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Representatives from Esh Border Construction and Heriot-Watt University met this week to celebrate the beginning of an extensive refurbishment project at the prestigious higher education establishment. Livingston-based Esh has been awarded the contract to completely transform the university’s Came

Affordable housing at Elba Gardens in Ayr South Ayrshire Council is to work with partners to build approximately 1,000 new social houses over the next five years, its latest Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) has revealed.

Kenny McLean Glasgow City Council has officially approved the Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) which will deliver up to 10,000 affordable homes during the next five years.

The vision from the original PAN for EuroPark submitted last year A revised Proposal of Application Notice (PAN) for the landmark EuroPark project just off the M8 has been submitted to North Lanarkshire Council, including a major affordable housing allocation.

Anderson Tower A Paisley-based utility services company has been fined for exposing four of its employees to asbestos during work at Anderson Tower in Motherwell in 2014.

Scottish Sea Farms’ £37 million investment in a state of the art onshore hatchery is moving forward with construction now underway at its site near Oban. The hatchery, at Barcaldine, will increase capacity and deliver significant sustainability benefits to the company, supporting salmon farms on

Joint managing director of Newton Property, Derek MacDonald and Newton Property director, Ross Watt, with Allied Souter & Jaffrey managing director, Richard Smith, and Derek Rudkin who joins the Newton team in Inverness Newton Property Management has invested in the North of Scotland through the

The remote Slochd summit, the second highest point on the A9 at over 1,300 feet above sea level, will be included in the latest ground investigation contract for the A9 Dualling programme which was awarded today. Raeburn Drilling and Geotechnical Ltd will undertake the contract totalling over £2.7

Annabelle Ewing The Ministerial Working Group (MWG) on Building and Fire Safety, which was formed in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, has agreed to review fire safety guidance for Scotland’s homes.

Fife Council is to mark World Town Planning Day today by posting images and information about some of the schemes and developments that have happened, or are happening, in the region. World Town Planning Day celebrates the achievements and skills of planners in their role of helping to create more s

Edinburgh investment company secures Shapes auction house in Sighthill for £1.25m Edinburgh-based property investment specialist SRA Ventures has secured a fresh acquisition deal for the well-known Shapes auction house in Sighthill which could now be transformed into a variety of commercial uses.

A Chinese city has built a museum that looks like a crab. The three-storey museum, designed to resemble the famous Chinese mitten crab, will introduce the crustacean's living habitat and celebrate the locals' tradition of eating the shellfish.

James Wimpenny James Wimpenny is to take over the reins at BAM Construct UK from chief executive Graham Cash who is retiring at the end of the year after more than 31 years at the company.

Carntyne Primary School The construction of two new primary schools got underway yesterday after Glasgow City Council concluded the final contractual arrangements for the projects.

Sarah Beale The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has revealed it fully supports the conclusions of a recently-published independent review of the training body and has outlined a new agenda for change in response to calls for reform.