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North Lanarkshire Council has appointed professional services and project management firm AtkinsRéalis to design the East Airdrie Link Road, which will improve north-south transportation links in the region, including access to the new Monklands Replacement Hospital. East Airdrie Link Road is

Testing of the first opening road bridge across the River Clyde has been successfully completed as the Renfrew Bridge moves closer to opening to the public. The heart of Renfrewshire Council’s Clyde Waterfront and Renfrew Riverside (CWRR) project, the first operational test of the bridge was c

The Eden Project in Dundee is embarking on an innovative construction project that will see one of its main buildings created entirely from leftover construction materials, resulting in a design that remains a mystery until completion.

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has made two appointments to senior roles with Anne Murray moving into the position of chief officer, economic & community regeneration and John Cunningham taking the role of chief planning officer. Anne and John will bring a huge amount of experience to their respectiv

Residents of local care homes are benefitting from a collaboration between Fife Council, HMP Perth and MGM Timber that is improving their outdoor environment.

Scottish Water has completed work on a £2.3 million solar power and battery energy storage scheme which is set to save around 169 tonnes of carbon annually.

Hundreds of homes designed to be part of an athletes’ village for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games will be sold by the council at a loss of about £320 million. Birmingham City Council agreed last week to sell 755 of the apartments, which have been vacant for months, to a private bidder.

Network Rail has started a £3.5m project to refurbish the Awe viaduct.

Dundee City Council has welcomed almost a dozen young recruits to its pool of trades people.

Work will shortly begin to create a new link road through the former Cockenzie Power Station site and prepare the area for redevelopment.

Given Scotland’s national housing crisis, more needs to be done to fast track planning and new Local Development Plans amid an "alarming" drop in housing completions and new planning consents, says Savills. An uptick in new build sales across Scotland is hastening the demand for residential de

Britain’s biggest pension fund has bought more than 3,000 shared ownership homes from American investment group Blackstone for £405 million.

A village theatre built in secret last year is set to be dismantled for failing to secure planning permission.

Argyll and Bute Council is working in partnership with the new owner of the former Royal Hotel in Rothesay to develop a project to restore the grade B-listed building. The project seeks to protect the key heritage asset that has been empty for over 15 years and is one of the first buildings that peo

More than thirty North East construction businesses are celebrating as finalists for this year’s Trades Awards have been unveiled. Hosted by the creative marketing agency Mearns & Gill, the event continues to shine a spotlight on the remarkable people, projects, and companies working acros