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Independent construction materials group Breedon has agreed to acquire four quarries and an asphalt plant from Tarmac in return for 27 of its ready-mixed concrete plants. Under the deal, which is valued at £16.5 million, Tarmac will also receive a £4.9m cash payment.

The Scottish Government has hailed new figures which revealed more than 70,000 affordable homes have been built in Scotland over the last 10 years, though opponents have questioned whether the pace of social housing completions is enough to meet current targets. Quarterly Housing Statistics released

Over 500 new homes will be built across two sites in Inverurie after councillors approved plans for the developments, The Press & Journal has reported. Malcolm Allan Housebuilders had submitted a fresh application for 416 homes and a small office and retail development at Portstown.

New platform installed at Edinburgh Waverley Work to install a new platform at Edinburgh Waverley railway station is now complete.

Capital Developments Ltd has submitted a planning application for a new residential and commercial development in Inverness in partnership with the Highland Housing Alliance and the Highland Council. The development at 79 Academy Street will add to the regeneration of a gateway to the city centre to

The Scottish Parliament’s local government and communities committee has launched a call for written evidence on the Planning (Scotland) Bill. Introduced into Parliament earlier this month, the Scottish Government said the Planning (Scotland) Bill will improve the system of development planning, g

CALA returns from The Big Build in Cambodia A team of employees from Edinburgh-based CALA Homes have recently returned from Cambodia where they have been taking part in The Big Build project organised by the charity Habitat for Humanity (HFH).

A sprinkling of precious metal embedded in paving stones is adding an artistic flourish to a newly refurbished city square. The new public artwork - a meandering trail of thousands of bronze drips - has been unveiled in Edinburgh’s Bristo Square to mark the area’s redevelopment.

From new contacts to Pictish discoveries, here are the stories which caught the attention of Scottish Construction Now readers throughout 2017

Architectural practice Sheppard Robson has received planning permission for the refurbishment and extension of Burghfield House in Dornoch for The North Highland College UHI. The redevelopment will create a single Dornoch campus for the North Highland College UHI's hospitality and professional cooke

Police Scotland has confirmed it is making enquiries into allegations of financial irregularities at the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS). The announcement follows a tumultuous period for the RIAS during which it has been accused of being “secretive and autocratic” from many

The Scottish Government is unlikely to meet its target of delivering 50,000 new affordable homes by 2021 without reforms to housing procurement, according to a survey of Scotland’s building companies. The latest Scottish Construction Monitor, a quarterly survey of the membership of the Scottish Bu

The Garment Factory office development in Glasgow city centre has achieved practical completion following an extensive refurbishment project undertaken by Castleforge Partners. A category ‘B’ listed building located at the corner of Ingram Street and Montrose Street in the Merchant City Central

Glasgow’s Citizens Theatre has received a grant of £4.8 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to go towards its transformational redevelopment project. The project will result in the conservation, repair and expansion of one of Scotland’s oldest, and much loved, working theatres. It will

Aberdeen student accommodation shortlisted for BREEAM 2018 Award The Fraser Studios student accommodation at Causewayend in Aberdeen, overseen by Hardies Property & Construction Consultants for developer Visage Properties, has been shortlisted for a BREEAM 2018 award as one of the best examples