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Council leader Joe Cullinane at the Fullarton flats in Irvine Proposals to transform North Ayrshire’s tower blocks transformed into modern low-rise housing could help trigger a major economic boost for the area with the creation of 1,000 new jobs, according to a new report.

GRAHAM Construction is supporting eight pupils from Dumfries Academy with five-day work experience placements. The construction company, which is delivering the Dumfries Learning Town, partnered with Developing Young Workforce Dumfries to recruit the young people.

Cumbernauld Academy and Cumbernauld Theatre campus starts to take shape The steel frame for the £37m Cumbernauld Academy and Cumbernauld Theatre campus being built by Morrison Construction has been completed outlining the size of the facility.

How the completed King’s Stables Road development will look Remains of Edinburgh’s historic cattle market have been discovered buried beneath a development site in the Grassmarket area of Edinburgh.

New plans have been submitted to transform a vacant building in Aberdeen city centre into shops, a cafe and a residential development. Developer Rockspring, which owns several linked properties on Union Street including the former BHS store and the attached indoor market, has submitted two new appli

Contractors are being invited up to bid for the £100 million contract for an expansion of the military base at RAF Lossiemouth. The overhaul at the Moray airbase is planned over the next two years to prepare for the arrival of new Poseidon P-8 spy planes and another squadron of Typhoons.

The Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) is seeking talented trailblazers to lead an “innovation revolution” in Scotland’s construction sector. CSIC hopes to attract talented individuals from across industry, academia and the public sector to form an expert group of thought leaders w

Judy Hamilton Fife Council is to invest more than £86 million in its council homes over the next two years with a further £42m earmarked to fund a new build affordable housing programme in 2019.

Councillors have approved the construction of an £11 million golf course on the Fife coast. The 18-hole pay-as-you play course at Dumbarnie Links, near Lower Largo, was given the green light by members of Fife Council’s North East Fife planning committee despite concerns about its impact on ecolo

Colin MacKenzie Commercial property take up in Glasgow city centre for the first quarter of 2018 has increased by around 145% on the same time last year, new figures have shown.

The Aqualibrium in Argyll and Bute A swimming pool in Argyll & Bute is at the forefront of a renewable energy revolution which creates heat from waste water.

Dozens of young people from Glasgow have benefitted from a Skills Day funded by regeneration specialist Urban Union. The company, which is currently delivering the Laurieston Living development in the Gorbals, is committed to supporting young people into careers in the construction industry.

First day of demolition on fire-hit Sauchiehall Street buildings Demolition work is underway on buildings seriously damaged by the recent Sauchiehall Street fire in Glasgow.

Edinburgh-based independent building and project consultancy Paragon has launched what is believed to be the UK property industry’s first in-house drone service following the recruitment of a highly experienced aerial surveyor. Elliott Garrett joins the business following nine years’ experience

A £150 million hotel and office complex next to the Edinburgh International Conference Centre is expected to be given the green light after a series of alterations were made to the initial proposals. Known as Exchange 2, the development on the western side of the West Approach Road will include a f