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Contractors have been invited to bid for the job of regenerating the historic Union Terrace Gardens (UTG) in Aberdeen. Aberdeen City Council has issued a contract notice for the flagship City Centre Masterplan project, which has an estimated construction value (excluding VAT) of £19 million.

Affordable homes builder Clyde Homes Limited is on the move to new manufacturing premises. The company, which builds a range of affordable and bespoke homes to customer’s requirements, is increasing manufacturing capacity for its factory built homes and moving to new premises in Coatbridge after a

David Jardine Surfacing and civil engineering specialist NMC Group has appointed David Jardine, a former director at Crummock Scotland which recently entered receivership.

As the Home Report prepares to turn ten years old this year, the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has argued that there is no doubt that it has found its place in the complex world of property transactions. Introduced in Scotland amid a welter of controversy on December 1, 2008, the Hom

As Springfield Properties continues to grow, the housebuilder is tackling an industry skills shortage by unearthing fresh talent through student placement programmes across the country. To date, the firm has placed 11 university students in a variety of work experience roles over the past two years,

Construction work has been completed on the new £32 million West Calder High School in West Lothian. The keys to the state-of-the-art building were handed over to West Lothian Council on June 29 by developer hub South East and main contractor Morrison Construction.

(from left) Steve Wood, NHBC chief executive; Jeff Calder; Dean Ellis; David Mills; Alexander Taylor; Jan Ruddick; Garry Henderson; Graham Mann and Rory Bremner The best site managers in UK home building have been recognised for their dedication to health and safety at a ceremony hosted by top Briti

The owner of Waverley Mall in Edinburgh has submitted redevelopment proposals to revitalise the mall to “maximise” its retail and leisure potential. Asset manager Moorgarth Group said the plans include redeveloping the existing roof space to create a new market-style piazza, with the aim of crea

A mobile phone app that shows a mix of reality and 3D construction models to allow construction workers to “see through concrete” has been launched by Danish technology firm Dalux. In much the same way as Microsoft’s Hololens, the technology employs augmented reality (AR) and is available on b

Morrison Construction has been awarded an Excellent Construction Award from CEEQUAL with a score of 82.5% for the Tornagrain Pump Away Scheme. The Civil Engineering Environmental Quality Assessment and Awards Scheme (CEEQUAL) is an international sustainability scheme delivered by the Building Resear

How the Mackintosh Building looked before last month's fire The director of the Glasgow School of Art has pledged that the Mackintosh Building will be rebuilt as a fully working art school.

Keepmoat Homes has marked the end of its second year of operations in Scotland with the senior appointment of Peter Matthews as new regional managing director. The homebuilder opened its regional office in Glasgow in 2016 and since then has brought over 200 new homes to the country through a number

Participants (from left) Kerrie-Anne Tidser, Hollie McArthur, Helena Montague and Nicole Scott with their certificates hub South West has concluded its first highly successful eight week introductory course aimed at getting more women into the construction industry.

Robertson Group is to lead a significant programme of refurbishment at one of Edinburgh’s biggest hospitals. The firm will redevelop areas within the Western General Hospital for NHS Lothian following the appointment of RMF Health – a consortium consisting of Robertson and FES.

Six companies from Scotland’s Construction, Housing & Property industry will be represented at the Business Fives national final after the sector hosts two qualifying events in Edinburgh and Glasgow this summer. The East of Scotland event is first up on Tuesday 24th July with the West meeting