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Queen's Square would be transformed into a mixed-use urban quarter under the City Centre Masterplan Aberdeen City Council has placed a moratorium on affordable housing contributions from developers as part of a series of efforts to increase the number of city centre homes.

City Building Engineering Services (CBES) has been appointed by major UK retailer Marks & Spencer to deliver projects across the UK as part of the retailer’s space adjustment programme. Launching in October and due for completion at the end of the year, City Building Engineering Services’ co

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Work to transform the Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh is finally set to get underway after modifications brought delays to the project. The redevelopment, which is now set to cost £22 million, will create a new suite of galleries that will be directly accessible from the adjoining Princes St

Taxpayers are set to pay £65 million to former Carillion workers who were made redundant following the company’s collapse in January, according to Unite. The UK’s construction union made a Freedom of Information request to the Insolvency Service which revealed that the Redundancy Payments Offic

Glasgow City Council is to work with the third party owners of quay walls on the Clyde close to the city centre to help unlock the full potential of the waterfront and continue the river's regeneration by upgrading and repairing these key parts of the city's infrastructure where necessary. A decisio

A report into the role housing plays in supporting people affected by dementia has found that housing is a key consideration to living well, but is underdeveloped within the current integration agenda for health and social care. 75% of people in Scotland with dementia are living in the community. Ho

The City Building apprentices with Cllr Greg Hepburn City Building has enhanced its reputation as one of the largest employers of young people in Scotland by offering permanent jobs to 97% of their graduating fourth-year apprentices.

Stirling landowner George Adam has been ordered to pay £26,388 after pleading guilty to illegally managing and keeping asbestos, plastics and other wastes without the necessary authorisations. SEPA officers attended the former landfill site, operated by Mr Adam, at Cowie Road in Bannockburn on seve

Groundworks, surfacing and utility contractor Mulholland Contracts has purchased a new GPS enabled drone to conduct unmanned aerial surveys. Complete with full drone pilot certification from the Civil Aviation Authority, the technology will enable the West Lothian firm to safely and efficiently capt

Construction firms across Great Britain will be targeted on their health standards by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). These inspections will be the first time the regulator has targeted the industry with a specific focus on respiratory risks and occupational lung disease, looking at the measu

The latest new-build school in South Ayrshire took an important step forward last week with the completion of the main structure of the new Queen Margaret Academy in Ayr. This latest success means the state-of-the-art school is well on track for opening its doors in October 2019.

Construction businesses in Scotland can now boost their BIM knowledge without leaving the office, thanks to Construction Scotland Innovation Centre’s free new e-learning platform. Launched as part of CSIC’s renewed BIM in Practice programme, the platform will host six e-learning modules and prov

The President of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has warned that major construction and infrastructure projects will not be delivered unless the industry changes the way it works. Tim Hopkinson told association members and guests at the annual BESA President’s Lunch that wider

A Stockport leisure complex has been voted Britain’s worst new building after judges described it as a “sad metaphor for our failing high streets”. The warehouse-like buildings of Redrock Stockport beat five other shortlisted candidates to win the Carbuncle Cup, awarded by Building Design to w