Galloway has been appointed as construction director, while James Reid and Peter Forrester have joined the housebuilder as area constructio

The developer behind plans to demolish a Victorian industrial building in Glasgow to deliver a block of 60 apartments has against a recent decision to give it listed status. In May last year, A10 Architects submitted an application on behalf of Weiss Development Co. Ltd to knock down the f

The University of St Andrews has resubmitted multi-million-pound plans for a major new student residence on the site of Albany Park. Working with its partner Campus Living Villages (CLV), the university has revised the design to increase the number of student beds the development would provide

A construction and telecommunication company has been fined £550,000 after an employee fell from a stepladder and was impaled on metal piping. The company was also ordered to pay the deceased’s family £200,000 in compensation.

Armstrong Gardens and Landscapes, an Edinburgh-based garden design and build specialist, has bounced back from the pandemic to report a record turnover of more than £1 million. The firm’s latest set of financial results to the year end 30 July 2022, shows a turnover of £1.2m, more

Thomas & Adamson senior partner Alastair Wallace has called for a "rapid response" attitude to mental health issues in the construction industry. With mental health an increasing concern for employers, and recent figures showing a rise in suicide among building staff, Alastair Wallace believes t

In light of the upcoming Homes for Scotland awards, architect George Buchanan explores the ways in which demand for architecture has changed in recent years and the importance of designing homes with the resident in mind. The UK has always had a fascination with homes, but in a post-Covid world, our

Fife Council leader David Ross and housing spokesperson Judy Hamilton have visited Persimmon’s Rosslyn Gait development to hear about the home builder’s investment in Kirkcaldy and across Fife. Rosslyn Gait is part of a project that will deliver over 1,000 new homes in the area – 1

The construction of new accommodation for workers in Mull is among a number of projects designed to stimulate economic activity, boost tourism and improve community assets on Scotland’s islands that will share £4.1 million in the latest round of funding from the Islands Programme. A tota

Scotland is in a strong position to exploit the potential of low-carbon hydrogen, but only if the right decisions are quickly made on production locations and demand models, according to a new report. The potential of hydrogen as a low-carbon alternative to traditional fuels has increasingly hit the

Councillors are set to make a decision on whether to purchase Callendar Square as the site for the replacement of the town hall in Falkirk. A report to a special meeting of Falkirk Council has put forward the High Street retail and leisure centre as its preferred location, as well as providing indic

Stirling-based housebuilder Avant Homes Scotland has submitted plans to build 342 new homes with a gross development value of £91.6 million at Blindwells in East Lothian. The planning application follows Avant Homes’ agreement to acquire a 20-acre site at Blindwells from developer Hargre