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An Aberdeen architect who was struck off by the Architects Registration Board (ARB) is to appeal the decision. Neil Rothnie of Neil Rothnie Architects in Aberdeen was erased from the Register of Architects following a finding of unacceptable professional conduct and serious professional incompetence

A major £1.5 billion contract opportunity for the construction sector to deliver new build housing is about to be launched in Scotland.

A Borders energy supplier with around 290,000 customers has ceased trading after the company was given a £14 million bill by the energy regulator. Spark Energy Supply is part of a gas and electricity firm which employs more than 300 staff at its Selkirk headquarters.

The project to create a new home for Ayr Grammar Primary School at the site of one of the town’s most recognisable landmarks is now well underway.

An East Ayrshire charity which redistributes surplus food donated from supermarkets has received a welcome boost from regeneration specialist ENGIE and its staff. Kilmarnock-based Centrestage collects unwanted food for their team of chefs to create meals which are then packaged and distributed to th

A topping out ceremony was held on the site of Scotland’s first purpose-built justice centre in Inverness yesterday. The Inverness Justice Centre is being delivered by Robertson in partnership with Wilmott Dixon.

Scottish Enterprise will lead work to transform the future of the Michelin Dundee site under a new plan agreed by the Scottish Government, working group partners and Michelin management. The tyre manufacturer confirmed earlier this month that it is to cease tyre production at the site in 2020 due to

A landscape construction contractor which puts 100% of its profits into its charitable arm has received a financial boost from CITB funding. Lanark-based CCI Scotland provides a foot in the door to people who want to work in construction, but aren’t quite ready for mainstream employment.

Ways in which Scotland can successfully harness land value capture to create places where people want to live are being explored by the Scottish Land Commission. Focus on how to capture the increase in the value of land due to publically created uplifts such as improved infrastructure, planning perm

Scottish Water has completed one of its biggest ever investments in Argyll and Bute, with its new £29 million water treatment works in Oban now operational.

An innovative home which aims to set the model of how Edinburgh helps to transform the day-to-day lives of people with disabilities has been unveiled for the first time.  With the help of a number of manufacturers and suppliers of building materials and kitchen and bathroom solutions, a working

Actress Tilda Swinton has withdrawn plans for renovations at her 113-year-old Highland home after objections from neighbours. The Oscar award-winning actress submitted plans to Highland Council for an extension to her £650,000 coastal Nairn property earlier this year.

Potentially over 670 jobs will be created with the development of five sites in Tweedbank, including Lowood Estate, which has been purchased by Scottish Borders Council. A report to full council on December 20 will outline a series of development plans for four sites on the Borders Innovation Park w

A developer who tore down a historic San Francisco house has been ordered to build an exact replica - and install a plaque outside explaining what happened. Property speculators have made a game out of tearing down historically protected homes, then retroactively applying for demolition permits, and

Almost 1000 guests were welcomed through the doors of the Park Plaza Hotel in London earlier this month on what was to prove to be the fundraising event of the year for the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity, with a magnificent £212,000 being raised for construction families in crisis. G