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George Buchanan, director and lead architect at George Buchanan Architects, is the latest subject of SCN’s Just a Minute feature. How did you get started in the industry?

Bancon Homes has confirmed it will again be headline sponsor for the Banchory Bonfire and Fireworks Display in November. The popular event, taking place on Saturday 4 November at King George V Park, is organised by Banchory and District Round Table, a voluntary organisation whose main mission is to

The 1,000-year-old body of a wealthy Mayan is believed to have been unearthed by construction works in Mexico. Archaeologists clearing the way for a hotel forming part of a multibillion dollar tourist rail project in southern Mexico discovered a tomb with the remains of a young man and various offer

Glasgow's Cromdale Square, a housing development inaugurated just one year ago, has garnered recognition in the UK-wide Inside Housing Development Awards, securing victory in the Best Regeneration Project up to 100 homes category. Delighted Linthouse Housing Association says the win is the “pe

Gregor Duthie analyses the burgeoning growth of the student accommodation industry in Scotland, highlighting the surge in demand, the transformation of traditional housing options, and the strategic considerations developers must address to meet evolving student preferences and requirements. Over th

Homebuilder Cala Homes (West) has launched the third and final phase at its Prince’s Quay development.

West Lothian Council is advising tenants to be aware of service disruption as a result of industrial action taking place on certain days during October. Tenants are advised that only emergency housing repairs will be carried out by the building services housing repairs department on the following da

Livingston Building Services, a specialist in bespoke mechanical and electrical (M&E) engineering solutions, has been appointed to the Pagabo Mechanical & Electrical Solutions Framework. The new M&E framework is valued at £545m over four years and provides a specific solutions-base

Ayrshire-based Hamilton Tarmac has been hailed for its work to support the construction of the tallest onshore wind turbines in the country. The firm has now completed two years of work at Banks Renewables’ Kype Muir Extension Wind Farm in South Lanarkshire.

Ayrshire's Grade A-listed Piersland House Hotel will obtain a new seven-bedroom annex thanks to planning permission approved by South Ayrshire Council.

Buildings should be made to work better for social and economic reasons, not just to meet safety and climate change goals, according to the president of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA). Speaking at the opening of the Association’s annual conference in London, Claire Curran

The Insolvency Service (IS) has ceased its pursuit of five former Carillion non-executive directors dropping the case last week just hours before a High Court test case was set to begin.

Bilco UK has supplied smoke vents and roof access hatches for Glasgow's latest redevelopment project on Langside Road, which will provide 413 flats, offices and retail spaces on the former site of the city's Victoria Infirmary.

Hillcrest has scooped an award for its Upper Dens Mill development and a commendation for its Ellengowan regeneration at the highly regarded Dundee Civic Trust's 50th Anniversary Awards - the first to take place since 2019 after being halted by Covid.

A planning application has been submitted to City of Edinburgh Council for the second phase of development at Trinity Academy, a secondary school set within the Victoria Park conservation area in the north of the city.