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West Lothian's bridge network will see over £1.3 million of investment this year (2021/22) to improve key areas of infrastructure.

Property professionals Michael P Churm and Joseph Wemyss have joined the Dumfries office of independent chartered surveyor DM Hall. Michael P Churm, a property valuation surveyor with extensive professional experience in property and valuation matters, including acting as an expert witness, has been

The City of Edinburgh Council continues to make good progress on a number of its infrastructure projects despite the significant impact of dealing with the global pandemic on the hundreds of services it provides for the city, a new performance and benchmarking report has revealed.

A new page has been created on the Highland Council's website to keep the public updated on the progress of works for the re-profiled capital programme’s education, housing, and property projects across the region.

Andreas Gyllenhammar has been appointed the new chief sustainability officer at Sweco. He succeeds Mattias Goldmann who has decided to pursue new opportunities outside of the company.

Orkney Housing Association has taken further steps to build strongly out of the COVID pandemic, support the local construction industry and deliver a significant number of highly energy efficient new affordable houses in Orkney. Latest contract awards worth over £5 million to Orkney Builders (

Professor Adam Boddison is to join the Association for Project Management (APM), the chartered body for the project profession, as its new chief executive. Currently chief executive at charitable membership organisation nasen (the National Association for Special Educational Needs), Prof Boddis

A Georgian renovation in rural Killearn has been crowned the winner of 2021’s Scotland’s Home of the Year in the finale of the BBC Scotland series Home to interior stylist Karen Welstead, husband Matt and their daughters Cora and Marnie and son, William, the pink house, which the couple

Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership (DGHP) tenants Andy and Mary McDowall are celebrating after becoming the first people to move into a new housing development in Sanquhar. Built on the site of an old school, the development is made up of 12 homes made up of four one-bedroom bungalows, six tw

The thorny issue of how many fake windows a new jail should have appears to have been settled. The Board of Adjustment (BOA) for the city of Winona in Minnesota unanimously approved a compromise with Winona County and its architects.

An additional 26,250 jobs are required by 2025 within Scotland's construction sector to meet demand as the industry bounces back from the pandemic, according to a new study. The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has predicted that the Scottish sector will grow by an annual averag

TÜV SÜD UK has appointed Dave Peacock as technical director of its building advisory service. Mr Peacock has worked in the UK construction and property sector for 24 years, with a focus on BIM & digital services for the last 13 years. He joins TÜV SÜD from Roya

A joint venture between BAM Properties and TCP Developments has handed over the keys to Building 1, Atlantic Square in Glasgow’s International Financial Services District to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), which is leading the delivery of Phase 1 of UK Government Hubs.

Plans for a new Aberdeenshire Council office and community facilities on the site of the former Ellon Academy annexe have been lodged with planners.

A resurfacing and civils firm based in Renton, West Dunbartonshire, has secured a major framework with Network Rail to provide surfacing across its Scotland route for the next five years. The Tier 1 contract was secured by Complete Paving Requirements (Scotland) Limited (CPR) which will provide