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Integrated environmental, engineering and technical services business RSK Group has today announced Headland Archaeology as its latest acquisition. Founded in 1996, Headland Archaeology provides heritage services to the UK’s development and construction sectors from four regional offices in Lu

The Scottish Government has pledged to invest £85 million over ten years in an initiative to drive economic growth across the Borders region. The Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal aims to boost economic development activity across a range of themes, including digital connectivity, tourism, reg

Robertson has completed a £3.1 million refurbishment project for the University of Edinburgh – with work also recently concluded on another campus development. The infrastructure firm has refurbished a four-storey building at 7-8 Chambers Street in the centre of the city. The former poli

A new Lidl store is due to be constructed in Bathgate by Clark Contracts. The construction, refurbishment and maintenance contractor will be delivering the design and build of the new supermarket on Whitburn Road.

Clark Contracts has started work to replace the roof and upgrade the façade of Peterhead Sheriff and Justice of the Peace Court. The £1 million building refurbishment will be carried out on behalf of the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) and is estimated to take nine months.

Robertson Group’s executive director, development, Scott Wilson, discusses why the company’s longest running partnership - one it has had for over 50 years - is proof that collaboration should be at the heart of every major construction/infrastructure project at MIPIM 2019. There are ple

Property consultant CBRE has announced the appointment of Hannah Lowe as an assistant surveyor in the advisory and transactions services team in Glasgow. Hannah, who completed her BSc (Hons) Property Management and Valuation at Glasgow Caledonian University in 2018, has been a trainee valuer with th

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA), Shelter Scotland and CIH Scotland will team up to commission new research on housing supply need in Scotland post-2021. As the Scottish Government’s programme to build 50,000 new homes between 2016 and 2021 continues into its third year,

Homes for Scotland has repeated its call for growth across all housing tenures as an increase in new build home completions masked a drop in the private sector. Yesterday’s Quarterly Housing Statistics for Scotland revealed a 4% increase in the number of new build homes completed across all se

A campaign to attract more people into careers in construction kicks off this month as 23 Scottish construction sites including Glasgow’s famous Queen Street train station pull back their hoardings for public tours. Open Doors 2019 which is delivered by Build UK in partnership with CITB will t

Caledonia Housing Association, Perth & Kinross Council, Fairfield Housing Co-operative and Kevin Stewart MSP gathered this week to commemorate the completion of the final stage of the Muirton regeneration project in Perth. To mark the end of the regeneration, housing minister Kevin Stewart, Cale

A new book highlighting the artefacts and structures found during archaeological excavations on the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/Balmedie to Tipperty (AWPR/B-T) project is now available to read. The book, a summary of the discoveries called Highway Through History, provides information on land

Members of the independent panel called upon by ministers to review Scotland’s planning system are close to withdrawing their support for the current Planning (Scotland) Bill. In a letter sent to planning minister Kevin Stewart today, Crawford Beveridge, Petra Biberbach and John Hamilton joine

A new boutique hotel is to be created in a historic Merchant City building after plans were approved by Glasgow councillors. The 14-bedroom development at 53 Virginia Street, commonly known as The Jacobean Building, was been given the green light by Glasgow City Council's planning committee last wee

Prime site property developer Queensberry Properties Ltd (QPL) has commenced construction of its latest residential project in Edinburgh. The new ‘Bonnington Mill’ flatted development is located in Edinburgh’s Newhaven Road on the site of former multi-let offices and workshops and