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The best new commercial and public property developments in Scotland have been revealed after the second annual Scottish Property Awards was celebrated at packed out event in Edinburgh last night.

Construction works are complete on the extension to the Premier Inn at Stirling Pirnhall. The two extensions which was completed last moth was designed by Lawrence McPherson Associates and brings the total number of bedrooms at Pirnhall to 82. In addition to the extensions, works included an upgrade

The first phase of a £1.25m scheme to link the Innocent Path cycleway to the Union Canal towpath via the Meadows in Edinburgh is scheduled to get under way from today. Lasting approximately 12 weeks, the project will include fully segregated sections of cycleway, as well as new cyclist and pedestri

Andrew Davies Contractor Wates Group has reported pre-tax profits of £22.6m (£22.3m in 2013), from a turnover of £1.05bn (£931m in 2013), according to its results for 2014.

A firm of building surveyors, project managers and cost consultants is looking to ramp up its Scottish operations following contract wins with the likes of John Menzies and Scottish Water. Watts Group has eight offices across the UK but is targeting Scotland for expansion as part of its business gro

Building work on a new £8.4 million school is to begin in April after Western Isles Council announced that Willmott Dixon in collaboration with Robertson Construction won the contract. The contract was awarded utilising the national Scape major works procurement framework.

(left to right) Brian McQuade, Kier Construction managing director; Stephen Parker, Kier Construction; Michael McBrearty, chief executive, hub South West; Provost Joan Sturgeon; Kenneth Gibson MSP; Cllr Anthony Gurney; Ryan Broadley, Kier Construction Work has begun on the creation of a £36 million

Cllr Uisdean RobertsonJohn Macleod (project manager - Lewis Builders), Iain Macaulay (director of social & community services), Cllr Norman Macdonald, Catherine Macleod (senior operating manager - adult services)Dan Maclennan (director - Lewis Builders), Cllr Angus Campbell, Lewis Horner (Ardsei

Gordon Matheson Work on a £1.13 billion City Deal that will bring tens of thousands of new jobs to Glasgow and the Clyde Valley is to formally begin this week after it was approved by ministers at the UK and Scottish governments.

Families have been stopped from moving into their new homes at a multi-million pound development in the Borders after traces of deadly gas were detected. STV has reported that work was halted at Easter Langlee in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, after scientists found both methane and carbon dioxide in bor

Contractors CCG has begun construction of a new purpose built wellbeing centre for Edinburgh charity the Thistle Foundation. The new purpose-built 1500 square metres centre is being built on the site of a disused clinic at the heart of the old Thistle estate in Craigmillar and is set to open its doo

David Dalton and Katie McPate  

The construction of the new £48.5 million Wick Community Campus has reached an important milestone with the completion of the first phase of steelwork. Work on erecting the project’s steelwork began on schedule at the start of March, with the building’s Block A the first to be completed. Block

Mike Thornton Warmworks Scotland has been awarded a contract for a £244 million national fuel poverty scheme which will launch in September.

Morrison Construction has announced the handover date for the new Noss Primary school in Wick has been delayed until March 2016. The firm attributed the delay mainly to adverse weather conditions experienced earlier this year and the resultant impact on the relatively complex timber frame design. A