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Edinburgh councillors have given the green light to turn the city's former Scottish Widows headquarters into a 385-bedroom hotel.

Developer AMA and Kettle Collective architects have teamed up to share new proposals to secure the future of Edinburgh's Summerhall arts venue.

Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority has granted approval for a major development on a 6.77-hectare area of land north of Gartness Road, Drymen.

GTG Training has expanded its construction training offering from its purpose-built facility in Linwood, Glasgow, helping to address increasing workforce demand across Scotland's construction sector.

The Scottish Building Contract Committee (SBCC) has published the SBCC 2024 Design and Build Suite for use in Scotland.

McTaggart Construction has gifted £25,000 to Beatson Cancer Charity, the final donation in its £80,000 giving programme launched to mark the company's 80th anniversary. The gift completes a year of giving that has also seen donations go to Crossbasket House and to Simon Community Scotlan

Vattenfall has completed all 14 turbine foundations at its 63MW Clashindarroch II Wind Farm in Aberdeenshire, a major construction milestone delivered in 11 weeks. 

Shepherd and Hardies Chartered Surveyors has appointed six new graduates in the north east of Scotland. Joining the firm's training scheme, each graduate will undertake a structured training programme which prepares them for their RICS Assessment of Professional Competence, which will gain them MRIC

A local economic initiative has helped two Fife businesses secure new contract opportunities with a major contractor.

More than 200 projects with the potential to unlock £31.8 billion of investment across the South of Scotland have been identified in new research.

Knight Frank has committed to its second long-term lease in Scotland’s central belt this year, moving its Glasgow commercial property team to a best-in-class office development in the city centre. The consultancy has taken a first floor suite at 101 St Vincent Street in Glasgow – which s

Whitfield Consulting Services (WCS) is expanding its UK presence with the opening of a new office in Scotland this month. Headed up by Shane Govender PrEng CEng MICE, principal civil engineer at Whitfield Consulting Services, the Edinburgh base joins WCS’ existing offices in London and Norther

A new group of apprentices has begun their careers with Mears as part of North Lanarkshire Council's Enterprise contract.

Two industry voices are urging the UK government to act on the cost and movement of construction inputs ahead of Prime Minister Andy Burnham's first Budget this month. Peel Ports Group wants a smarter approach to bringing materials into the UK, while the Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) want

Suppliers have been announced for the £4.29 billion National Framework for Civil Engineering, Infrastructure and Enabling Works 2026, Pagabo’s largest infrastructure procurement offering to date.