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New images have been released which reveal how Paisley Arts Centre will look after a £2.8 million transformation. The 250-year-old former church building is being upgraded as part of a wider investment in Paisley’s venues and outdoor spaces.

Household names from the world of construction will help develop the standards for a new ‘kit of parts’ which will be used to create the next generation of government projects like schools, hospitals and prisons. The Construction Innovation Hub has appointed a new Design Standards B

Scotland’s National Transport Strategy must support positive collaboration with spatial planning to meet its commitments to be a zero carbon society by 2045, according to the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI). The Scottish Government has proposed a National Transport Strategy (NTS) which se

Ben Zielinski, a senior associate in the commercial litigation team at Shoosmiths in Edinburgh, considers the significance of a recent judgment in the Court of Session that has given greater clarification of how much notice a landlord needs to give to terminate a commercial lease in Scotland. A rece

The woman credited with opening up the legal profession to commercial ownership has been appointed to lead the new Standards and Regulation Board at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Dame Janet Paraskeva - former chief executive of the Law Society - will have responsibility and ac

Work by Ashleigh Building to construct a new early childhood centre in Kilmarnock got under way this week.

Network Rail has contributed its design data to an app that enables passengers to use augmented reality (AR) to see replacement footbridges at stations.

Plans to deliver 49 new flats at the site of a former garage in Glasgow have been granted planning approval.

GS Brown has submitted plans to Perth & Kinross Council to build 75 flats overlooking St Johnstone FC's stadium.

More than three-quarters of Britain’s builders have been victims of tool theft, with some having lost more than £20,000 worth of tools in the past ten years, according to new research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

The company which manufactures more than 80% of the winter maintenance and repair vehicles used on Britain’s roads has launched a new Scottish company to service gritters and other vehicles for customers across local authorities and private sector highways contractors. (from left) Econ’s

Hjaltland Housing Association is nearing the completion of the final phase of affordable homes at Gott in Tingwall.

Sir Alex Ferguson is trying to stop a “poorly designed” three-storey mansion being built next door to his home. The former Manchester United manager has objected “in the strongest terms” to plans for the new property in Wilmslow, Cheshire.

Mactaggart & Mickel has reunited with Mactaggart Family & Partners to secure a £10 million acquisition of two commercial properties in Edinburgh’s New Town. The purchase incorporates adjacent office buildings on the corner of Fettes Row and Dundas Street. Totalling 45,000 square

Energy regulator Ofgem said today it is “unable to approve” a plan by Scottish and Southern Energy Networks (SSEN) to build a 600MW subsea electricity transmission link from Shetland to mainland Scotland, though it would welcome revised proposals.