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A new group formed in the wake of a Parliamentary debate on tenement maintenance has called for action to ensure the protection of Scotland’s historic and most common type of residence. The first meeting of the Working Group on maintenance of Tenement Scheme Property highlighted the growing concer

(from left) David Small (chief officer, East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership), Paul McGirk (chief executive, Hub South East), First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, Andrew Milne (project director, NHS Lothian), Philip Galbraith (project director, Morrison Construction) First Minister Nicola Stur

Trainee joiner Karen Jeffrey (left) with summer placement student Eimear McLaughlin GRAHAM Construction is set to support an innovative new course to create better links between education and the construction industry.

Redpath wins East Kilbride shopping centre project Redpath Construction has been appointed to deliver a landlord strip out and retail unit sub-division at East Kilbride shopping centre for EK Devco Ltd.

A series of poignant messages carved into woodwork by workmen building a stately home more than 170 years ago have now been unveiled. The Telegraph reports that workers at Chatsworth House in Devonshire ‘scrawled messages such as “down with the Tory rascals” in protest at the bitter hardships

The expected opening of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) project has been deferred until Autumn 2018 – six months later than planned, economy secretary Keith Brown has confirmed. The consortium tasked with delivering the £745 million project Aberdeen Roads Limited (ARL) said the impac

Interserve CEO Debbie White Interserve has been granted another month to secure a refinancing deal with an agreement in principle on major commercial terms now reached.

A new state-of-the-art campus which enables three schools to co-locate in a modern and collaborative learning environment has opened its doors in Balloch, West Dunbartonshire. The £16 million campus, which represents a major investment in the education offering in the area, has been delivered by Mo

Patricia Moore Global professional services firm Turner & Townsend has appointed Patricia Moore as UK managing director and executive Board member.

A decision on the proposed redevelopment of Aberdeen’s Union Terrace Gardens has been delayed to allow councillors to carry out a site visit. LDA Design submitted a raft of refinements to its plans in November following feedback from the public and Aberdeen City Council planners had recommende

Sir William McAlpine Sir William McAlpine, who was director of the construction company Sir Robert McAlpine and managed its Scottish operations for 40 years, has died aged 82.

A new Masterplan is to be developed to outline a long term vision Edinburgh’s Waverley Station. The Waverley Masterplan will consider the future growth anticipated at the station, the impact of city centre developments on how people use it and how it can play its part in the continued success of S

Joanne Casey and Linda McLean of Mactaggart & Mickel Homes receiving their HBF Five Star award Mactaggart & Mickel Homes and CALA Homes have achieved the maximum five star rating from the Home Builders Federation (HBF) following an independent customer satisfaction survey.

GVA has announced the sale of a residential development site in the heart of Glasgow’s west end on behalf of a private client to Queensberry Properties Ltd. The site has a detailed planning consent for 45 apartments and four townhouses and is located on Otago Lane, benefitting from an excellent ou

Developers are on course to serve up a tasty treat for Dalkeith with plans for a £2 million development of a Starbucks coffeehouse and a KFC drive-thru restaurant. London & Scottish Developments has applied for planning permission for two buildings on the 1.5 acre site on land adjoining the Tes