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Construction of the new Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary is now complete, on time and on budget. The keys for the facility that will serve as district general hospital for the region have been handed over to NHS Dumfries and Galloway by High Wood Health’s construction partner Laing O’Rourke

Cadder goes on-site with its first new build housing development Cadder Housing Association has commenced the development of 50 new homes for rent on the site of the former St. Agnes Primary School at Tresta Road in Cadder.

Student accommodation provider true has opened its doors to Glasgow’s newest development in the city’s Finnieston area. This state-of-the-art new development offers students the coolest accommodation available – complete with a Google-inspired helter-skelter slide.

After only one year of trading, Scotland’s fastest growing Mechanical and Electrical (M&E) services company Arc-Tech has launched a trade apprenticeship programme, taking on five new apprentices. The apprentices, which include three electricians, a plumber and a heating engineer, joined Arc-Te

NHS Lothian has reached an agreement with property developer Downing Group for the sale of the current Royal Hospital for Sick Children site in Edinburgh. The deal, which is believed to be in the region of £20 million, will see the Liverpool-based developer take ownership of the site when patients

The University of Strathclyde has revealed its plans for a £60 million learning and teaching hub at the heart of its campus in Glasgow city centre. The facility, which represents the University’s biggest single investment in a building project to date, will provide students with leading-edge teac

Taymouth Marina, a self-catering resort on the banks of Loch Tay in rural Perthshire, has announced the completion of its housing project as part of its overall £15 million development plan. The £1,425,000 housing project compiles of five self-catering properties located on the shores of Loch Tay.

Five ambitious active travel proposals from Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stirling and Inverness have been successful in the final judging of the Sustrans Scotland’s Community Links PLUS (CLPLUS) competition. Run by Sustrans and funded by the Scottish Government, the competition delivers pioneering and game

Glencairn Properties has unveiled detailed plans for a new canal side housing and commercial development in the Fountainbridge area of Edinburgh. The city-based developer has designed a mix of apartments with associated landscaping and parking creating a frontage to Lower Gilmore Place and to the Un

The timetable and remit of an independent inquiry into construction flaws at the DG One leisure centre in Dumfries have been revealed after a request to investigate was rejected by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Dumfries and Galloway Council approached the safety body earlier this year with

Tax derelict land to tackle housing crisis, finds Scottish Greens report Giving local councils the power to tax the 20,000 football pitches’ worth of vacant and derelict land in Scotland could generate £200 million a year to build affordable homes and tackle the housing crisis, according to resea

Work to build Scotland’s first purpose-built justice centre in Inverness is set to start after Highland Council gave the updated design the green light. The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) submitted plans for an improved design for Inverness Justice Centre in May, with the final d

Troubled facilities management contractor Mitie is to shed 480 jobs and has put its property management business up for sale as it continues its cost-cutting restructure. In a pre-close statement for the half year ended 30 September 2017 today, the firm said it has instructed Evercore Partners Inter

Graham Construction has successfully handed over the £20 million Elgin Place development in Glasgow for iQ Student Accommodation. The purpose-built development, in Bath Street, offers 323 units of single occupancy studio rooms and cluster flat rooms over 14 floors with a large ground floor retail s

Tata Steel and German steel manufacturer thyssenkrupp have taken the first step towards a merger deal by signing a memorandum of understanding to combine their European steel operations. The proposed 50:50 joint venture – thyssenkrupp Tata Steel – will lead to loss of around 4,000 jobs, but a un