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Green light for homes at site of former Dundee fire station Six new homes will be built on the site of a former Dundee fire station after planning permission was secured.

The Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) is gearing up for a productive 2017 as it prepares to open the doors to its new innovation and collaboration facility to construction companies across Scotland. The Scottish construction sector employs 170,000 people - 10 per cent of all Scottish jo

Interserve has appointed a new director as the firm prepares to unveil a “disappointing performance” at its UK construction division. In an update on its 2016 performance today, the support services and construction group said: “Overall Group trading has remained in line with previous guidance

A homeowner who claimed that Glasgow City Council acted beyond its powers in imposing a condition that a property owner required to pay their share of the cost of repairs to a tenement by the time the final account for the works was issued or be liable for the full costs has had his legal challenge

Plans have been drawn up for a new 46-flat development on a brownfield site at Royston in Edinburgh. The scheme is part of the City of Edinburgh Council’s programme to which will deliver 40,000 affordable and mid-market homes across the city over the coming decade.

New community hub unveiled in Aberdeen Aberdeen’s new community hub was unveiled this week after less than a year construction.

Craft beer maker BrewDog has threatened to abandon plans to build a £5 million hotel complex in a row over the sale of land with Aberdeenshire Council. BrewDog wants to buy up almost 12 acres of council-owned land next door to its Ellon distillery for the development of a hotel, restaurant and conf

The Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) will hold its 70th Annual International Conference in Glasgow from June 7–11, 2017, marking the first time SAH has met outside North America since 1973. An estimated 600 historians, architects, preservationists, and museum professionals from around the

The Scottish Government has called on Westminster leaders to “pause” the privatisation of the Green Investment Bank to allow Parliamentary scrutiny of the sale. The GIB, which employs dozens at its Edinburgh HQ, was created by the UK government in 2012 to invest in green projects but was put on

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is to begin its consultation with industry on a new Levy offer which would see an across the board reduction for all firms to fund a new more relevant offer for industry and a reformed grants scheme. The proposal would see the PAYE Levy on the direct w

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) Academy is notching up an industry first with the launch of a massive open online course (MOOC) on ethics and compliance that is tailor made for construction professionals. The five-week interactive course is free and open to anyone working in the built env

Detailed plans for the creation of a multi-million pound football and community sports hub for the north-east of Scotland have been lodged by Aberdeen Football Club and Aberdeen FC Community Trust. The planning application to Aberdeen City Council for the 24.5 hectare site at Kingsford includes comm

Developers have unveiled plans to build 140 affordable flats and houses at the former Maxwell Road gasworks in East Pollokshields. Plans submitted by AS Homes on behalf of Home Group will see 96 townhouses and 44 flats as well as supporting amenity space and recreational areas developed on 8.3 acres

The annual search for the North East’s top tradespeople and businesses is once again underway, launching officially at a special event being held at Trinity Hall tomorrow night. The launch event, held in association with main sponsor Stewart Milne Group, will highlight the benefits and opportuniti

Work to lay four miles of pipeline between St Andrews and Guardbridge has uncovered a hoard of Neolithic pottery and flint tools which had lain buried for over 4000 years. The surprise find at Kincaple, three miles west of St Andrews, was made as engineers laid pipework to connect St Andrews Univers