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Civil engineering company Story Scotland has promoted its director John MacArthur to managing director following an exceptional start to 2019 which saw the firm secure a five-year framework contract worth £135 million with Network Rail. MacArthur, who starts his new role on 1 February, joined

Revised proposals for a mixed-used transformation of Edinburgh’s Leith Walk complete with affordable housing and student accommodation have been recommended for approval by City of Edinburgh Council planners. Drum Property Group plans to demolish the two-storey red sandstone shop frontages and

Scottish Borders Council (SBC) will next week consider a report on the final business case for the Borders Innovation Park ahead of its submission to access £15 million of funding. The Borders Innovation Park at Tweedbank will help deliver much needed high quality business space in the area, s

A topping out ceremony has been held to mark a key milestone in the construction of the new £40 million Queensferry High School. Deputy First Minister and cabinet secretary for education and skills, John Swinney, yesterday visited and poured a final piece of concrete on the top floor, marking

Plans for a “milestone” purpose-built campus in Qatar have been launched by the University of Aberdeen. University principal Professor George Boyne unveiled the proposals yesterday along with Her Excellency Dr Sheikha Aisha bint Faleh Al Thani, chairperson and founder of the Al Faleh Gro

The UK Government has confirmed that it will adopt EU standards for construction products if there is no Brexit deal, while the qualifications of EU architects would continue to be recognised. In its guidance on The system for recognising EU qualified architects in the UK if there is no Brexit deal,

A new initiative which will see the City of Edinburgh Council buy tenement flats from owners and rent them back to ensure essential repairs are carried out are to be progressed. Under the proposals, the local authority would offer to purchase the former council properties, with their owners’ c

The return of UK funds and Glasgow’s best year for offices in more than a decade saw levels of investment in Scottish commercial property outperform the five-year average, according to analysis from Knight Frank. More than £2.5 billion was invested in commercial property - including offi

Clyde Gateway has welcomed ten new tenant companies to the area, as they move into their modern new premises at the newly-opened Grade A Red Tree Magenta office building. The £9 million, 40,000 sq ft Red Tree Magenta building has been delivered by Clyde Gateway Development Limited at Magenta,

Scottish specialist glass and aluminium installer Cube Glass has won another substantial contract in the petrochemical industry which is likely to speed its entry into new sectors and increase it product range. In a highly technical project, it supplied and fitted blast resistant windows, framings a

The National Trust for Scotland has launched a campaign to save the birthplace of Bard. The humble cottage in Alloway where Robert Burns was born and where the first Burns Night Supper was held is at risk of being damaged beyond repair, it said.

The Court of Session has overturned a decision by Scottish Ministers to refuse planning permission for a 600-home development at Airthrey Kerse in Bridge of Allan. Graham’s The Family Dairy, in partnership with Mactaggart & Mickel Homes, lodged an appeal last year regarding its proposals t

Morrison Construction is to deliver a new primary school in Haddington that is being fully funded through developers’ contributions. Letham Primary School is being developed at Letham Mains on the west side of the town. The site was zoned for housing in East Lothian Council’s Local Devel

Councillors have given the green light to £18 million plans for a new leisure centre and swimming pool in Helensburgh. The Helensburgh Waterfront Development will demolish and replace the existing facility, with associated parking and coach drop-off, as well as public realm works to meet the n

Glasgow City Council has appointed Professor Brian Evans as its first City Urbanist to enhance the city’s approach to place-making and connectivity. A professor in urbanism and landscape at The Glasgow School of Art's Mackintosh School of Architecture, and one of the UK's leading urbanists, th