Glasgow’s new £21 million Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice will include a moving tribute to the woman who played a key role in designing the building. Clare Macallister, an interior designer with Glasgow firm Burns Design, was design director of the new hospice and created the innovative pl
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Highland Council has taken receipt of its new Fort William office from Elgin founded builder Robertson. Work on their new office at The Charles Kennedy Building on Achintore Road has completed following a two year renovation and construction programme.
(from left) head of BESA Scotland & Northern Ireland, Iain McCaskey, with Fiona Harper, the head of employment affairs at SELECT, and Duncan Wilson, deputy chief executive of SNIPEF Three trade bodies have joined forces to secure an historic agreement from the four UK governments to manage and d
George Watson's College ISG has been appointed to deliver the first phase of George Watson’s College’s multi-million-pound campus masterplan.
Duddingston House Properties' revised hotel plans for the historic site A six-week public inquiry which will determine the future of Edinburgh’s Royal High School is to begin today.
Russell Wardrop Following the news that the Glasgow School of Art is choosing to rebuild the fire-struck Mackintosh Building, architect Russell Wardrop thinks the project should instead be used as a great opportunity to rebuild Sauchiehall Street.
Morrison Construction businesses based in Inverness, Aberdeen and Glasgow were recognised by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) at the official awards ceremony this week. Building Highland, Building North East and Building Central were each awarded a RoSPA President’s Award
New student accommodation is set to open its doors in Glasgow after infrastructure firm Robertson completed construction work. Built on behalf of developer Vastint Hospitality, the building will offer 458 new-build student residences operated by Homes for Students.
Michael Gallucci A new legal ruling at the High Court has underlined the importance of preparation when taking a construction dispute to court, according to a construction consultancy.
The link between inadequate housing and poor physical and mental health that costs the NHS £2.5 billion a year is among the key themes of a new publication from NHBC Foundation. This relationship with health is explored in ‘40 facts: homes, housing and house building today’, which looks at a ra
Plans to demolish a key element of Aberdeen’s historic Grade A-listed Broadford Works complex to make way for a £100 million ‘urban village’ have been approved by the city’s planning development management committee. Councillors approved recommendations from planners for the demolition of t
Plant dealer Scot JCB has launched a new depot in Edinburgh that is more than six times the size of its predecessor. Located in Sighthill, approximately five miles west of the city centre and a quarter of a mile from existing Scot JCB depot, the brand new facility follows a massive investment by the
Hart Builders is inviting potential partners to a special ‘Meet the Buyer’ event at Borders College next week as it embarks on a programme to deliver around 500 new homes with Eildon Housing Association and Berwickshire Housing Association. To help to deliver these new homes, the Cruden Group me
Groundworks, surfacing and utility contractor Mulholland Contracts has purchased a new GPS enabled drone to conduct unmanned aerial surveys. Complete with full drone pilot certification from the Civil Aviation Authority, the technology will enable the West Lothian firm to safely and efficiently capt
A project to establish a Scottish Motorsport Heritage Centre at the historic Rest and Be Thankful hillclimb and rally stage in Argyll has been granted official charitable status. The Scottish charity regulator OSCR has approved the project which would pay tribute to the Scottish motorsport heroes of


