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West Dunbartonshire Council is set to remove external window panels on 11 high-rise blocks in Clydebank as the post-Grenfell review of Scotland’s buildings continues to raise questions over the use of cladding in use across the country. The council commissioned an external expert to conduct compre

Interserve has confirmed it is in talks with its lenders amid growing fears about the firm’s finances. Last month the group saw its shares halve when it issued a fresh profit warning and announced that the cost of quitting its troubled Energy from Waste (EfW) contracts will “significantly exceed

Metframe installation at Haddington Place in Edinburgh Cambuslang-based sub-contractor Veitchi Group is reporting an upsurge in business for three of its key divisions.

The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) has announced plans for a new Tribunals Centre in Glasgow. SCTS has worked with HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) to find accommodation in Glasgow and the new Tribunals Centre will be located at 3 Atlantic Quay.

A new 237 bed purpose-built student accommodation development at The Old Printworks in Edinburgh has been completed in time for the 2017/18 academic year. Delivered by Crosslane Student Developments on behalf of the Unite Group, the £31 million development was completed by Ogilvie Construction and

A topping out ceremony has taken place for the first building at Glasgow’s new urban business location, Magenta @ Clyde Gateway. The £9 million Red Tree Magenta building is currently under construction by contractors Robertson, and is due for completion in summer 2018. Investment funding is being

A detailed planning application has been submitted for new shop units which will service a Kingdom Housing Association development in Inverkeithing. Working with the Association and Campion Homes on behalf of Fife Council, 7N Architects said the plans form a key part of the emerging regeneration pro

A milestone has been reached on a £100 million Shieldhall Tunnel project in Glasgow. The construction phase on Scotland's biggest waste water tunnel is now complete, with the 1,000-tonne tunnel boring machine (TBM) 'breaking through' in Queen's Park last week.

Work begins on 28 new homes in Port Glasgow A ceremonial cutting of the first ‘sod’ of turf marked the beginning of a multi-million pound development of almost 100 new homes in the Slaemuir area of Port Glasgow.

Companies must get to grips with Artificial Intelligence or face becoming obsolete, according to a new research report. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has launched an insight paper which explores the impact of using artificial intelligence (AI) in the built environment, and the

Glasgow City Council has announced the appointment of Keepmoat Homes as its preferred developer for the provision of more than 800 new homes through the residential development at the Sighthill Transformational Regeneration Area (TRA) in the city. The residential development will feature 826 new hom

Water Row in Govan Plans are in the pipeline for a £17 million housing-led development project to regenerate a key location in Govan.

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) is to host an event to update prospective suppliers from across the UK on the government’s new Facilities Management Marketplace framework. With up to 160 spaces available on the framework - which will include a new regional lotting structure - small and large busine

Carillion has confirmed it is considering a number of takeover offers for its UK healthcare business. Having made a pre-tax loss of £1.15 billion in the first half of the year, the group is undertaking a strategic review with as much as £100 million being spent restructuring the business by the en

The power station was demolished in 2015 The former Cockenzie Power Station site is to be sold to East Lothian Council meaning the regeneration of the land can now progress.