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Muirhouse adds 64 new homes to Edinburgh site Muirhouse Housing Association (MHA) has completed its final phase of homes on the former BT training ground in Edinburgh.

Glasgow City Council has committed itself to building 25,000 new homes in the city over the next decade. To be delivered in partnership with the public and private sectors, the announcement forms part of the council’s People Make Glasgow Home housing strategy.

Inverclyde Council’s £7 million plan for a new building for St Patrick’s Primary in Greenock has achieved financial close clearing the way for construction to begin. The new state-of-the-art building for St Patrick’s Primary will be on the original Broomhill Street site following the demoliti

The UK construction industry has enjoyed its ninth straight quarter of growth although skills shortages remain a key concern, according to a new report. The Construction Products Association’s latest Construction Trade Survey shows that firms across the construction industry reported growth in act

An empty building in Glasgow city centre is to be transformed into offices after it was sold by the city council for £4.2 million. The seven storey category B listed red sandstone building on Ingram Street has been bought by Serge Holdings which plans to turn it into modern offices with commercial

Plans to regenerate Granton Harbour to the east of the Edinburgh appear to have been dealt a blow after planning officers recommended the rejection of the development. First unveiled at the end of last year, the plan for Granton Harbour includes a 400-berth marina, a larger community boatyard and im

Plans to develop the former Triple Kirks site in the heart of Aberdeen into a world-class new accommodation facility for academics have now been submitted. Dandara had originally proposed to develop the building into offices but opted to create 337 units for students earlier this year due to a chang

Cinema planned for former Dundee college building Dundee will get a new cinema if plans to redevelop a former college building are approved.

Young apprentices, school-leavers and graduates are being sought after by an increasing number of employers to help fill job vacancies. A total of 33 per cent of firms indicated they intend to take on young apprentices, according to the Labour Market Outlook survey carried out by the Chartered Insti

Plans submitted for 139 Edinburgh apartments EMA Architects have submitted plans for the replacement of two large warehouses on an 8 hectare site off Abbey Lane, Edinburgh, with139 apartments in a series of four and six storey blocks for Bellway.

Interserve has posted a 12 per cent rise in profit during the first six months of the year which offered “both opportunities and challenges”. The support services and construction firm saw UK construction make an operating profit of £5.3 million on a turnover of £500m during the six months to

Planning permission and listed building consent applications for a new West Dunbartonshire Council office building in Dumbarton have been submitted by Keppie Design. The £14.6 million project, being delivered by hub West Scotland in partnership with the council with architects Keppie and main contr

Fife-based timber specialist James Donaldson & Sons Ltd has announced a strong growth in annual pre-tax profits to £4.52 million, helped by encouraging activity in the house building sector. The results, for the year ended March 2015, also show turnover grew 13 per cent to £133m.

Balfour Beatty has reported a £150m pre-tax loss for the half year to June 26 as it continues to count the cost of problem UK contracts. The infrastructure group issued a profit warning last month after “identify legacy issues” in the UK, US and Middle East would hit profits.

Work to redevelop Perth’s 115-year old theatre could begin as early as next week after Perth & Kinross Council granted planning and listed building consent. The council’s development management committee yesterday formally approved the £16.6 million project which will see the B-listed Edwar