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Developers behind plans to build more than 1,000 homes as part of a western extension of St Andrews have advanced their masterplan proposals following feedback from a consultation survey. Attendees at a second consultation event last week were given an early glimpse of how the St Andrews West could

A growing demand for homes in an Aberdeenshire village could be aided by the addition of more than 30 new homes. Peterhead firm Claymore Homes revealed plans to develop land in the fishing community of Cairnbulg earlier this year and has now lodged a bid to build the properties off Rathen Road.

Over 500 architectural historians, architects, conservationists and others from around the globe will meet in Glasgow for the 70th annual international conference of the Society of Architectural Historians (SAH). The conference will run from June 7–11 at the University of Strathclyde’s Technolog

Contractors are being sought for the refurbishment of the Burrell Collection museum in Glasgow. The A-listed building in Pollok Country Park, which closed to the public last October, is to be transformed to create a dedicated space for special exhibitions and the conversion of offices into galleries

Retirement housebuilder McCarthy & Stone has appointed John Tonkiss as its group chief operating officer with effect from 1 June. Tonkiss, who was previously national operations director at the group, joined McCarthy in February 2014.

City Gate Construction has been named as one of Britain’s top 1000 companies in a new report issued by the London Stock Exchange. Renfrewshire based CGC was listed among the top UK firms described by the stock exchange group as the most “inspiring, dynamic and fastest-growing companies”

East Ayrshire Council’s plans for a learning and enterprise campus in Cumnock have been approved by the council’s planning committee. The new campus will include Hillside Additional Support Needs School and an Early Childhood Centre as well as new Primary and Secondary provision serving communit

Modular construction firm Portakabin has been awarded a place on 15 lots on LHC’s Modular Buildings Framework. Portakabin was one of the only offsite specialists in the framework to be successful on all 15 lots bid for.

Bowmer & Kirkland has reported a record year of profit for 2016 as revenue at the group rose towards the £1 billion threshold. Pre-tax profit at the builder was up 53% to £61.5 million (2015: £40.2m) while turnover for the year to 31st August 2016 increased by 10% on the previous year to reac

McLaughlin & Harvey relocates Glasgow office to North Lanarkshire McLaughlin & Harvey (McL&H) has relocated its office in Glasgow to North Lanarkshire.

The crimes of cowboy builders are well publicised, but a new study has found that rogue traders may well be out-numbered by rogue customers. Customers having a cavalier attitude towards tradesmen’s safety and wellbeing is common, as are attempts to belittle their expertise, but the worst behaviour

The multi-million pound project to revamp the Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh has been modified in order for the project to remain close to the original £16.8 million budget, the National Galleries of Scotland (NGS) has announced. A revised scheme for the development, which has been approved

Landscaping and civil engineering firm Land Engineering (Scotland) has gone into administration with 135 employees being made redundant with immediate effect. Administrators Ernst and Young (EY) said the company, which has a head office in Glasgow and several site offices throughout Scotland, had su

Commercial property specialist Colliers International has prepared and lodged a Planning Permission in Principle (PPP) application for the first new prison in the Highlands of Scotland for more than a century. The new HMP Highland will replace the 112-year-old HMP Inverness Prison, located in the ci

HIE appoints new energy director Audrey Maciver - Credit John Paul/HIE