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In the last 18 months Hardies Property & Construction Consultants has appointed seven trainee building surveyors and quantity surveyors to add to the one trainee gained from its recent acquisition of The Binnie McKenzie Partnership.

A major development project at Benromach distillery has today been granted planning permission by councillors.

Aggregate Industries is undertaking a major conservation project at its Isle of Grain terminal in Kent, after embarking on a programme to relocate a number of reptile species. With this flagship terminal made up of 40 acres of rich habitat and home to over 260 species of mammals, birds, invertebrate

A £10 million hotel and retail/food village at the Tomatin junction on the A9 has been approved by Highland Council. Over 100 new jobs will be created in the area as a result of the project which will include a 99-bedroom hotel, farm shop and 200-seater restaurant, drive-through bakery and foo

The Scottish Government has ordered a review into the consultation process around the future location of a new Monklands Hospital. NHS Lanarkshire is currently consulting on proposals for a new or replacement hospital, with an alternative site in Gartcosh being promoted by the health board as its to

The City of Edinburgh Council’s plan to deliver 20,000 new affordable homes by 2027 faces a funding shortfall of £77 million, new figures have revealed. The local authority’s Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) for 2019 to 2024, which has been approved by the council’s h

Persimmon Homes West Scotland has lodged plans to build 196 new homes on the site of a former hospital. The developer is hoping to secure permission to transform the 17-acre Stonehouse Hospital site with a £25 million development featuring a range of two, three, four and five-bedroom homes.

Work on West Dunbartonshire Council’s new multi-million pound care home in Clydebank has officially begun. The £14 million project – part of the Queens Quay development – will provide accommodation for 84 people, and up to 50 more at a day care centre.

Rebecca Barrass provides an insight on a Court of Appeal ruling into a ‘smash and grab’ construction case. Back in March of this year, we issued an update “Smash and Grab”: where are we now? following Mr Justice Coulson’s decision in S&T (UK) LTD v Grove Development

Progress has been made in tackling gender inequality involving Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths professions in Scotland during the past six years, but much more needs to be done to ensure that men and women can enjoy equal prospects in the sectors, according to a new report. The Tapping Al

Nearly two-thirds of builders have had to pass skip price increases on to clients and a fifth have had to pass on diesel price rises, making home improvement projects more expensive for home owners, according to new research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). According to the research, the

Eildon Housing Association has submitted an application to build 69 homes on the outskirts of Galashiels.

The renowned Building Good Employer Guide 2018 has ranked design and architecture practice HLM as one of the top 10 employers within the UK construction industry. Beating stiff competition, HLM additionally topped the flexible working and parental policies category for its efforts in making rem

Housing developer DJ Laing Homes has announced its latest sponsorship deal with Carnoustie Panmure FC ahead of the new season’s fixtures which has just kicked off in the Scottish Junior East Region Super League. The Carnoustie-based company will support the club for the 2018/19 season as main

Independent Scottish law firm Gillespie Macandrew has appointed experienced commercial property lawyer Andrew Yule as legal director. Andrew has over 15 years’ experience in commercial property and joins the business following a previous directorial position with Burness Paull.