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Plumbing and heating professionals across the UK are calling on politicians to make room amid the Brexit tumult to focus on critical changes needed to create a resilient and sustainable construction sector.

A formal consultation into how Scotland’s housing system should look and feel in 2040 has been launched today by the Scottish Government.

A vision for the creation of an inspiring school learning space is to become reality after primary pupils won an innovative new competition run by the City of Edinburgh Council. St John Vianney RC Primary School pupils came up with the idea of transforming their outdated Audio Visual room into a fle

BESA Scotland is celebrating the success of refrigeration apprentice Josh Collins at the national finals of the 2019 WorldSkills SkillFRIDGE competition.

Kirkintilloch has been named the winner of the FutureTown Design Competition after securing more than half of the public votes for its ‘Giant Phone Box’ project. A sketch of the design proposal submitted by John Dickson

Glasgow construction firm City Building has helped babies across the city have a magical first Christmas.

Architect Kengo Kuma has created a trainer in collaboration with Japanese sports brand Asics. Echoing his signature style, the shoe features a crisscrossing pattern which Kuma said was inspired by a traditional Japanese bamboo crafting technique known as ‘yatara knitting’.

The University of Glasgow has submitted its plans for the next major building to be developed as part of its new £1 billion Gilmorehill campus

A towering mixed-use development in Glasgow’s Broomielaw area has been submitted for planning permission in principle. Property investment group Marlebone wants to deliver Grade A office space plus a hotel, bars and restaurants between Washington Street and McAlpine Street.

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has received planning consent from Renfrewshire Council for the provision of 249 new homes through the development of land off Craigton Drive, Dargavel Village, Bishopton. 

Morrison Construction was one of the main winners of the night at the Education Buildings Scotland awards, taking home the prizes for Contractor and Project of the Year. The £32 million West Calder High School project was the successful winner in the Project category, holding off competition f

Ground Developments Ltd (GDL) has secured the top award in this year’s Miller Homes Scotland Awards Lunch where, together with the efforts of its supply chain, the team lifted the Contractor of the Year 2019. (from left) Gus Fergusson, production director, Miller Homes; Ryan Johnstone, commerc

Furniture specialist Alpha Scotland has completed a 'flexible learning centre' for Glasgow Kelvin College.

Partick Housing Association has applied to convert a former community facility into flats. Under the plans, Merkin House in Purdon Street would be transformed into 14 one and two-bedroom apartments.

Yoker Housing Association has submitted plans to develop 28 new homes within the grounds of the former Yoker Primary School.