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UK construction companies signalled a further increase in output volumes during August, however the pace of growth eased notably from the previous survey period, according to the latest IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI Total Activity Index.

Glasgow-based building services contractor Arc-Tech (Scotland) Ltd has welcomed a record eight trade apprentices to its business this summer. Arc-Tech first launched its annual apprentice intake in 2017 and has since undertaken a year-on-year commitment to providing young people – as well as a

Forth Ports has today announced plans to fully repair the Category A-Listed Victoria Swing Bridge located at the Port of Leith to conserve the bridge for the future and create a useable space for the local community. The private six-figure investment will see the bridge, which is the largest counter

The Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal has given its approval to a project to upgrade the Sheriffhall roundabout on the Edinburgh City Bypass.

Updated plans have been unveiled to transform the former Royal High School into a national centre for music.

Miller Homes in the East of Scotland has launched a brand new showhome at its Bertha Park development in Perth featuring a host of the town’s favourite small businesses.  The showhome which is now open features products from Perth businesses including Quince & Cook, Heather

Super-stretchy wormlike robots capable of ‘feeling’ their surroundings could find applications in the construction industry, scientists say. A team of engineers from the University of Glasgow have developed robots with forms of motion inspired by the movements of inchworms and earthworms

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Mr Alberto Iaconelli.

Stirling Council has delivered a further 24 new council houses which have been completed at St. Ninian’s King’s Meadow development this summer.   This is in addition to ten properties at King’s Meadow that were handed over at the end of 2020 and are already let to Stirling Cou

More than 1700 homes could be created in the St. Enoch Centre as part of a transformational overhaul for the Glasgow shopping mall. A newly revealed masterplan unveils Sovereign Centros' proposals for a new shopping and leisure space, transforming the former Debenhams building into offices

A Dumfries architecture practice has hired one of Scotland’s leading experts in a pioneering energy efficient style of building design as it continues to grow its extensive portfolio of housing association and community housing projects across Dumfries & Galloway. Joining Aitken Turnb

A remarkable conversion of a Victorian council depot to create 52 new homes for affordable rent in the centre of Glasgow has been named as the winner of Historic Environment Scotland’s Conservation and Climate Change Award, a special category award of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in S

At least three of Scotland’s islands will become fully carbon neutral by 2040, the islands secretary Mairi Gougeon has announced.

Schools buildings across Scotland are in their best condition since recorded figures began, the Scottish Government said today. New School Estate Statistics have found that 90% of schools were in good or satisfactory condition in April 2021, up from 61% in April 2007. The improvement has seen t

A construction contract is set to be concluded for Robertson Group to deliver a community sports facility in Kirkintilloch after East Dunbartonshire Council agreed to proceed with the development yesterday. The Kirkintilloch Community Sports Complex will be located on the vacant brownfield