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Work is well underway on what is believed to be the largest single industrial speculative build in Edinburgh in the last 20 years.

West Lothian Council is set to invest over £38 million in 2019/20 on assets to support the delivery of essential services. The council has approved an updated Asset Management Strategy and General Services Capital Programme for 2019/20.

Architecture practice Woods Bagot has been appointed to design and deliver a new building to house the University of Glasgow's School of Engineering. The new Engineering Building is part of the University's £1 billion Campus Development Programme, which is redeveloping the 14 acre site of the

Construction work to build contemporary apartments on the site of the fire-hit Bervie Chipper in Stonehaven is underway, the developer has confirmed. Aberdeen-based development and investment firm West Coast Estates has appointed Burns Construction to undertake the £1.5 million project in Davi

Multi-disciplinary consultancy Waterman has named Paul Robertson as new civil engineering lead for its team in Scotland. Based in the firm’s Glasgow office, Paul joins from WSP where he managed the technical and commercial delivery of multi-disciplinary projects across a range of sectors inclu

Winchburgh Developments Limited (WDL) has made two new senior appointments as the company moves into phase two of one of the UK’s largest placemaking projects. Spanning 352 hectares, the Winchburgh development will bring 3,450 new homes, improved transport links, employment opportunities, stat

The Wates Group has reported increased profits for the year ending 31 December 2018, with a record order book of £5.4 billion heading into 2019. Turnover for the construction, development and property services company in 2018 was within 1% of the previous year at £1.60bn and the group&rs

Robertson Construction has started work to build a two court complex to hear sheriff and jury cases and custody cases in Kirkcaldy. The £3.7 million project will consist of two new criminal courtrooms and a court custody unit which will be located within the existing Kirkcaldy police station b

Wates Group has announced the appointment of Emily Westcott as new chief of staff. Working with chief executive David Allen and the rest of the executive committee, Emily will support a wide range of initiatives to help shape the strategic development of the group.

Chartered building surveyor Whitecross Building Consultancy has completed a number of projects at Glasgow’s Princes Square shopping destination. Acting on behalf of landlords Redevco, Whitecross negotiated the dilapidations, managed the enabling works and monitored the tenant fit out works for

A major infrastructure contract has been awarded to improve the vital South West A77 route. Wills Bros Civil Engineering Limited has won a £31.5 million construction contract to build the Maybole Bypass on the A77.

Cold store, firewall, cladding and single envelope specialist ISD Solutions has started work on a major project creating a distribution centre in Scotland for Farmfoods. The frozen foods supermarket chain is creating the new cold store warehouse near its headquarters in Cumbernauld and has enlisted

Construction work has started on the £40 million leisure development at St Enoch Centre in Glasgow. Set to add 30,000 sq ft to the centre, bringing the overall space to 880,000 sq ft, the revamp will introduce a nine-screen Vue cinema, nine restaurants as well as new retail and

Last year, the number of people employed in the British Armed Forces numbered nearly 150,000. Of those, over 80,000 employed in the British Army and over 30,000 in the Royal Navy.

Construction is now under way on 31 new council houses in Seamill following a ground-breaking ceremony last week.