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An aerial view of the Kingdom Park development site in Kirkcaldy Fife Council has given the green light to public art plans that will pave the way for new housing developments in Kirkcaldy and Glenrothes, The Courier has reported.

The newly-opened £20 million Nucleus building in Wick, built by Morrison Construction, took home two awards at the inaugural Architects' Journal Architecture of the Year Awards this month. The building, designed by Reiach and Hall and home to the national archive for the civil nuclear industry, won

Archie Meikle Despite recent news of a reduction in construction output, Bathgate-based main contractor Ashwood Scotland is reporting a spike in its order book following a raft of project wins.

Hillcrest Housing Association and Robertson Partnership Homes have teamed up to deliver the much needed gift of affordable housing this Christmas. The development of 138 homes at St Machar Road in Aberdeen is funded through a Scottish Government grant totalling £9,574,100.

The Wise Group and McTaggart Group have agreed an official employability partnership which has resulted in full time jobs for four young people from one of Glasgow’s most disadvantaged areas. The partnership was launched in October this year, the first site being McTaggart’s Ashfield Street, whe

(from left) Jonny Kinross (chief executive, GCP), David Wilson (operations director - Morrison Construction), Jo Elliot (chair - hub South East), Bruce Dickson (regional director - BAM Construction) Martin Taylor (framework manager - Graham Construction), Tommy Steel (workshop manager, GCP), Elisa F

It isn’t Christmas until you’ve played Ogilvie Group’s festive arcade game so stop what you’re doing and have a go at this year’s offering. Unlike last year, when the aim was to help Santa deliver his presents, this time you have to help him avoid the gifts.

The Scottish Government has rejected an appeal for plans to build a student housing development adjoining Charles Rennie Mackintosh's world-renowned Glasgow School of Art (GSA) building. Plans by developers Urban Pulse would have seen the former Jumpin’ Jaks nightclub on Sauchiehall Street demolis

A new energy centre at Queens Quay could start generating heat by Autumn 2018 after planning permission was granted for the development at the £250 million regeneration project on the site of the former John Brown’s shipyard in Clydebank. Construction of the energy centre for the District Heat Ne

David Knight, Avant Homes Scotland managing director Stirling-based homebuilder Avant Homes has been granted planning permission to build 121 new homes for a £35.2 million development in Dargavel Village in Bishopton, Renfrewshire.

Much-needed new homes are being held up in the planning system because local authorities are increasing the expectations on developers to deliver infrastructure solutions such as new local schools, according to Homes for Scotland. In evidence provided to the Scottish Parliament’s education & s

McAleer & Rushe has signed an Agreement for Lease with Ireland’s largest hotel chain to deliver a new four-star hotel in Glasgow city centre. The proposed c. 250 bed Maldron Hotel will come with bar, restaurant and business conferencing facilities and will centrally located on Re

Andrew Davies Andrew Davies is to begin work in his new position as chief executive officer at Carillion earlier than expected after an agreement was reached with Wates Group.

Tower blocks in Motherwell Every single tower block in North Lanarkshire could be pulled down under new plans being considered by Scotland's biggest council landlord.

Charles Craigie Marwick The Lands Tribunal for Scotland (LTS) has announced the appointment of Charles Craigie Marwick BSc (Hons) FRICS as its new surveyor member in succession to the late Douglas Gillespie.