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Plans for a new £24 million modern education facility in Oban took a step forward yesterday after Argyll and Bute Council announced it was minded to grant planning permission for the new school. Due to the formal objection from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), a statutory consultee, the counc

A planned £15 million upgrade of Glasgow's George Square has been put on hold, according to reports. In 2012, Glasgow City Council leader Gordon Matheson launched a design competition to give the historic heart of the city a new look.

Dundee Railway Station Work on a £28 million railway station development in Dundee will begin in the autumn after councillors approved the plans, though the process was far from smooth.

Councillors are to consider proposals for a new £333 million Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC) after full plans were submitted by developers. Henry Boot Developments is to partner Aberdeen City Council on the public/private project at Bucksburn which includes a four-star hotel w

The construction of a £1 million holiday home gifted to families who have children with cancer has started following the fundraising success of a small Edinburgh charity. It’s Good 2 Give, the charity run by volunteer fundraiser Lynne McNicoll OBE, has turned the turf on a plot of land on the ban

New designs for a £75 million hotel to be built at the former Royal High School on Edinburgh’s Calton Hill have been submitted after a public consultation “fundamentally altered” the initial plans. A proposed design for a 160-room development released in March was criticised from heritage gro

Scottish construction company Pacific Building is celebrating its birthday by giving away tranches of cash to ten worthy causes – the donations representing the number of years the firm has been in business. The Renfrewshire company has also hosted a grand party for staff, clients and friends and

Anna Stewart Laing O’Rourke has announced a £58 million pre-tax loss for its European division following problems with off-site prefabrication on several UK contracts.

Simpson & Brown Architects have been appointed as lead design consultants on the £7 million restoration of Glasgow’s iconic Willow Tea Rooms and the creation of a world-class Charles Rennie Mackintosh visitor centre. The announcement follows an international competition to find an architectur

A derelict site in Govanhill is to be transformed into affordable homes in a scheme put forward by Govanhill Housing Association. The £5.5 million plans involve a 42-home development at the corner of Victoria Road and Butterbiggins Road.

The construction of the new £14 million Eastwood Health and Care Centre in Clarkston is delivering real benefits to the local community with 10 employment opportunities already created through the project. Construction and infrastructure company, Morgan Sindall plc, has been working with hub West S

Athletes Village Glasgow City Council looks ahead to Scotland Build 2015

A new student housing development is set to be built in Edinburgh following a £19 million investment secured by Maven Capital Partners. The firm will act as the asset manager on behalf of IP Investment Management (IPIM), a Singapore-based Investment Fund, on the scheme which will see 255 purpose-bu

Formula One-style virtual build and test simulators could be used in construction within five years, according to a key industry figure. Adam Locke, partnership and innovation leader within the engineering excellence group at contractor Laing O’Rourke, said construction was only beginning to adapt

Andy Purdon HR Services Scotland has been appointed to deliver support to hub South West Scotland and work with companies in the region to bring them up to speed with the complexities of the current employment environment.