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An Edinburgh firm that provides monitors and devices to help prevent hand arm vibration (HAV) has appointed construction services expert Fiona Perrin to its board. Ms Perrin joins the board of Reactec as a non-executive director.

Plans for the first homes to be developed at Blindwells have been submitted to East Lothian Council. The first residential plots at Blindwells

Glasgow construction firm City Building has recruited 60 new craft trade apprentices, helping to tackle the industry’s skills gap and creating valuable job opportunities for young people across Glasgow. This year’s intake includes aspiring joiners, heating engineers, lift engineers, elec

Work is now under way on a new nursery in Dundee which will cater for more than 170 children from next year. Procured through Major Works – Scotland, part of the Scape National Construction framework, Robertson has been awarded the £2.5 million contract by Dundee City Council to build th

Advance Construction Scotland Ltd joined forces with ENGIE to give delegates from Glasgow Kelvin College a work-based learning opportunity in a real-time working environment.

Representatives from Scottish local authorities and housing associations are joining construction contractors at a conference tomorrow to discuss key topics relating to affordable housing following the launch of Scotland Excel’s £1.5 billion New Build Residential Construction framework l

Just over 50% of the Scottish Government’s overall affordable housing target had been met by the end of 2018/19 with the figure rising to 61% in terms of approvals, according to the 2019 UK Housing Review Autumn Briefing Paper from the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH). The report, publishe

Transport secretary Michael Matheson has approved £15 million of funding to take forward a study of three options for improving capacity on the western approaches to Edinburgh Waverley Station.

Arc-Tech (Scotland) Ltd has completed an extensive range of service upgrades to improve facilities for the 2019/20 academic year at South Lanarkshire College.

Proposals for a 394-bedroom student scheme set to go to committee on Wednesday have received the backing of local councillors and a local community group. Property developer Harrison Developments is seeking to deliver purpose-built student accommodation at Westfield Road, Gorgie, which will serve to

Miller Homes teamed up with 2019 BBC MasterChef finalist, Jilly McCord, to host an exclusive event at its Bothwellbank development in Bothwell last weekend. Locals, househunters and buyers were served brunch canapés in the showhome’s kitchen and heard Jilly’s top tips fo

Marshall Construction has been appointed as principal contractor for the first two phases in the redevelopment of the former Pilmuir Works in Dunfermline following a “comprehensive negotiation process”.

The combined property firms of BNP Paribas Real Estate (BNP PRE) and Strutt & Parker have appointed two directors in new senior roles within the Scottish business. Gary Murphy has joined BNP PRE as head of valuation, based in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Residential development specialist Natalie Simp

A commercial property landlord has been granted a court order requiring a tenant to leave the premises after a judge ruled that the notice to terminate the lease, which gave a period of just under six months, was valid under common law.

UK developer Watkin Jones has signalled confidence in the student accommodation markets in Edinburgh and Glasgow with the release of its development pipeline. The group has secured development agreements for two purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sites with new client CA Ventures, a Chicago-