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Two Scottish land and environment bodies have set their sights on finding ways to bring derelict and vacant land equivalent to twice the size of Dundee back into productive use. The Scottish Land Commission and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) have today launched their innovative pa

Councillor Sandra Macdonald at the site of a new affordable housing development Aberdeen City Council has agreed funding plans for hundreds of affordable housing over the next five years and has also mapped out priorities and actions on housing supply, homelessness, housing support and fuel poverty.

By Dave Holland, engineering director at Mabey Hire Rapid population growth and an increasingly dense urban environment means that engineering projects in city centres are becoming more intricate and complex. Whether digging new tunnels in London’s vast Tube network, navigating mazes of undergroun

Michael Gallucci A new legal ruling at the High Court has underlined the importance of preparation when taking a construction dispute to court, according to a construction consultancy.

The link between inadequate housing and poor physical and mental health that costs the NHS £2.5 billion a year is among the key themes of a new publication from NHBC Foundation. This relationship with health is explored in ‘40 facts: homes, housing and house building today’, which looks at a ra

(from left) Alex Brewster, Scott Brewster, Angela Constance and Enda Ivanoff from CDE Brewster Bros was joined by Almond Valley MSP Angela Constance yesterday to mark the official opening of its recycling plant in Livingston, the largest of its type in the UK.

Listed Georgian care home restored to former glory Silverline Care has marked the official reopening of its Springhill Care Home in Kilmarnock following an extensive refurbishment by contractors akp.

A construction worker has completed seven ‘ultra-races’, the equivalent of running 439 miles, in just four months to raise money for Help for Heroes. Each race completed by John McVelia covered a distance of around 100km, or 63 miles.

A Fife company which manufactures steel foundation piles and overhead structures has ceased trading with immediate effect. Pipe & Piling Supplies Ltd has gone into administration after a key contract with Network Rail was delayed causing a cashflow crisis at the company.

Kier Construction Scotland has hailed its “solid” contribution to the full-year results of Kier Group as the parent company announced an increase in underlying profits and revenue. Underlying profits for the group grew by 10% to £160 million for the year ended June 2018, while revenue increased

Raeburn Drilling and Geotechnical Ltd has been awarded a near £4 million ground investigation contract for the next phase of the A9 dualling programme. The work will encompass the 6-mile stretch of the route between Tomatin and Moy, the most northerly section of the programme.

Jacobs has been awarded a contract to help develop the strategy, delivery plan and detailed business case for the transformation of Edinburgh city centre. The City of Edinburgh Transformation Programme is a multi-million-pound investment to improve community, economic and cultural life in the capita

Image courtesy of Grampian Housing Association Councillors have named Grampian Housing Association and community group the Torry Development Trust as preferred bidders to regenerate a former primary school site in Aberdeen.

An independent retailer from Ayr has landed a significant contract with South Ayrshire Council to help deliver improvements to hundreds of residential council properties until at least 2020. Established in 2010, Radbury Double Glazing will supply PVC windows, doors & other services after winning

Edinburgh is due to outstrip Glasgow within the next 15 years to become Scotland’s biggest city, the chief executive of the Scottish capital’s council has said. In the opening keynote presentation at a Built Environment Networking event, Andrew Kerr said that Edinburgh’s population is due to g