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More than twenty recommendations have been put forward that could help shape the future of transport in the Borders. The final report of The Borders Transport Corridors Study-Pre Appraisal has been published today, looking at the improvements that could be made in future.

The University of Bath is testing a number of waste materials to assess their thermal performance as potential materials for insulating buildings. A collaborative project with the University of Brighton, UniLaSalle in Rouen, France, and five other academic and non-academic partners is investigating

Balfour Beatty has secured a £70 million contract to deliver the University of Edinburgh’s flagship Edinburgh Futures Institute refurbishment and extension project. The contractor will be responsible for restoring and connecting six wards; unlocking the building’s wide corridors to

The developer behind the Edinburgh Marina project has appointed McLaughlin & Harvey as the main contractor for the first phase of development. Comprising the new 373 berth Edinburgh Marina and the new 187 bedroom Hyatt Regency Spa & Conference Hotel with 98 serviced apartments, phase one of

The first of a number of rounds of engagement seeking the opinions and perspectives of individuals, organisations and bodies on Scotland’s future infrastructure priorities has been launched by the Infrastructure Commission for Scotland (ICS). The ICS has been established to provide Scottish Go

Funding for a range of high-profile projects has been approved as Aberdeen City Council agreed its 2019/20 General Fund Capital Programme budget. Elected members approved the spending priorities during a meeting of the full council in the Town House chamber yesterday.

Andrew Wyllie CBE is to leave Costain after 14 years as CEO of the company. Current managing director of the group’s natural resources division Alex Vaughan will be appointed as CEO with effect from the conclusion of the company’s AGM on May 7.

Construction materials group Breedon said today it is “confident of making further progress in the current year” after it delivered a “strong performance” in the face of “difficult trading conditions”. The firm reported a rise in both turnover and pre-tax profits

The chairman of the Scottish Property Federation (SPF) has called upon the Scottish Parliament to fix its Planning Bill, which the industry organisation said is now an unworkable tangle. Speaking at the SPF annual conference at the EICC today, Miller Mathieson, will say that the Bill, which policy m

Savills’ planning team in Scotland and the research institute Inherit have together won a Scottish Government tender for research which will inform the future preparation of the National Planning Framework (NPF4). The project will be undertaken by Savills rural planning specialists, along with

Building services contractor Arc-Tech (Scotland) Ltd has maintained its commitment to trade apprenticeships for a third year with the announcement of two new entrants in 2019. The company began trading in 2016 and since then, 11 trade apprentices have been employed as part of a recruitment drive tha

Proposals to create new council housing on sites at Summerhill, Kincorth, Torry, Dyce and Greenferns are among those to have moved forward as part of ambitious plans to significantly increase the supply of social housing in Aberdeen. The plans were at the heart of the Housing Revenue Account budget

MCR Property Group has announced its acquisition of a 37.3 acre site in Solsgirth, Clackmannanshire. The Manchester and London-based developer is exploring options to deliver a residential-led scheme on the land, which falls under the Clackmannanshire Local Development Plan.

The Board of Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) has approved a budget for 2019/20 which will see an investment of £15.8 million in the Association’s stock of 5,100 homes. The outlay is broken down into £9.6m of capital investment, £3.9m in reactive repairs and £

Around £8 million is set to be invested in Dundee’s council houses for new fire and smoke detection systems in a programme to improve safety measures for tenants. Following Scottish Government consultation, the existing standard required in private rented housing is being extended to all