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Work has begun on a new linear accelerator (LINAC) treatment facility at NHS Lothian’s Western General Hospital (WGH) in Edinburgh, designed by HLM Architects and being delivered by RMF Health (a consortium of Robertson Construction and FES).

Whiteburn Projects has become accredited as a Living Wage employer. The developer's Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at Whiteburn and on its development projects receive a minimum hourly wage of £9.50. This rate is higher than the statutory minimum for over 23s of £8

Work is to get underway on a further North Ayrshire Council development of modern new homes for older people at St Colm’s Place in Largs.

Build-to-rent and student accommodation developer Watkin Jones is actively seeking sites to add to its recent acquisition of a development site in Edinburgh and is making "good progress" with the launch of an affordable homes pilot. Since its previous update in January, the firm has s

Wheatley Group has announced ambitious plans to carry out one of the largest affordable housebuilding programmes in the UK over the next five years.  The housing, care and property management group will build 5,500 new homes, a mix of social housing and mid-market rent, across Sc

Work has started on 101 new council homes in Ferguslie Park as the area's ongoing community-led transformation takes another major step forward.

The Winchburgh marina basin was filled with water for the first time last week as stakeholders gathered to mark the completion of the project. Viewed by Winchburgh Developments Ltd, Scottish Canals, engineering firms I&H Brown and Sweco, and members of the Winchburgh community, the filling

The City of Edinburgh Council’s affordable housebuilding programme continues apace with construction starting today on a further 49 new affordable and energy efficient homes for Dumbryden Gardens in Wester Hailes.  Following completio

A virtual awards ceremony was held last night by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) to crown the winners of the 2021 Scotland Master Builder Awards. Sponsored by TradePoint, the event saw 11 prizes handed to the successful entrants, judged by an independent panel that included SCN editor K

Engineers at consultancy Will Rudd Davidson consultancy have hailed investment in construction projects in Glasgow for having led to a positive start to 2021 for the firm. The Glasgow team is working to complete three major projects within the city in contracts totalling close to £125 million.

West Lothian's bridge network will see over £1.3 million of investment this year (2021/22) to improve key areas of infrastructure.

Social housing investor Triple Point Social Housing REIT has today the completion of work on a new development in Leith which provides high-quality new homes for local people with long-term disabilities.

Engineering consultancy Will Rudd Davidson has recruited six new team members and promoted three existing team members to service its growth in client work. The six new appointments include Victoria Tinney as senior engineer, Alasdair MacPhee and Jennifer Davies as project engineers, and three new g

Work on the first Dunfermline development to be funded by the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal is now under way.

Plans to build 185 new homes in a West Lothian village have been granted conditional approval. The new homes will be developed at a site on Barbuchlaw Burn and land south of Craiginn Terrace in Blackridge, south of Craiginn Terrace.