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The potential value of Scotland’s empty homes is more than £4 billion, according to the organisation tasked with bringing them back into use. Ahead of its annual conference, The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP), which is run by housing and homelessness charity Shelter Scotland and funded b

Output from the UK construction sector fell unexpectedly for a third consecutive month in September, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). But ndustry bosses said they remain optimistic despite the official figures showing that construction output dipped 0.2 per cent in Se

Success for Cunninghame HA at CIH awards

West Dunbartonshire Council has voted to proceed with the £1.2 million demolition of three multi-storey blocks – Newshot, Edmonstone and Howcraigs Courts – and four maisonette blocks – Clydeholm, Hamilton and Yokerburn Terraces – at Clydebank East. Demolition of the blocks will be phased ov

Breedon has entered into a conditional agreement with Cortolina Investments to acquire Hope Construction Materials Limited for £336 million. The combination of Breedon and Hope will create the UK’s leading independent producer of cement, concrete and aggregates and a vertically-integrated buildin

ASET Training Academy has been announced as the preferred bidder to develop a new £500,000 scaffolding training centre in the North East of Scotland, with the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) joint-funded facility set to open in September 2016. CITB is commissioning the facility due to i

Scotland's first dedicated water technology testing facilities completed Scotland’s first ever full-scale facilities for the testing of water and waste water technologies have been unveiled in the Highlands and Central Belt.

The Scottish Government’s new target for social and affordable housing supply for the next five years means the focus will now turn quickly to the sector’s capacity to deliver, says the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations. The Forum says it expects Housing Minister Margare

Plans have been submitted for a 210,000sq/ft office block at 177 Bothwell Street on behalf of HFD Property, a sister build to Bothwell Exchange to the immediate south. Sheppard Robson Architects have designed a ten storey building with basement parking with the project aiming to break down massing i

Edinburgh Napier University has been awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for its internationally acclaimed work in timber engineering, sustainable construction and wood science. The prestigious award recognises the global impact of the University’s research into construction innovations and re

Dundee councillors have approved plans for a £5 million Sports Direct superstore in the Lochee area of the city.

Councillors in Edinburgh have agreed that the city's tram line should be extended by three miles to reach Newhaven at a projected cost of £145 million.

It is expected that it will cost up to £35 million to restore Glasgow’s fire-ravaged School of Art building, with work projected to start next summer and be completed by 2018, according to a timetable issued by the restoration team.

Moray councillors approve plans for over 260 homes

Ogilvie Construction has been chosen to build a new £22 million hotel for Motel One Group in Oswald Street, Glasgow. With 374 rooms, the new hotel will be one of the largest in Scotland and the first in Glasgow for the European budget designer brand. The building will combine high quality product d