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Drum Property Group has revealed high levels of public support for its planning application which is set to transform Stead’s Place, near the foot of Leith Walk. More than 2,000 letters of support for Drum’s development proposals have been lodged with the City of Edinburgh Council in adv

Laura Closs Laura Closs reveals her pathway towards a career with Kier Construction.

Stonemason apprentices (from left) Ben Nicolson, Jack Jeffrey, Lawrence Schofield, Liam McKenzie and Ben Taylor A new Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) partnership has been launched in Edinburgh to help meet the demand for stonemasonry skills to protect and preserve Scotland’s iconic bui

Charitable organisations across Britain are being urged to get their applications ready as £2.5 million of funding becomes available in the next round of the Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme.

CHAP Group meets Prince Charles at Peterhead Fishmarket launch Prince Charles, known as the Duke of Rothesay in Scotland, attended the official launch ceremony on Saturday for the new state-of-the-art Peterhead Fishmarket.

A Stockport leisure complex has been voted Britain’s worst new building after judges described it as a “sad metaphor for our failing high streets”. The warehouse-like buildings of Redrock Stockport beat five other shortlisted candidates to win the Carbuncle Cup, awarded by Building Design to w

Edinburgh Park Work on plans to transform around 43 acres of land south of Edinburgh Park into a £500 million ‘urban quarter’ is set to start within weeks after councillors approved the first phase of the project.

Ground investigations are due to start later this month on the section of the A9 between Crubenmore and Kincraig. Fugro Geoservices Ltd has been awarded the contract totalling over £2.7 million for the 10 mile stretch of the route.

An ambitious five-year masterplan to build hundreds of new social houses in North Ayrshire has been unveiled. The Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) aims to deliver more than 1700 high-quality homes in neighbourhoods where people want to live.

Plans for the new £19.34 million Health and Care Centre in Clydebank have taken another step forward. Members of West Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership audit committee unanimously agreed to submit the Full Business Case (FBC) to the next meeting of the finance and planning committee

CALA Homes has submitted a planning application to Aberdeen City Council for a development at 22 King’s Gate. The application outlines a proposal for the creation of 49 one and two bedroom apartments.

Construction firms across Great Britain will be targeted on their health standards by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). These inspections will be the first time the regulator has targeted the industry with a specific focus on respiratory risks and occupational lung disease, looking at the measu

The latest new-build school in South Ayrshire took an important step forward last week with the completion of the main structure of the new Queen Margaret Academy in Ayr. This latest success means the state-of-the-art school is well on track for opening its doors in October 2019.

Kathrine Eddon Lawyers Kathrine Eddon and Michelle Essen focus on the impact of a no-deal Brexit and how leaving the EU will impact the construction industry.

Construction businesses in Scotland can now boost their BIM knowledge without leaving the office, thanks to Construction Scotland Innovation Centre’s free new e-learning platform. Launched as part of CSIC’s renewed BIM in Practice programme, the platform will host six e-learning modules and prov