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A derelict school building in Aberdeen is set for a £20 million transformation into student accommodation for 400 people under plans by a UK property developer. Unite Students has bought the grounds of the listed Causewayend School after receiving planning permission last December. It is to create

A £5 million project to construct a distillery and visitor centre at Lindores Abbey in Fife could get started early next year after plans moved a step forward. The abbey in Newburgh is the site of the first recorded whisky production in Scotland in 1494, and it is envisaged that whisky distillation

First look inside Johnstone Town Hall as building set to open

Public bodies in Scotland stand accused of withholding £120 million from small construction contractors, according to a new report. Published by the Specialist Engineering Contractors (SEC) Group Scotland, the report said most councils and universities still operate retention clauses in their contr

Atrium Homes reveals relocation plans

Detailed plans for a major mixed use scheme in Glasgow on the site of the stalled Bothwell Plaza has been revealed during a public consultation. HFD Group’s plan for the Bothwell Exchange project include a pre-let 180,000 sq/ft office block, 300-bed hotel and signature apart-hotel and residential

The cost of an Angus schools project has increased by more than £1.6 million before a brick has been laid. The rising cost of the Arbroath Schools Project will go before councillors at a meeting today, during which the aftershock of Muirfield Contracts’ demise will be felt.

The Jordanhill campus in Glasgow is to become a 31-acre residential development after the University of Strathclyde put the site up for sale.

Plans to build a new Madras College on land at Pipeland, on the outskirts of St Andrews, can continue following the outcome of a judicial review. St Andrews Environmental Protection Association Ltd (Stepal), which was established by three former senior teachers of Madras College to “protect th

Plans for a multi-million attraction to celebrate Aberdeen's connection with granite could be turned down over the removal of trees. Planning permission to create a heritage centre at Rubislaw Quarry could be rejected if 12 trees are axed.

Aberdeen apartment-hotel development gets go-ahead Aberdeen City Council has approved the construction of an apartment-hotel with 71 suites in the city centre.

A rise in Scottish building apprentice numbers has prompted the industry training body to call on more people to consider a career in construction. New figures have been released by the Scottish Building Apprenticeship and Training Council (SBATC), the body responsible for registering all apprentice

Glasgow-based plant, tool and equipment hire company GAP Group is aiming to double its business in the next five years after signing an asset-based lending (ABL) facility for the value of £220 million. GAP plans to use the finance to help double turnover from £140m in 14/15 to £300m and to purcha

Plans for a £23 million recycling centre in Aberdeen that could save the city £5m each year have now been submitted by the project’s developers. Waste management firm SITA UK, the company responsible for processing Aberdeen City Council’s waste, plans to build the facility at Altens Industrial

Work starts on new Irvine Leisure Centre Provost of North Ayrshire Councillor Joan Sturgeon and Barr Construction MD Barclay Chalmers were on-site to commend work starting at the £20 million contract to build Irvine’s new leisure centre.