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State-of-the-art kitchens at a new CALA development have been put to the test by one of Britain’s best loved bakers.

Kier Group has today announced that its finance director Bev Dew is to step down. Mr Dew will leave the firm by September 30 shortly after the announcement of its results for the financial year, after over four years in the role.

Plans to build more than 600 new homes in one of Glasgow’s key regeneration areas have moved a step closer to becoming reality. A masterplan for the site in Hamiltonhill received planning permission in principle in December. And now, developers behind the £90 million mixed-tenure project

Main contractor Multiplex Construction Europe Ltd has appointed engineering specialist SES Engineering Services (SES) to work on its £90 million learning space for the University of Glasgow. Designed by architects HLM, the seven-storey 16,640sqm new build James McCune Smith Learning Hub is the

Decisions on funding infrastructure in Scotland should be based on long-term factors beyond the economy, the Royal Town Planning Institute Scotland has said. In its written response to a call for evidence from the Infrastructure Commission for Scotland (ICS), RTPI Scotland pressed the ICS to be more

Two prototype homes have been unveiled which aim to address changing customer needs by adapting to meet individual requirements. Taylor Wimpey said the homes at Dargavel Village development in Bishopton respond to customer feedback and will gather information that could change the way the company ho

Hundreds of construction jobs and more than 400 homes are set to be created as work starts on three development sites in East Dunbartonshire over the coming months. CALA Homes (West) said it anticipates the sites in Bishopbriggs, Lenzie and Kirkintilloch will deliver around 444 direct construction j

Plans to bring the iconic Port Ellen Distillery on Islay back to life in a unique celebration of distilling heritage and innovation have been formally submitted. The detailed planning application setting out proposals that will see the famous ‘silent distillery’ reopened more than 35 yea

The new owner of Dundee construction services firm McGill is to revive the company’s specialist homes division. Chief executive Graeme Carling, who is one of Scotland’s largest private landlords through Carling Property Group, said the move would complement his knowledge of the residenti

Engineering, environment and design consultancy Sweco UK has bolstered its range of multidisciplinary services and grown its geographic footprint with the acquisition of MLM Group. The deal creates a combined business with an annual turnover of £108 million and 1,340 employees across a network

Places for People is undertaking a UK-wide project to assess the opportunities of Building Information Management (BIM) at scale across its diverse set of operating businesses and across the entire lifecycle of its property assets. The project aims to determine where and how BIM can be of further va

Funding has been made available for projects that can demonstrate how datasets can be used to support the local environment. Organisations can apply for a share of £250,000 of UK Government funding to support developer decisions in the Scottish countryside.

Around 13% of new homes across Scotland are currently missing out on full fibre technology, according to digital network operator Openreach. The firm called on the 60-plus Scottish homebuilders at a conference at BT Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh to make sure their home buyers are not among the 3,

A nationwide tour of technical presentations dealing with up-to-the-minute matters of interest to a wide number of trade professionals is about to begin. An annual event since 2013, the SELECT Toolbox Talks Tour 2019 is aimed at members of Scotland's electrotechnical industry.

FM Group has started to build its 40,364 sq ft supermarket on the Ury Estate site, just outside Stonehaven. Located at the south-western corner of the Ury Estate, the site of the future supermarket lies adjacent to the A90 Aberdeen to Dundee road, and the Slug Road, to the north of the seaside town.