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Housing reborn at Scotland’s birthplace Work has started on an Angus Council project to build modern, energy efficient, high quality homes under the gaze of Arbroath Abbey.

Councillors have agreed to progress plans for an innovation park in Tweedbank to provide modern facilities for new and expanding businesses and support future private investment in the area. Scottish Borders Council has already identified capital funds for the project, which will see the development

Two major planning documents that will shape the growth of Inverness have been approved by members of the Highland Council’s city of Inverness area committee. The Draft Inverness East Development Brief sets out plans for developers to deliver up to 3,000 new private and affordable homes and a suit

Meadowbank Stadium closes doors for final time After a run of almost 50 years, Edinburgh’s Meadowbank Stadium is almost at the finishing line as preparations are put in place to shut its doors this Sunday for the last time.

Construction union Unite has issued high court proceedings against the “controlling minds” behind the industry blacklisting scandal. The high court case for unlawful conspiracy is against David Cochrane, Cullum McAlpine, Danny O’Sullivan and Stephen Quant, all four of whom undertook the role o

Aarsleff Ground Engineering and Northern Piling have formed an alliance to service better the needs and requirements of their clients in the Scottish construction market. Both companies are well established ground engineering contractors specialising in the installation of piling, foundations, geote

Glasgow’s Pollokshaws area is a step closer to its next phase of regeneration after developers Urban Union submitted a planning application to Glasgow City Council. Developed with the assistance of architects and town planners Barton Willmore, the application includes plans for 137 residential pro

Work has started on-site at a £20 million waterfront residential development designed by Mosaic Architecture + Design at Granton Harbour in Edinburgh. Plot 27 forms part of the western breakwater edge of the Granton Harbour masterplan. The plot is bounded by the Firth on the west and canals, which

Construction output appears to have experienced a rebound last month with business activity rising at its strongest rate since June, according to new figures. Latest returns for the Markit/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index survey also indicated that new orders and employment numbers

Work is underway on a £1.4 million project to increase capacity in Glasgow Airport’s Central Search facility in the main terminal by 20%. The overhaul will see a complete reconfiguration of the entrance to the airport’s Central Search area which will increase the number of security lanes from 1

Work to deliver a £7.2 million facelift for Glasgow's Sauchiehall Street will begin on 8 January 2018. The project will take place along Sauchiehall Street between Charing Cross and Rose Street.

Emtec Group opens new Manchester office Emtec Group has announced the opening of its new regional office in Manchester, which will primarily support the development of our Facilities Services division in the North.

A Bill for an Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision about how land is developed and used has been introduced by cabinet secretary for communities, social security and equalities, Angela Constance MSP. The eagerly awaited Planning (Scotland) Bill follows a wide-ranging consultation earlier

Critics of the Scottish Help to Buy scheme have called for the policy to be scrapped after an investigation revealed just three high volume housebuilders have received around £189 million in subsidised mortgages between them. Freedom of information (FOI) data obtained by investigatory journalism pl

The National Trust for Scotland has unveiled plans to cover Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Hill House in Helensburgh with a 60 feet tall enclosure amidst mounting concern for the building’s structural integrity. Architects at Carmody Groarke have been commissioned to create what the Trust calls “