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Work on a major Edinburgh city centre development site has started after property firm Chris Stewart Group secured a £21 million funding package from the Royal Bank of Scotland. To be known as The Mint Building, the completed development will comprise c61,000 sq ft of Grade A office accommodation o

Expectations across the Scottish construction sector are now showing signs of regaining the ground lost post the EU vote with growth forecast in workloads, employment and profit, according to new data published today. Following a noticeable dip around the time of the EU referendum, the Royal Institu

Sheppard Robson has submitted plans to East Ayrshire Council for the 23,000m2 Knockroon Learning and Enterprise Campus. Situated on a 19.8 hectare, urban fringe site – the school consolidates five disparate schools into one campus, creating a centre for education for the towns of Cumnock and neigh

Business activity and incoming new work expand at weaker rates in January than at the end of 2016, construction buyers have reported. Despite this, respondents to the latest Markit/CIPS survey signalled that confidence regarding the year-ahead outlook picked up to its strongest since December 2015,

Two local authorities have agreed to support Scottish Government proposals to deliver the reopening of rail stations at East Linton and Reston. Both Scottish Borders and East Lothian councils have written to transport minister Humza Yousaf to confirm their support for an option which would see the s

Aberdeen City Council approves new Local Development Plan Aberdeen City Council has approved its new Local Development Plan.

Comprehensive Design Architects (CDA) and Hoskins Architects have announced the practical completion of a major development in the heart of Edinburgh’s New Town World Heritage Site. Designed on behalf of Standard Life Investments and Peveril Securities, the mixed-use development constituting most

An industry-led initiative has been launched to encourage service leavers and veterans into careers in the UK construction sector. BuildForce, funded by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) following a successful pilot, aims to help reduce construction skills gaps by helping ex-military p

The final lifting operation to complete the Queensferry Crossing’s deck between Fife and Edinburgh will take place today. Twelve of the £1.35 billion bridge's 122 deck sections were lifted into place by a floating crane in October 2014.

Proposals for the infrastructure projects which will benefit from more than £1.84 billion of planned investment as part of the Tay Cities Deal have been laid out in a submission document. Set out as a series of “asks” and “offers” across 100 pages, the Tay Cities Deal submission lists over

Investment in roads, bridges, schools and flood protection works are among the key areas of focus as Scottish Borders Council (SBC) prepares to set its forthcoming budget this week. The budget plans include a five year revenue plan of £1.3 billion and a ten year capital plan of £321 million.

The Department of Architecture at the University of Strathclyde has released an online continuing development (CPD) course entitled ‘Decision-making for Place Making’ which aims to answer questions on decision-making methods and tools used to create places that people need and enjoy. The answers

Plans for purpose built student accommodation in Glasgow city centre have been submitted to the local authority. The trustees of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and Iceni Projects want to demolish a former warehouse in Dunblane Street and replace it with a block of flats with 286 bedrooms.

Developers of a new £1.5m neighbourhood retail complex in Conon Bridge have confirmed building work is now complete. West Coast Estates, the Aberdeen-based property and investment firm behind the Braes of Conon Shopping, said the one-acre site, which includes Co-op Food and two retail units, will c

Home services marketplace, Plentific.com, is dedicated to helping customers create their ideal home improvements, whatever the purpose. In anticipation for the release of the sequel, 50 Shades Darker, Plentific has produced a helpful guide for anyone hoping to recreate the infamous red room from the