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A new housing development has just opened in Edinburgh for people with additional support needs that is set to transform the lives of its tenants. The development at Ford’s Road in the west end of the city was built by the charity Lar Housing Trust and is being hailed as the perfect example of

Investment into mid-market senior living developments is needed to address the shortage of senior living facilities across the UK, according to a new report from real estate advisor CBRE. CBRE’s first senior living survey analysed responses from over 2,000 UK residents aged 55+ and found that

Pupils celebrated their first day at the new £23 million Greyhope School and Community Hub in Torry this week. Aberdeen City Council’s newest school replaces Walker Road School and has room for up to 434 primary pupils and 100 Early Learning and Nursery places.

A joint venture has acquired the A-listed office block at 9-10 St Andrew Square, which once was the headquarters of the Scottish Widows Fund, with intentions to convert it into a boutique hotel. The iconic 63,195 square foot building was designed by renowned architects Sir Basil Spence and Part

One of Fife Council's office buildings in Glenrothes is to be demolished. Rothesay House has been a familiar part of the town's skyline for over 40 years but has not been used to its full capacity since December 2021.

The engineering construction industry’s (ECI) brightest and best were celebrated at a prestigious awards ceremony last night at the Cutty Sark in London and several trophies will be heading back up to Scotland this morning. The 11th ECI Training and Development Awards, organised by the Enginee

Public sector organisations across Scotland are being invited to attend a launch event that will share vital information on a major framework geared towards improving the safety of social housing and public buildings. Taking place at the Scottish Procurement Alliance’s (SPA) headquarters in Li

Glasgow-based architecture practice O’DonnellBrown has received planning permission to convert a listed building in Edinburgh’s Thistle Street into a new aparthotel for client HubCap. The existing sandstone and slate building, built in 1838 and developed in phases over its lifetime, is w

A Lanarkshire business focused on delivering low-carbon construction services has successfully entered the B2B market after its two directors accessed expert guidance and signposting to funding from Business Gateway. Candid Construction Scotland Limited is a multi-trade construction company which of

Charlie Cooley has arrived as East Lothian Housing Association’s new director of asset management and its subsidiary maintenance company R3. He replaces Duncan Mackay, who retires after 14 years, arriving when R3 was just an idea, and leaving behind a leading all-trades maintenance company, wo

Rising demand for renewable energy has seen the Edinburgh Boiler Company (EBC) expand with the creation of a dedicated air source heat pump division which is set to create up to 15 jobs in the coming year. Graeme Porter has been appointed as operations manager to lead the new arm of the business as

DM Hall has reinforced its building surveying capability with the appointment of experienced building surveyor Martyn Stevens as an associate. He will be based in the firm’s Perth office with a brief to cover Perthshire, Tayside and all points north.

There is little point in planting hundreds of thousands of trees on our roads network if we don’t look after them until they can serve their purpose, says Keith Gallacher. Everyone who drives a car or travels by bus will have seen the small forests of plastic tubes at the side of any new

Police in California were left scratching their heads when an entire shack was found abandoned on a city street. The Irwindale Police Department said the structure, in a state of disrepair, was found next to the kerb in the 800 block of Alpha Street.

Cala Homes East is celebrating another landmark win from the National Home Building Council (NHBC). After receiving a Pride in the Job Quality Award earlier this year, project managers Cathal Lamph, Steven Maguire and Gavin McCann have been awarded a Pride in the Job Seal of Excellence Award for the