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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

Integrated property service provider RFM Group has further bolstered its RFM Scotland - Construction and Repair division with the appointment of Douglas Smith MRICS as director. Douglas heads up the Scotland office based in Whitburn, near Edinburgh and will be responsible for growing the business in

A 300-bedroom hotel could be built at Broadway 2 on Glasgow’s Renfield Street under new plans submitted to the local authority. Proposals by Consarc Design Group Ltd (CDG), lodged on behalf of ES Renfield Ltd, will see the 12-storey building fill a void opposite the Pavilion Theatre.

Property and construction group Henry Boot has hailed a “successful year” despite market and a one-off pension contribution. In a trading update the group said its Henry Boot Developments, the firm behind Aberdeen’s new £333 million event complex, was affected by "challenging

Main contractors expect to be under yet more financial pressure during the year ahead as supply chain costs rise more than tender prices, a new industry survey has found. An inaugural industry report from quantity surveying and commercial management consultancy Soben Contract and Commercial examined

Fife Council has given planning permission in principle to Taylor Wimpey East Scotland’s proposals for 1,400 homes and a new primary school in Halbeath. The local authority’s west area planning committee has given 20-year planning permission in principle for the on the 80-hectare agricul

Network Rail has announced further contract awards worth a total of £467 million. The most significant work-bank, a renewals and enhancements framework valued at £320m, has been awarded to BAM Nuttall Ltd. The framework will complete a wide range of projects including replacing and refur

Glasgow Housing Association’s transformation of social housing in Scotland’s largest city has boosted the nation’s economy by £2 billion and supported thousands of jobs, a new report has revealed. The study by the Fraser of Allander Institute (FAI) reviewed the impact of both

ISG has started construction work on a £7 million expansion to the UK & Ireland head office building of roof window manufacturer Velux in Fife. The 37,673 sq ft two-storey, new build structure will house a new customer service centre, training facilities, meeting suites, office space and a

The first phase of a multi-million pound transformation of a community in Edinburgh has taken shape with the launch of 111 new energy-efficient homes. The Dunedin Canmore properties form part of the redevelopment of Craigmillar town centre that will see the area transformed by new homes, a new secon

GRAHAM has supported an event aiming to encourage young female students to consider a career in construction or civil engineering. 150 S1 and S2 students from nine schools across East, North and South Ayrshire attended Girls into Construction and Civil Engineering at Ayrshire College, as part of the

Views are being sought from the housing sector as a Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) consultation nears its conclusion. As part of “transformational changes needed to tackle today’s problems”, the environmental body is shifting its approach to regulation by moving focu

Chartered surveyors DM Hall has moved to high-quality, modern, fully-refurbished premises on the third floor of 4-5 Union Terrace in Aberdeen city centre. The new offices, on one floor with an open-plan layout and spectacular views over Union Terrace Gardens and the city centre, will mean that, unli

Scottish glass wool insulation manufacturer Superglass has developed the ultimate tea cosy and pitted it against the traditional woolly cosy in a Facebook Live video. The tea cosy, made of 84% recycled glass wool insulation, kept an identical tea pot hotter over a 90-minute period in an experiment b

One of the UK’s biggest housing-linked infrastructure projects is to be delivered in Winchburgh after a deal was struck between a new joint venture, the Scottish Government and West Lothian Council. Winchburgh Developments Limited (WDL), a newly-created joint venture between private equity par