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MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Mr Bryan Howie

Scottish legal firm Ledingham Chalmers’ popular construction café opens again in Inverness later this month with performance bonds and parent company guarantees under the microscope. The free event, held at the Scottish full service law firm’s offices in the city’s Beechwood Business Park on

Angus Council officials are set to rule on a key stage in the Arbroath Primary Schools Project the authority's Children & Learning committee considers a recommendation for a shared £14.5 million campus for Hayshead and St Thomas Primary schools in Arbroath. At their meeting on Tuesday, the comm

UK construction companies have signalled that business conditions remained subdued during October. Output growth was largely confined to house building, which partly offset lower volumes of civil engineering and commercial activity.

A new specialist heating services procurement framework specifically designed to meet the needs of the Scottish social housing sector has been launched with 26 companies appointed. Expected to generate work with a total value in the region of £600 million over four years across Scotland’s social

Clients that delay or withhold payment without good reason or make completely unreasonable demands are a serious problem for three quarters of small and medium-sized (SME) construction firms, a study by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has found. UK-wide research into the impact of so-called

Hotel development company Patio Hotels (Aberdeen) is planning to redevelop an office building in the heart of Inverness city centre after buying the property for an undisclosed sum. The firm, which also operates the Kingmills Hotel in Inverness, intends to redevelop the 23,000 sq ft building, former

The Invasive Non-native Specialists Association (INNSA), the UK trade body dedicated to the UK Invasive species industry, has launched of a new Code of Practice for managing Japanese Knotweed. The new Code of Practice replaces the third edition of the Environment Agency document “Managing Japanese

Work begins on Cordale Housing Association’s new office Cordale Housing Association witnessed the start of work on its new office in Renton last week with the demolition of the former Main Street shops.

Artists from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design have used the latest technology to bring Dundee’s much-missed Royal Arch back to life for this year’s NEoN Digital Arts festival. Dr Alice Watterson and Dr Kieran Baxter combined their archaeological and animation skills to recreate

French building materials giant Saint-Gobain has accelerated its involvement in the UK offsite manufacturing and closed panel construction market with the acquisition of Scotframe Limited. Operating from two manufacturing sites and four sales and showroom locations in Scotland, Scotframe manufacture

Almost £700 million worth of cash retention has been lost in construction over a three-year period by reason of insolvencies, according to new Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) research. The figure, which consultants Pye Tait said reflects 2016 prices, has been describ

A core University of Edinburgh building which is recognised as an exemplar of modern design by Historic Environment Scotland has received an £11.98 million upgrade by CCG (Scotland) Ltd. The Glasgow-based construction specialist said the new over-cladding of Appleton Tower has reinvigorated the bui

Proposals for one of Edinburgh’s largest viable brownfield developments will be put forward for determination at a planning committee this week. Updated plans for Waterfront Plaza have received support from across the Leith business community, as well as with leading political figures and affordab

An alliance of conservation organisations has submitted a damning objection to proposals to build a £10 million golf course on one of the last undeveloped coastal duneland habitats left in Scotland. American billionaire Mike Keiser and his partners want to build an 18-hole championship course on an