Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) has appointed George Leslie Ltd as principal contractor to remove the old pier at Brodick Ferry Terminal. Work is scheduled to start on-site on April 19 to remove the old structure, which has reached the end of its serviceable life and is no longer saf
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The built environment impacts hugely on the quality of our lives – and by extension on our health and wellbeing. Karen Anderson argues that wellbeing should be a key mission of architecture and urban design. "Architecture is an art when one consciously or unconsciously creates aesthetic emotio
Robertson Group has been named among 11 partner contractors to help deliver a building programme for Associated British Ports. The five-year £414 million framework covers all design and build jobs that will be carried out at 21 ports around the country, including ports at Ayr and Tro
Family-run jeweller Laings has signed a 15-year lease to take over Rowan House, the landmark B-listed building on Glasgow’s Buchanan Street.
A local renewables and timber-processing business which is a significant employer in a remote part of Sutherland in the North of Scotland is investing some £250,000 in plant and machinery to build on strong growth over the past five years. GMG Energy, which operates on a farm in the picturesqu
A Perthshire building company was named the best contractor in Scotland at a gala evening in London last week hosted by Cathy Newman from Channel 4 News. Stephen Gardiner Construction, based in Auchterarder, was named Scottish Building Contractor of the Year at the Construction Awards of Excellence.
A construction company is set to be sued after it accidentally demolished a house.
Nicola McCowan Hill has joined Muir Homes as land and planning manager. In her new role, she will assume responsibility for identifying, evaluating and acquiring land and sites on which Muir can work towards its ambitious plans to build more quality homes across Scotland.
MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Beaverhall Road (Edinburgh) LLP.
New UK legislation removing the construction sector’s use of cheaper red diesel could result in a rise in house prices and has already led to an increase in fuel thefts, a trade body has warned.
Ash Sheikh, sales and marketing director of Muir Homes, describes how developers are factoring in the needs of home workers into the designs of new homes. Homeworking or a combination of work split between home and office is here to stay. All the evidence points to the hybrid work pattern remaining,
The Dargavel Village development in Bishopton is set to grow after Stewart Milne Homes acquired a 16-acre neighbouring site to create a further 197 new homes.
Scotia Homes has announced plans to build over 100 new homes as part of a £20 million development in Bridge of Earn. The firm intends to build on a development at the southern edge of the town.
A new affordable housing development in the southside of Glasgow is seeing positive progress with the final homes set to begin construction this spring.
Highland care home operator Parklands Care Homes is to build new affordable rental homes for its staff and other key workers as part of a multi-million-pound investment in Inverness.


