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A film to showcase Scotland Excel’s New Build Residential Construction framework was given its premiere at the organisation’s ‘Accelerating the Delivery of Affordable New Homes’ conference in Edinburgh last week. More than 150 delegates from across Scotland’s 32 local a

Scotland Excel recently completed a two-year Scottish Government-funded project, which explored and benchmarked how housing associations procure goods and services. This first phase of the initiative finished in April 2019 with one third of Scotland’s housing associations completing the audit.

The director of a building company has been jailed for ten months after an excavator bucket he was operating killed an employee in Blantyre. Robert Harvey, sole director and employee of Front Row Builders Ltd, was sentenced after Nicholas Hall was crushed to death by an excavator bucket which Harvey

MAST Architects has unveiled Paul Lessing as its latest recruit. Mr Lessing, who joins in a senior architect role, brings a wealth of experience from work in practice in Glasgow and beyond.

Tender prices for social housing in Scotland fell by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter of 2019 but rose by 4.3% compared with the same period a year earlier, according to new figures.

Plans to breathe new life into Banff's Bridge Street by making it an attractive, welcoming route connected to the wider area have been submitted by Aberdeenshire Council. The Bridge Street Public Realm Improvement Scheme being led by the council's delivery team will link up strategic projects and ke

The £750,000 refurbishment of Cumnock Bus Station will soon be under way following the appointment of the project team by East Ayrshire Council.

Councillors in Edinburgh and south-east Scotland are considering proposals to establish a regional growth framework following strong partnership working as part of the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal.

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: City Of Edinburgh Council.

Harper Macleod’s Lewis Kemp looks at a recent case which has taken a new approach to dealing with the problematic application of prescription in construction cases. The traditional understanding of the law of prescription in Scotland, which extinguishes certain rights and obligations after the

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Sundial Properties.

Avant Homes has announced a two-year sponsorship of an accredited learning programme that helps students to learn and develop real-world practical experience and employability skills. Avant Homes group HR director Alan McGillivary and students from Bannockburn High School taking part in the course

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Bancon Homes & Dr William Guild's ManagersPlanning Authority: AberdeenDetails: Major residential and retail development with associated infrastructure, access, landscaping, drainage, SUDS and open spaceLocation: Land South Of North Deeside Road Milltimber

An ambitious project to build a seven-storey museum in the shape of a torus has been made possible with cutting-edge technology.

The new Kintore station continues to take shape with engineers installing the concrete shafts for its accessible footbridge.