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JR Group's the proposed new office development in Paisley Paisley-based JR Group has secured over £35 million of orders for its new construction division within its first year of trading.

Council planners in Aberdeenshire have backed a £150 million housing and retail development at Blackdog despite concerns it will hit traders in surrounding north-east towns. Under plans lodged with the local authority a year ago, developers Ashfield Land and local housebuilder Kirkwood Homes want t

Developer Dandara has submitted proposals to Aberdeen City Council to build 151 homes and a retirement apartment block in the Pinewood area of Countesswells. Under the plans, 116 of the properties will be spread across two apartment blocks with the remaining 35 units built as nearby houses.

Veitchi Group’s head office in Cambuslang One of Scotland’s oldest and largest construction industry sub-contractors is today celebrating its 100th anniversary.

Michael McBrearty Construction and infrastructure partnership hub South West is set to help companies in Lanarkshire, Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway to get clued-up on how to win profitable new business from some of Scotland’s biggest building contractors.

Edinburgh Quay Scotland’s commercial property market could welcome a number of new international investors over the next 12 months, particularly among private overseas buyers, Knight Frank has said.

Edinburgh College of Art Kier Group is opening a record seven sites to the public for Open Doors Week 2017 (half of the total Scottish sites open for the event) as it reaffirms its commitment to recruiting the next generation of talented workers to the industry.

Groundwork to begin on Inverness Justice Centre Groundwork is due to begin today on Scotland’s first purpose-built justice centre in Inverness.

Designer Julius Taminiau has created a floating house equipped with office space using a durable version of MDF. First discovered during an exhibition in London, where he worked on an open source plan for houses, Julius took his findings back to the Netherlands and set about designing his dream buil

The University of Glasgow has picked Multiplex to manage the £700 million first phase of its estate expansion plan over the next decade, according to reports. The Construction Enquirer has reported that Multiplex was selected ahead rival Lendlease to take the first phase of the planned Gilmorehill

Glasgow City Council has approved the sale of land in the city’s Park Quadrant, paving the way for the development of almost 100 homes at the site. City Property (Glasgow) LLP, on behalf of the council, announced the £5.7 million sale of an area of land in the area adjacent to Kelvingrove Park.

Aberdeenshire Council has objected to Aberdeen FC's plans to build a new £40 million stadium west of the city. Under proposals lodged by the club in January, the football and community sports hub would be built on a 24.5 hectare site at Kingsford, close to the Aberdeen bypass, near Westhill.

Details of how a £10 million dolphin watching centre in Aberdeen could look have been unveiled with the release of a new image. The proposed centre at Greyhope Bay, near Torry, will feature a wildlife viewing platform and a variety of amenities to encourage science and education through performance

The Scottish Government has granted planning consent to its third floating windfarm following today’s approval of a demonstration project near Thurso. The two turbine Dounreay Trì Floating Wind Demonstration Project will be located approximately six km off the Caithness coastline.

Art on display in Laurieston Regeneration projects in Glasgow and Edinburgh have been held up as best practice at the Scottish Parliament.