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The Property Managers Association Scotland (PMAS) has named managing director of James Gibb residential factors Nic Mayall as its new vice president by unanimous decision. PMAS representative body for professional property factor firms in Scotland.

Plans for a 42-home housing development in the Highland village of Strathpeffer have been approved by councillors. The Highland Housing Alliance development, situated off Kinellan Drive on the outskirts of the village, will be made up of 15 two-bedroom homes and 27 three-bedroom properties.

Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP, cabinet secretary for social security and older people, visited the CR Smith Dunfermline headquarters last week to learn more about its bespoke Apprenticeship Programme and plans for the future. She visited head office and toured the workshop, meeting CR Smith apprentice

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Cube Housing Association

Plans to create a dedicated ‘digital quarter’ next to Edinburgh Airport are set to progress after the proposals were unveiled at international property fair MIPIM. The ‘Crosswind’ project could see the airport’s disused second runway transformed with offices and commerc

Balfour Beatty has hailed the ongoing impact of its Build to Last transformation programme after the firm returned to industry standard margins profit margins of 2.4%. The company’s 2018 results, which represent the culmination of the three-year turnaround and streamlining plan, revealed a pre

Asset management and construction consultancy Currie & Brown has appointed Robbie Smith as director responsible for project and programme management services in Scotland. Robbie joins the business from the University of Glasgow where he was project director responsible for the development of the

A new Lidl store is due to be constructed in Bathgate by Clark Contracts. The construction, refurbishment and maintenance contractor will be delivering the design and build of the new supermarket on Whitburn Road.

Property consultant CBRE has announced the appointment of Hannah Lowe as an assistant surveyor in the advisory and transactions services team in Glasgow. Hannah, who completed her BSc (Hons) Property Management and Valuation at Glasgow Caledonian University in 2018, has been a trainee valuer with th

Robertson has completed a £3.1 million refurbishment project for the University of Edinburgh – with work also recently concluded on another campus development. The infrastructure firm has refurbished a four-storey building at 7-8 Chambers Street in the centre of the city. The former poli

A campaign to attract more people into careers in construction kicks off this month as 23 Scottish construction sites including Glasgow’s famous Queen Street train station pull back their hoardings for public tours. Open Doors 2019 which is delivered by Build UK in partnership with CITB will t

Caledonia Housing Association, Perth & Kinross Council, Fairfield Housing Co-operative and Kevin Stewart MSP gathered this week to commemorate the completion of the final stage of the Muirton regeneration project in Perth. To mark the end of the regeneration, housing minister Kevin Stewart, Cale

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Network Rail 151 St Vincent Street Glasgow

Paisley-based construction firm CGC is to talk about its strong commitment to helping young people forge successful careers at an industry event next week. The company will be represented at the Scotland Build Expo 2019 event participating on a specially-selected panel of industry leaders who will e

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: The Renaissance Club