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Plans to build at least 200 new affordable homes in Fort William are to progress following the award of a £1.2 million grant from the Scottish Government to Lochaber Housing Association. The site will develop a variety of mixed tenure homes for rent and private use, on the Association’s recently

It would take the average tradesperson 132 years on site to earn an average English Premier League (EPL) footballer’s annual salary, according to new research. The average British tradesperson, earning £355 per week, would have to work for 132 years or 6,864 weeks to earn the equivalent of £2,43

More than €4 million has been awarded to Glasgow City Council to develop sustainable solutions tackling issues such as fuel poverty, ageing infrastructure and air quality on its new smart street district. The €4.1m EU Horizon 2020 programme grant will be used to develop initiatives, such as inte

Edinburgh-based 7N Architects has been selected to draw up designs for the redevelopment of Anderson High School in Lerwick for Shetland Islands Council. The project will develop a vision and redevelopment strategy for the site to create a vibrant, thriving and sustainable mixed use community within

A team led by US-based design practice wHY has won the international competition to revitalise the historic West Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh. The Ross Development Trust together with the City of Edinburgh Council today announced the winner of the Ross Pavilion International Design Compe

Kincaid Court Fit-out firm Morris & Spottiswood has secured a contract to transform student accommodation at the University of Edinburgh.

Architects, contractors and building commissioners must consider the design of new buildings if Scotland is to fully support those with dementia, writes Lesley Palmer. People living with dementia often struggle to understand and navigate their built environment due to the sensory, mobility or cognit

The completed biomass plant at Bonar Bridge Primary School, Sutherland A swathe of Highland schools are set for a warm winter after state-of-the-art biomass boilers were fitted to keep pupils warm throughout their studies.

Regeneration company Urban Union has welcomed seven new staff as it celebrates growth in the first half of 2017. The joint venture between McTaggart Construction and Robertson Group Holdings has strengthened its team across the business from graduate hires to senior management.

Historical maritime buildings in the harbour of Wick in Caithness will be brought back into operation when renovated to act as the hub for one of the largest new offshore wind farms in the UK. Work is well underway to build the £2.6 billion, 84 turbine offshore wind farm in the outer Moray Firth. D

A new Ayr Academy secondary school is set to open later this month after being delivered by Kier Construction and hub South West Scotland on behalf of South Ayrshire Council. Ayr Academy, whose origins can be traced back to 1233 but did not come to be known by its present name until 1796, has moved

Ogilvie Construction has showcased its work to deliver the new £22 million hotel for Motel One Group in Glasgow with a time lapse video of the project. With 374 rooms, the new hotel on Oswald Street will be one of the largest in Scotland and the first in Glasgow for the European budget designer bra

The directors of the now defunct Glasgow-based George Hunter (Demolishers) Limited have been disqualified for allowing the company to continue to incur liabilities despite knowing a petition to wind the company up was before the court. George Beattie (senior) signed a seven year disqualification und

(from left) Julian Broster, founding director; Iain McIntyre, director (Glasgow), Stephen O’Malley, founding director; Isla Jackson, director (Glasgow) Civil and structural engineering practice Civic Engineers has announced further expansion of its business taking on the Glasgow arm of consulting

A grant of almost £4 million from the National Lottery is set to complete the restoration and preservation of the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Willow Tea Rooms Building in Glasgow. The award from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) will ensure the completion of The Willow Tea Rooms Trust’s mission to co