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When we were approached by a small, contracting company, we noticed something about them that got us thinking. As a fledgling business, they were afraid of fighting for the money that was rightfully theirs and they were hesitant about pursuing a much larger company because of the potential damage it

After the success of Business Fives, Scotland’s national business five-a-side tournament, the Scottish Property Federation (SPF) is now backing Scotland’s first ever national business golf tournament. Business Fours gives professionals the opportunity network with peers in their industry through

A Melbourne council is taking a property developer to task because its buildings are too short. Australian news site The Age has reported that The City of Port Philip and government-appointed experts are concerned about the "underdevelopment" of a sprawling block of warehouses in Port Melbourne.

The regeneration of Clydebank’s Queens Quay has taken a major step forward as councillors unanimously agreed the purchase of land on which almost 200 social houses will be built. At a meeting of West Dunbartonshire Council’s housing and communities committee last week, elected members approved a

A Scottish Government fund which provides loans for urban regeneration projects has been extended with the announcement of £8.9 million to support refurbished office space in central Edinburgh. The SPRUCE Fund (Scottish Partnership for Regeneration in Urban Centres) initially invested loans totalli

The Queensferry Crossing is set to become the longest three-tower, cable-stayed bridge in the world upon its completion in May 2017, writes Ronnie Turner, infrastructure manager at global building product manufacturer, Sika. A wonder of modern engineering and technical ingenuity, the 1.7-mile, £790

Hardies wins £1m Glasgow Kelvin College term commission for 2017 Hardies Property & Construction consultants has been successful on a £1 million term commission submission for Glasgow Kelvin College for the financial year 2017 to provide a range of multi-professional services for the College.

Double espresso for Caledonia Contracts Dundee based interior fit out contractor Caledonia Contracts Ltd has recently completed the first equity store drive-thru in Scotland for coffee giants Starbucks.

Highland councillors have approved plans to build a £23 million court and justice centre in Inverness and a new railway station near Inverness Airport. Designed by Reiach & Hall Architects, the two-storey justice centre will be developed on the site of a former bus depot between Longman Road an

Councillors have formally agreed that the £50 million replacement for Madras College should be built at Langlands in St Andrews. The University of St Andrews-owned site was selected by Fife Council’s executive committee as the preferred location on educational grounds after legal challen

A ‘topping out’ ceremony was held today to mark a significant moment in the construction of the £80.11 million V&A Museum of Design Dundee. Local schoolchildren were involved in the event which saw a Douglas Fir tree positioned ceremonially by crane at the highest point of the building, nea

Councillors have given the go-ahead for a £12 million distillery and visitor centre to be built on a 600-year-old estate near Inverkip. The green light means the Ardgowan Distillery Company can now advance its proposal to build a “world-class” lowland malt whisky distillery and visitor attracti

A new primary school is to be built in Torry after councillors on Aberdeen City Council’s education and children’s services committee yesterday approved plans for the new facility. The new school which would include early learning and childcare facilities and a Community Hub is scheduled to be b

Construction companies have reported the second-fastest rise in input costs since August 2008 with some firms warning that the rise is causing contract completion delays. The latest Markit/CIPS survey revealed that intense cost inflation persisted in February, which was overwhelmingly linked to high

Glasgow City Council approves redevelopment of bridge to Finnieston The red pedestrian footbridge at Glasgow's SEC - nicknamed the 'Smartie Tube' - is to undergo a £5 million upgrade.