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Scottish Water begins £10m waste water treatment scheme in Orkney Scottish Water is underway with a waste water treatment works (WWTW) upgrade project in Orkney.

Regeneration funds earmarked for deprived urban areas are being siphoned into city-centre commercial developments and exacerbating inequality, a new report has found. Independent regeneration network SURF, which represents 250 organisations across Scotland, found that half of £50 million earmarked

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has announced plans to shed 46 jobs in a restructuring of its middle management. In a statement today CITB said it is reforming significantly as not enough employers currently benefit from funding and support and many find the organisation too slow and

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has committed £1 billion of capital to support the development of thousands of new purpose-built private rental schemes across the UK. The funding, to take place over the next 12-18 months, is a sign of the bank’s recognition of the growing importance these developmen

Construction work on a new leisure development for Girvan and South Carrick is due to start at the end of this month after the project reached formal financial last week. Situated on Girvan Harbour, the new facility will be operated by South Carrick Community Leisure (SCCL) through a service level a

Plans have been unveiled to transform Glasgow’s Tontine Building into a high-tech space for up to 300 entrepreneurs in a £1.67 million project. Inspired by Google’s offices, the project is a key part of the £1.13 billion Glasgow and Clyde Valley City Deal and is expected to inject £53 million

The construction of a new two storey primary and nursery school in Dundee looks set to cost £13.2 million, almost £484,000 more than anticipated. Councillors will be told next week of the cost of contractors Willmott Dixon Construction Limited and other allowances for the planned Menzieshill facil

AS Scaffolding holds profit at £2m Glasgow-based AS Scaffolding held pre-tax profits at £2 million last year on unchanged turnover of £10m.

The Royal Highland & Agricultural Society has submitted plans to demolish its existing MacRobert Pavilion at Ingliston in order to develop a new multi-purpose facility. Designed by 3DReid Architects, the proposed building will be used for a range of functions and events including the main Royal

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is to launch its manifesto tomorrow which will call for essential changes to Scotland’s property sector. Developed by RICS practitioners, property professionals and industry leaders, Shaping Scotland’s Housing Future aims to inform political pa

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has announced the release of 12 major sites for sale, including Craigiehall in Edinburgh, to provide land for up to 15,000 new homes. Defence minister Mark Lancaster said the move was expected to raise £500 million, which will be ploughed back into frontline defence bu

Two firms have been fined after a cold store collapsed and seriously injured two employees at a construction site in Motherwell. St. Albans based John Sisk and Son and HIL Installations of Birkenhead were fined £64,000 and £71,000 respectively after both were found guilty of an offence under Secti

A generous landowner has handed over one hundred acres of land and buildings at Milltown Airfield to help a charity construct a centre for outdoor learning. Located to the south east of Lossiemouth, the ex-MOD Airfield has been returned to the Innes Estate and the owner Mark Tennant and his family h

RTPI Scotland planning policy & practice officer, Nikola Miller, sets out the Institute’s manifesto for the Scottish Parliamentary Elections in May 2016. The Scottish election takes place on 5 May. At this important time for planning – what with a planning review and difficult economic circu

Springfield Properties has made a decision to invest £21,000 in Automated External Defibrillators to each of their active construction sites following a national campaign raising awareness for cardiac arrest. The ‘Save a Life for Scotland’ campaign hopes to save 1,000 lives over the next five y