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Chartered surveyor firm DM Hall has taken another major step in building the infrastructure for further growth with a move to much larger premises in Glasgow and the refurbishment of its head office in Edinburgh. Following significant investment, it has revamped the ground floor of its premises at 1

Roger Bullivant Limited (RBL) has been appointed by Kier Construction Limited to deliver a piling solution for the new HMP Glasgow, a project that will replace HMP Barlinnie and set a new benchmark for custodial infrastructure in Scotland. 

The Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm offshore jacket foundation and substation platform have been successfully installed at the North Sea site of this flagship 1.1 gigawatt Scottish project.

As thousands of young people across Scotland receive their National 5 results today, the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) is encouraging them to consider a career in construction.

First Minister John Swinney has welcomed a five-figure sponsorship package which has secured the future of a popular Perthshire half marathon and 10K race for the next three years. Entries are already flooding in for the rebranded 2025 Rattray Beaver Run on Sunday, September 21.

Vacancy in the Scottish out-of-town retail warehouse market now stands at just 4.3%, below the national average of 4.7%, and has resulted in a decline in letting activity across core markets including Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen, according to Savills.

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has launched a £250,000 project to upskill 100 rainscreen façade system installers and 24 supervisors to accelerate remediation works required across the country. Wigan-headquartered 3B Training Ltd, a multi-accredited CITB Approved Traini

A free guide aimed at improving the safety of buildings has been published by The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and other professional bodies. The publication, titled “Guide to Products Critical to Safe Construction,” provides designers, specifiers, and installers with the

Summix Capital has submitted a planning application to the City of Edinburgh Council for a residential-led, mixed-use development at Edinburgh Gateway, the site of the former Saica packaging facility in West Edinburgh. The regeneration specialist said Edinburgh Gateway provides a unique opportunity

A planning application has been submitted to Midlothian Council for the redevelopment of the former Pomathorn Mill site in Penicuik, a brownfield site identified for residential use in the adopted Midlothian Local Development Plan.

Kingdom Housing Association has unveiled 29 affordable homes in Pittenweem in a boost to housing availability in the East Neuk. The development at Station Court in Pittenweem marks another success for Kingdom, working in partnership with Campion Homes, offering affordable accommodation in an area wh

West Developments has appointed Muir Timber Systems as the timber frame supplier for its latest private housing development at Balruddery in Angus. The project will deliver three identical detached homes, each featuring one and three quarter storeys and a room-in-roof design.

A joint venture between Gylemuir Capital and Housing Growth Partnership (HGP) has reached practical completion of their purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) property in Dundee. 

Home Group Scotland has completed its first major retrofit programme.

Shepherd Chartered Surveyors has made a key appointment in its residential valuation team in Aberdeen with the recruitment of Paul Delaney as an associate. A graduate of Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh in 2004, where he earned an Honours Degree in Building Surveying with Building Pathology and P