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Developer and asset manager Canmoor has outlined “substantial investment” plans for Scotland’s largest fully enclosed industrial park after it completed the acquisition of the site for £40 million. The 135-acre self-contained Westway Park in Glasgow is home to numerous national and internatio

The City of Edinburgh Council’s development plans have been boosted with the acquisition of the former National Grid site in Granton. The local authority, which reached an agreement for the Waterfront site with National Grid on Tuesday, said development of this site is critical to its plans to del

Plans to build 16 homes on a site within the boundary of the Culloden (Battlefield) Conservation Area are to be brought back before the local authority after it emerged councillors apparently voted through the development “by mistake”. Amended plans by Kirkwood Homes for the design and l

Philip Hammond Chancellor Philip Hammond’s announcement of a new consultation on late payment has given a cautious welcome by the construction sector.

Big civic projects such as regenerating the former docklands in Glasgow and Dundee must be led by the public sector, according to a new discussion paper. Commissioned to open up discussion about making more of Scotland’s land, The Delivery of Public Interest Led Development in Scotland is the seco

Professor David Adams Scottish Land Commissioner Professor David Adams looks at public interest led development in Scotland.

Logan Howett (left) Robertson site manager Gary McCaul and Matthew Lyon (right) at the North East Campus Two young apprentices from Dundee have been given the opportunity to develop specialist skills with one of the UK’s largest infrastructure firms.

Plans submitted for Union Bridge safety measure A planning application was submitted today for the addition of a permanent safety structure on Union Bridge in Aberdeen.

Work on what’s designed to be the world’s tallest building has restarted in Saudi Arabia after construction stalled at the 63rd floor. Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture’s Jeddah Tower is set to stand at 3,281 feet tall once completed in 2020.

Steel beams secured into position at the Perth Transport Futures project Balfour Beatty’s ‘Build to Last’ transformation programme has finally generated an operating profit for the firm’s UK construction business, though issues still remain within some of its problem contracts.

Private rented housing developer Moda has secured planning permission to transform the old Strathclyde Police headquarters in Glasgow into a ‘build-to-rent neighbourhood’. Under plans approved by Glasgow City Council, Holland Park – named after the grand hotel-style lobby that will sit on Holl

Glasgow-based small wind turbine manufacturer Gaia-Wind has gone into provisional liquidation putting 12 jobs at risk. Despite having a long and successful history in the industry, the firm said competitive pressures in Denmark reduced sales in the last year or so which was not helped by the UK gove

Work at the site of the new Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre (AECC) is continuing to progress well with a hotel building expected to be wind and water-tight in two weeks. The main building, which will contain the arena, exhibition space, conference centre and subterranean space, is expect

Work on Stirling’s first purpose built student accommodation development is due to commence in early 2018 Transactional activity in Scotland’s Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) topped £100 million in 2017 as applicant numbers increased for the fifth year in a row.

Amended plans for the design and layout of 16 homes on a site within the boundary of the Culloden (Battlefield) Conservation Area have been given planning approval by Highland councillors. A Scottish Government-appointed planning reporter granted permission for the properties in 2014, however, follo