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Excavation work at a Maxi Construction site in Edinburgh has uncovered a number of interesting archaeological finds, including a cannonball. Work at Old Stamp Office Close, 215 High Street, so far has identified the remains of two properties demolished sometime after the 1890s, along with a continua

The client which removed Interserve from a contract to deliver an energy from waste plant in Glasgow has said that it still expects to receive at least £64 million from the company for remedial works. Viridor’s parent company Pennon said in a trading statement today that completion of co

Fife-based Campion Homes has built on its year of record growth by reporting another strong year of trading with turnover increasing by 7.4% to £32.6mln and gross margins up by 1%. In total 56 private house sales were legally completed during the year at developments at Hawthornbank, Laurelban

The 65 sites longlisted to host a new offsite construction logistics hub for Heathrow Airport have been invited to state why they are best placed to deliver Britain’s biggest infrastructure project. Ten Scottish sites are in the running to host the logistics hub which will participate in the o

Plans have been unveiled for a new £8.1 million health and care centre in Aberdeen. The facility, which will be located in the Greenferns area on the western edge of Northfield near to Orchard Brae and Heathryburn Schools, will incorporate the general medical services currently being delivered

The project to build a brand new secondary school for Alness Academy is underway following the award of a key contract for the development. The Design and Build, Development Agreement (DBDA) will provide a new building for 660 pupils and will be equipped with sports facilities, two 3G pitches, a 25m

Plans for a new dedicated children’s theatre suite at the Tayside Children’s Hospital in Dundee have received further approval from the Scottish Government.  Tayside Children’s Hospital is based at Ninewells Hospital and this new children’s theatre suite will allow signi

Commercial property consultant Ryden has named Dr Mark Robertson as the firm’s new managing partner. Dr Robertson will take over from Bill Duguid who is moving to the role of chairman after six years as leader of the firm.

Chris Brooke FRICS has been officially inaugurated as president of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) at a ceremony in Hong Kong, beginning his term for the 2018-2019 year. A chartered surveyor and co-founder of Brooke Husband Limited, a property consulting firm based in Hong Kong,

Mosaic Architecture + Design has completed a £1 million design project for a Glasgow city centre restaurant. Perhaps its most stylish and ambitious yet, the project at So L.A. at 43 Mitchell Street is the fourth restaurant, bar and events space interior design for RUSK & RUSK to date.

Berratt Wong, a graduate quantity surveyor at Kier, explains how the company’s graduate programme has helped his career in construction flourish. I was born in Malaysia and growing up, there was a brilliant TV programme about life working on airlines, so I instantly decided that I wanted to be

CMS Window Systems has welcomed twelve young people to its new CMS Apprenticeship Programme. The initiative will provide credible career opportunities for local people every year and help to ensure that homegrown talent forms the nucleus of its manufacturing and installation workforce for future yea

The City of Glasgow College has formally entered into a research and development project agreement for the utilisation of drone inspections and surveys to include buildings of architecture and historical interest.

The issue of a potential bridge linking Northern Ireland to Scotland has reared its head once more after the idea was highlighted by Boris Johnson and other UK politicians. The idea of constructing a bridge across the Irish Sea was proposed by architect Professor Alan Dunlop earlier this year.

The Vacant and Derelict Land Taskforce has started the process of finding 100 sites in Scotland with the best potential for development. There are more than 3600 sites on the Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Survey, ranging in size from under one hectare up to more than 100 hectares.