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Kintore House Glasgow-based building services provider Arc-Tech (Scotland) Ltd has been appointed to deliver a turnkey M&E solution for the refurbishment and fit out of Kintore House located in Edinburgh’s city centre.

Les Sharp Plans to bring forward housing development sites in Clackmannanshire are among a list of potential projects for the proposed Stirling & Clackmannanshire City Deal, the council has revealed.

An aerial view of the remains of the Antonine Wall and the Roman fort in Clydebank’s Goldenhill Park. Pic used with permission of GetMapping 2017. Antonine Wall project wins National Lottery support

When completed in March 2019, Mjøsa Tower in the Norwegian town of Brumunddal will be the world’s tallest wooden building. The building will stand over 80 metres tall and its 18 storeys will house offices, a hotel and apartments.

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Developers have vowed to carry on their plans to turn the former Royal High School into a luxury hotel after the proposal was unanimously rejected by the City of Edinburgh Council yesterday following a six hour hearing. Duddingston House Properties and Urbanist Group proposed turning the historic bu

John Irvine (left) and Andrew Tweedie Housebuilder and construction company Bancon Group has announced its results for the year ending 31 March 2017 which show a significant improvement in trading performance in a challenging market.

The University of Aberdeen has announced plans to build a new £35 million Science Teaching Hub that will transform the learning experience for thousands of students and encourage school children to get involved in science subjects. The new building will feature cutting edge facilities and flexible

Scottish construction industry bodies are surveying their memberships for views on the future of the Construction Levy administered UK-wide by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB). Members of the Scottish Building Federation (SBF) and the Scottish Decorators’ Federation (SDF) have u

Perth Sheriff Court. By Simon Armstrong - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0 A biker died after being knocked off his machine by a road roller when a repair firm made critical errors in operating roadworks, a judge has ruled.

Haydn Mursell Kier is pledging 1% of its workforce to act as career ambassadors in schools and colleges over the next 12 months to help attract new talent into the industry.

Ruth Davidson The development of new towns, a cabinet level post for the housing minister and the creation of a new housing and infrastructure agency are among a raft of ideas announced by Ruth Davidson today as she outlined a fresh focus on housing for the Scottish Conservatives.

Countryside campaigners who sought judicial review of a decision to approve plans for a new wind farm in a designated “wild land” area have had their legal challenge dismissed. Danish billionaire and landowner Anders Povlsen, director of Wildland Limited, which owns the Ben Loyal, Kinloch and Ho

Andrew McFarlane Increased building material prices and a shortage of labourers can flatten the Scottish Government’s laudable building ambitions, says Andrew McFarlane.

Plans have been submitted for 67 new homes to help address a “particular need” for affordable housing in Inverness. Joint applicants Redco Slackbuie Ltd, Robertson Partnership Homes and Caledonia Housing Association, want to build the properties and five business or retail units in a field by Sl