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Caledonia Housing Association has announced Bracewell Stirling and ECD Architects as its Framework Architects for new housing developments for the next three years. The three year framework agreement for Architecture Services will see ECD and Bracewell Stirling work on the design of multi tenure dev

Cupar Burgh Chambers converted into holiday let accommodation Hardies Property & Construction Consultants has completed the £500,000 refurbishment and conversion of Cupar Burgh Chambers into two-bedroom holiday let accommodation.

Proposals for an upside down play house are set to become a reality after the project won an architecture design competition. Designed by architecture office Alma-nac, the multi-coloured house turned climbing frame came out top in the James Hardie House of Colour competition run by the Architect's J

More jobs have been lost at stricken contractor Carillion with another 452 workers being made redundant, the Official Receiver has confirmed today. The announcement from the body in charge of liquidating the construction and outsourcing group follows the loss of 377 jobs last Friday.

An Eastern European crime group is under investigation for using a steel firm to staff the construction site of the new Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC) with illegal workers, The Press and Journal has reported. The details of a UK government investigation into Kupa Steelfixing Ltd we

Ian Hughes Housing is set to lead a modest growth in Scotland’s construction industry over the next five years though more than 10,000 new workers will be required to meet demand, new research has revealed.

Architectural practice 3DReid has submitted its plans for a “pioneering” office building designed to attract new business to Glasgow’s designated Innovation District. A building to complement Scottish Enterprise’s Inovo1 development and the University of Strathclyde’s Technology and Innova

Plans for Scotway House Property developer Structured House Group (SHG) is set to deliver 5,000 student accommodation beds across the UK after securing a £500 million deal with a US investor.

An Inverness hospital which had to postpone a number of operations due to dust contamination in its theatres has ruled out recent construction work as the cause. Floors of the theatres in the main theatre complex at Raigmore Hospital were found to be contaminated by dust resulting in a number of pos

Tammy Swift-Adams As Scotland continues to wrestle with how to solve its housing crisis, Homes for Scotland has outlined its thinking on the proposals in the Planning Bill currently being scrutinised by the Scottish Parliament.

Paul Kelly, MD Briar Homes Paul Kelly reveals the one change he believes would have a significantly positive effect on helping the Scottish Government reach its 50,000 new homes target.

Virgin Hotels CEO Raul Leal (left) and Councillor Gavin Barrie with a model of the new hotel Plans have been unveiled to develop the first Virgin hotel outside of the United States of America in Edinburgh's Old Town.

Emtec begins diamond drilling work on Andrew Melville Hall Emtec Core & Protect has commenced works at Andrew Melville Hall in St Andrews for Graham Construction.

A new report which aims to shed some light on why so many of us start off the New Year desperately on the hunt for a new job has revealed some alarming results. The study, which was facilitated by independent survey company, Vivatic, quizzed 2,200 people about their relationship with their managers

The collapse of construction and outsourcing giant Carillion has resulted in the loss of nearly 380 jobs, the Official Receiver announced today. The body in charge of liquidating the firm said 377 people will be made redundant follow the contractor’s demise, though more than 900 jobs have been pro