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Aberdeen City Council is preparing to go out to tender for work to regenerate Union Terrace Gardens (UTG). The flagship City Centre Masterplan project aims to transform the Victorian gardens into a usable and inclusive space by improving access, amenity and activity.

Thousands more long-term, privately-owned empty homes across Scotland are in the sights of an expanded team which aims to use all its powers to bring them back into use.

Plans for a pioneering £55m luxury residential retirement development, expected to be the first purpose built of its kind in Scotland in Newton Mearns will go before East Renfrewshire Council’s planning committee this week.

Camper & Nicholsons Marinas, the developer of the new Edinburgh Marina, has confirmed that the number of new permanent jobs created as a result of the £500 million waterside project, will exceed the figure previously estimated by the City of Edinburgh Council in 2016.

The Wooden Floor Store, Parsons Green, London Scottish flooring suppliers, The Wooden Floor Store, has opened a 2,000 sq. ft. London boutique in the first phase of its ambitious growth plans.

Work on one of Scotland’s most talked about capital investment projects - the Barony Campus - officially got underway in East Ayrshire this week as pupils gathered on site for the ground breaking ceremony.

Jeff Calder Barratt Homes North Scotland wins two NHBC commended health and safety awards

(from left) Multi skilled working supervisor Iain Johnston and multi skilled technician Matthew Gay Construction firm Morris & Spottiswood is aiming to create a ‘gateway to the Highlands’ by launching a new office in Perth, the firm has announced.

Alastair McKie Alastair McKie looks at the details of major planning legislation wending its way through Holyrood.

Proposals for a residential development at Planetreeyetts in Kilmacolm are set to be presented at a series of upcoming community consultation events.

Anil Iyer Calls have been made for wider implementation of reverse mentoring in the construction industry after a nine-month pilot has delivered positive results for a sector traditionally slow to adapt to new trends and dealing with a skills shortage.

More than 200 businesses have heard first-hand about new plans to open up public sector contracts to smaller traders.

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland, along with its development partner Caledonian Properties Ltd, will host a public exhibition of its proposals to deliver a residential development of new homes along with associated engineering and infrastructure works through the development of land at Auchinairn Road,

Salon des Refuses The Architecture Fringe 2018 festival has kicked off with over 70 events taking place across Scotland from 8-24 June, 2018.

(l-r): Alastair Dee, Scottish Government; Bill Banks, KHA CEO; Freya Lees, KHA Chair; Kevin Stewart MSP Work is nearing completion on Kingdom Housing Association’s £7.2 million affordable housing project at Pitscottie Road, Cupar. When completed, the project will provide 49 new homes, to help mee