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The Scottish Parliament’s economy committee is currently seeking views on the construction sector and its contribution to Scotland’s economy.

Representatives from Link, Argyll and Bute Council and West Highland Housing Association welcomed the minister for local government and housing for Scotland, Kevin Stewart, to a sod cutting event at Link’s Dunbeg development in Oban this week. The event marked the start of construction on Phas

Would the Sydney Opera House be considered as timeless if it was turquoise, or the vast wall of the Hoover Dam as robust in red? Would Rome’s Pantheon still be regarded as resplendent if its iconic dome had been completed in pink? Concrete structures have long been able to astonish, but their

Detailed planning permission has been granted for a 498-apartment build-to-rent development on the banks of the River Clyde. The £100 million scheme, which sits on the Broomielaw, one of Glasgow’s major thoroughfares, is being delivered by developer and private rented housing operator PL

BAM Construction is set to start work on two healthcare developments for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde after reaching financial close on the projects. Worth a total of £27 million, the projects are being delivered by hub West Scotland.

ISG has landed a contract to build a new £5.8 million single malt whisky distillery in Edinburgh. The Newmake Limited scheme, located near Holyrood Park, will see an existing three-storey former railway goods warehouse redeveloped to create a full-height distillery to the rear and three floors

Windows and doors specialist Scotia Double Glazing Ltd has expanded into new, purpose-built premises after agreeing a six-figure deal with UK Steel Enterprise (UKSE). The Ayrshire-based business received additional investment from UKSE - a Tata Steel subsidiary set up to help growing companies opera

A Livingston-based supplier of windows and doors is planning to grow turnover by £10 million with the opening of 12 new trade centres across the UK. Stevenswood said the move, which will create the UK’s leading distribution company of its kind, will increase its geographic footprint and

Several of Scotland’s senior policy-shapers and key building experts, academics, and commentators will gather in Edinburgh this week to debate how best to build a successful and lasting Built Environment Strategy for the country. Invited by Niall Trafford, CEO of BRE (Building Research Es

Work on a new state-of-the-art energy-from-waste plant which will serve the City of Edinburgh and Midlothian has reached an advanced stage. The Millerhill Recycling and Energy Recovery Centre (RERC) is being developed by FCC Environment (UK), which signed a 25-year contract to deliver and operate th

An eco friendly office headquarters being built by Kinross-based Webster Group is starting to come out of the ground with foundation block work currently going in at the site. Once completed, the development at Bridgend Industrial Estate will house all Webster Group’s business interests in the

Homeowners must plan up to seven months ahead if they want a successful home improvement project, according to new research. Existing research from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) revealed that consumers should expect to wait at least four months’ for a quality builder to be available.

East Renfrewshire MP Paul Masterton paid a visit to Mactaggart & Mickel’s Milverton Grange development in Giffnock, East Renfrewshire to visit the new development and congratulate the housebuilder’s award-winning site manager. Garry Henderson was a Regional winner for Scotland in the

A ‘newly-identified’ stone circle which was thought to be thousands of years old has turned out to be a replica built by a farmer in the 1990s. Archaeologists were initially excited about the addition of another Recumbent Stone Circle to the many already identified in Aberdeenshire.

Robertson has appointed Gordon Milne as managing director of its Eastern construction business. He will lead operations in the Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen City and Angus region, where he will be tasked with driving strategic growth as well as overseeing projects including several for the University of A