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Figures on construction output from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have been reaccredited after an independent regulator judged them to provide the highest levels of “trustworthiness, quality and value”. The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) today designated construction o

A new chapter has started for Coatbridge’s historic Carnegie Library after a £2.5 million transformation into 12 social housing flats. The project to bring the former derelict building back into use again was driven by Clyde Valley Housing Association and was officially unveiled by The P

The first ever affordable housing development in the village of Killearn has been handed over to tenants by Rural Stirling Housing Association. Local MSP Bruce Crawford formally opened the twelve new homes for rent at the Aitken Street and Wilson Crescent development at a celebration ceremony.

A proposed restoration, conversion and upgrading of seven townhouses into 21 flats in the Shawlands area in Glasgow has been unanimously approved by councillors.

Students have been encouraged to “push each and every boundary” that makes up a typical home, in a tie up between Heriot-Watt University and homebuilder CALA Homes. The partnership will give Construction Project Management and Quantity Surveying third year students the chance to develop

Network Rail has launched a public exhibition at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) showcasing the best footbridge designs that were submitted as entries to an international competition last year. The competition – which challenged entrants to design fully accessible footbridges

More than twenty recommendations have been put forward that could help shape the future of transport in the Borders. The final report of The Borders Transport Corridors Study-Pre Appraisal has been published today, looking at the improvements that could be made in future.

The University of Bath is testing a number of waste materials to assess their thermal performance as potential materials for insulating buildings. A collaborative project with the University of Brighton, UniLaSalle in Rouen, France, and five other academic and non-academic partners is investigating

Balfour Beatty has secured a £70 million contract to deliver the University of Edinburgh’s flagship Edinburgh Futures Institute refurbishment and extension project. The contractor will be responsible for restoring and connecting six wards; unlocking the building’s wide corridors to

The developer behind the Edinburgh Marina project has appointed McLaughlin & Harvey as the main contractor for the first phase of development. Comprising the new 373 berth Edinburgh Marina and the new 187 bedroom Hyatt Regency Spa & Conference Hotel with 98 serviced apartments, phase one of

The first of a number of rounds of engagement seeking the opinions and perspectives of individuals, organisations and bodies on Scotland’s future infrastructure priorities has been launched by the Infrastructure Commission for Scotland (ICS). The ICS has been established to provide Scottish Go

Funding for a range of high-profile projects has been approved as Aberdeen City Council agreed its 2019/20 General Fund Capital Programme budget. Elected members approved the spending priorities during a meeting of the full council in the Town House chamber yesterday.

Andrew Wyllie CBE is to leave Costain after 14 years as CEO of the company. Current managing director of the group’s natural resources division Alex Vaughan will be appointed as CEO with effect from the conclusion of the company’s AGM on May 7.

Construction materials group Breedon said today it is “confident of making further progress in the current year” after it delivered a “strong performance” in the face of “difficult trading conditions”. The firm reported a rise in both turnover and pre-tax profits

The chairman of the Scottish Property Federation (SPF) has called upon the Scottish Parliament to fix its Planning Bill, which the industry organisation said is now an unworkable tangle. Speaking at the SPF annual conference at the EICC today, Miller Mathieson, will say that the Bill, which policy m