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Building surveyor Martin Whittaker joins the company from Capita Property and Infrastructure. A time served joiner, he changed career path following a spell in Australia, going on to complete a degree in Building Surveying at Glasgow Caledonian University. Part of the Project & Development Servi

The Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers’ Federation (SNIPEF) has made two new appointments to boost apprenticeship numbers and increase diversity. Gillian Macaulay has joined SNIPEF Training Services (STS) as regional support officer and Lorraine Doig has been appointed

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has acquired land to allow the delivery of the next phase of 74 private new homes at its Calderwood development on land off West Bonnington Road in East Calder.

Aberdeenshire Council has given its support for the sale of land at Canal Park in Banff to allow for a potential supermarket development, along with an agreement to consult with the sports groups that will be affected.

Barratt & David Wilson Homes has lodged a Proposal of Application Notice with Angus Council outlining its plans for a new housing development to the north of Monifieth.

Construction services provider Speedy has opened two new regional service centres in Scotland.

Saltire Facilities Management has been awarded a boiler installation contract from Kingdom Housing Association, valued at £1.3 million. The contract will see Saltire’s gas qualified engineers providing reactive maintenance and annual safety checks of gas-powered domestic central heating

The serviced offices arm of HFD Group has become the first organisation in the UK to achieve a new global standard for facilities management. Awarded by the British Standards Institution (BSI), the ISO 41001 quality mark recognises a range of management practices including HFD’s approach

Amey has secured a three-year contract to continue works to upgrade, maintain and repair the street lights for East Renfrewshire Council.

The third of East Dunbartonshire’s brand new Early Years Centres is now open.

New plans have been submitted to deliver homes on the site of a former post office in Glasgow. The B-listed site at 1 Annfield Place, just off Duke Street, dates back to 1750 and housed the Royal Mail hub until it closed in 2016. 

The area outside the former Granton Station, being built for local people and visitors to enjoy community events and recreation, is to be named Granton Station Square.

Moscow's chief architect Sergey Kuznetsov has completed a pipe-shaped cabin, constructed like the hull of a ship and balanced on the edge of a slope in Russia's Nikola-Lenivets Art Park. The holiday home was conceived for the annual Archstoyanie festival, known as Russia's Burning Man, and will

A new vision has been unveiled for a transformational redevelopment of Ocean Terminal in Leith that will see the 20-year-old centre open up to the waterfront.

Having helped complete the delivery of phase one of the new St James Quarter in Edinburgh, BDP has shared some insight into how it is designed with the movement of people in mind and delivers a real step change for retail.