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The renovation of a former Stonehaven care home is now complete with new residents moving in throughout November. The derelict Eden Manor property has been transformed into five apartments and ten single storey terraced homes which were aimed at buyers over fifty.

Kier Construction Scotland has been appointed to take forward a £9.7 million redevelopment of the category B-listed Wolfson Building on behalf of the University of Strathclyde. The redevelopment forms part of an overall investment of £15.5m into the six-storey building to establish it as

A major new office development has been handed over to Clyde Gateway ahead of the first SMEs moving into the building later this year. Robertson has officially completed work on the Red Tree Magenta development, following a construction programme which began in April last year.

The boss of a sustainable building materials company who won an auction for the right to name a newly discovered species of amphibian has named the blind creature after Donald Trump in recognition of the US president’s climate change denial. Paying $25,000 (£19,800) in the auction, Envir

Debbie MacKenzie, general manager at Proactis based in Aberdeen, provides some top tips for construction businesses looking to successfully bid for and win work. Businesses in the construction sector can find it a daunting prospect to build a fresh new pipeline of work for the New Year.

Several of Scotland’s senior policy-shapers and key building experts, academics, and commentators will gather in Edinburgh this week to debate how best to build a successful and lasting Built Environment Strategy for the country. Invited by Niall Trafford, CEO of BRE (Building Research Es

A long-established Dundee-based construction company has been placed in administration after falling victim to the loss of McGill & Co. Land & Building Services Limited has ceased trading with immediate effect, and all 27 staff have been made redundant.

Clark Contracts has started work to replace the roof and upgrade the façade of Peterhead Sheriff and Justice of the Peace Court. The £1 million building refurbishment will be carried out on behalf of the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) and is estimated to take nine months.

The number of new homes registered by the UK’s housebuilders and developers in the first three months of the year reached more than 37,500 – a 3 per cent increase on the same period in 2018. 37,672 new homes were registered to be built compared to 36,508 last year. The private sector was

McGill Homes has unveiled plans to convert a Grade B listed building on Dundee’s waterfront into residential properties. The company has purchased the former Department for Work and Pensions building on Dock Street in a deal worth over £500,000.

The importance of placing people at the heart of home building is one of the key messages being delivered to over 1,000 senior industry representatives attending the Annual Lunch of trade body Homes for Scotland in Edinburgh today. Highlighting examples where such focus has delivered tangible result

Apprentices from Glasgow construction firm City Building have been recognised for their hard work at the firm’s annual Apprentice Awards. The ceremony, held last night in the City Chambers, saw more than 80 apprentices shortlisted across all trades including joinery, painting and decorating, g

A major step on the way to a replacement Madras College has been taken as Fife Council agreed to the purchase of land from the University of St Andrews.

Chartered surveyor and property specialist Graham + Sibbald has extended its services across Perthshire and the surrounding area with a new building surveying unit. The firm has increased the headcount at its Perth office to seven to offer building surveying services alongside an extensive range of

Midlothian Council has announced it will revisit its school building and extension programme in a bid to help close a funding gap.