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People across Argyll and Bute who have completed developments in the past three years can enter the council’s third sustainable design awards. Recognising, promoting and celebrating examples of exceptional design quality, the awards give developers the opportunity to have their work endorsed by pl

The Chartered Institute of Building has unveiled a 69 strong shortlist for its Construction Manager of the Year Awards. The finalists represent the successful construction management of a combined £2.3 billion worth of UK building assets.

A thief has admitted stealing rolls of lead from a Dundee roofing supplier by putting them the account of former building firm Muirfield Contracts. The Courier has reported that Steven Flynn admitted stealing the lead rolls over several trips to Asphaltic Roofing Supplies on Dryburgh Industrial Esta

Plans for a trio of bespoke detached villas overlooking Ravelston Quarry in Edinburgh have been unveiled by Michael Laird Architects. Nestled in to the centre of the disused old quarry near Ravelston House, the practice collaborated with Rankin Fraser to create three separately designed, high spec,

Student accommodation specialist Empiric has acquired part of a site in Stirling on which it plans to build a 200-bed development comprising a mix of studios and apartments. The full site, off Forthside Way, has planning consent for 214 residential apartments and it is likely that the balance of the

Morrison Construction is celebrating contract wins in Kilmarnock and Prestwick with a combined worth in excess of £5 million. Spirit Aerosystems (Europe) Ltd has chosen the contractor to construct its new specialist paint facility at Prestwick, in a contract worth £4.1m in total. The project invol

Hillcrest delivers 18 new affordable homes in Edinburgh An eye-catching and much-needed development of 18 new flats for social rent was handed over to delighted tenants in Edinburgh last week.

A 150-metre long comic book strip has been unveiled at BAM Construction’s site hoardings at the V&A Museum of Design Dundee. Comic illustrator Will Morris and graphic designer David Mackenzie were commissioned to design the giant comic strip. Called Adventures in Design, it tells the story of

Michael Laird Architects (MLA) has announced the appointment of Gillian Stewart as director. One of Scotland’s foremost workplace designers, Ms Stewart has worked with DEGW, haa design and most recently BDG architecture + design.

An £8 million Gaelic primary school is set to be built in Portree on Skye after councillors gave planning permission for the development. The cost includes the demolition of the Margaret Carnegie Hostel and Boys Hostel which will make way for the new building.

A legal challenge to the Cairngorms National Park’s Local Plan has been abandoned, paving the way for up to 1,500 homes to be built. The appeal by a group of environmental bodies failed in the courts system twice before the appellants appealed to the UK Supreme Court in 2013, where a hearing date

Councillors in the Borders have endorsed the draft of a development masterplan for one of the region’s key visitor attractions out to consultation. Glentress Forest near Peebles is considered to be one of the UK’s premier mountain biking venues and gets more than 300,000 visitors a year.

Kilmartin Museum in Argyll has taken a step closer to a multi-million pound refurbishment. Located at the heart of Kilmartin Glen in Argyll - a landscape that boasts 800 known prehistoric and historic monuments - Kilmartin Museum currently cares for some of Britain’s oldest Bronze Age and Neolithi

German discount supermarket Aldi has unveiled plans to open 130 extra stores in the UK over the next two years in a £600 million expansion. The chain overtook Waitrose in April as the UK’s sixth-biggest supermarket, with 5.3 per cent of the market share.

Planning officials have urged councillors to reject plans for the ‘ribbon’ hotel at the heart of Edinburgh’s St James Centre £850 million redevelopment, insisting the unusual building could “damage” the city’s skyline. The Jestico + Whiles designed plan is due to go before the City of E