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The Royal Town Planning Institute Scotland (RTPI Scotland) has urged cabinet secretary Derek Mackay to allow local authorities in Scotland to raise planning fees to cover the entire costs of the planning application function. The Institute said it also fears that amendments to the upcoming Planning

Wates Group has signalled changes to its senior construction management team as Philip Wainwright joins as new chief financial officer from Willmott Dixon. Mr Wainwright joins Wates on December 3 after three years at Willmott Dixon, where he was group finance director. He will join both the Wates Gr

Arnold Laver & Co. Limited and The National Timber Group have merged to create the largest independent timber distribution business in the UK. With combined revenue approaching £250 million, the new enlarged group has 52 distribution and processing sites extending from the north of Scotlan

Caol Ila Distillery has today formally submitted plans to transform its visitor experience on Islay to Argyll & Bute Council. The detailed planning application sets out proposals to significantly expand and enhance the experience the distillery offers to tourists from around the world.

Construction and property consultants Thomas & Adamson have been appointed as principal designer of the new flagship Edinburgh store for Johnstons of Elgin. To be fitted out by design and architect agency Four-by-Two, the new store will occupy two floors of Multrees Walk just off the heart of St

Work will start today on fifty affordable rented homes in Dunbar that will be built without any government subsidy thanks to a unique finance model developed by East Lothian Council and its partners. The start of work on the development was marked by breaking ground through the planting of a tree at

South Lanarkshire Council has announced that 300 new homes will be built in Cambuslang as part of a £42 million housing-led regeneration project. The development in East Whitlawburn will transform the area and will see 200 new social rented homes and 100 private homes for sale with work expect

Ogilvie Construction has achieved a Gold Medal following its fifth successive Gold Award from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) in this year’s internationally renowned RoSPA Occupational Health & Safety Awards. The RoSPA Health and Safety Awards, which is the longes

CCG Asset Management has completed a kitchen renewals contract for Thenue Housing Association. The planned maintenance division of the CCG Group undertook works to 103 properties in the Cranhill and Blackhill area of Glasgow over a three-month period.

Glasgow-based Arc-Tech (Scotland) Ltd has commenced the installation of mechanical and electrical services on a new assisted living development in East Ayrshire. Located at Cessnock Road, Hurlford, the 14-unit development is being delivered on behalf of CCG (Scotland) Ltd as developer partner for Ea

Law firm Macdonald Henderson has appointed Stacy Campbell as commercial property director. Ms Campbell joins the firm from Lindsays, where she held a similar role.

Groundbreaking cyborgs which work like a silkworm swaddling itself in a cocoon will change construction forever, according to experts at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The ‘Fibrebots’ are a swarm of robots designed to wind fiberglass filament around themselves to create

An Aberdeenshire contractor has died following an accident involving a tractor – just five years after his brother was killed by a combine harvester at the same farm. Neil Ironside, director of construction company KW Contractors, died on his family farm on Saturday, November 10.

The expansion of the Golden Jubilee National Hospital in Clydebank has reached an important milestone after the Scottish Government’s Capital Investment Group approved the outline business case for an integrated ophthalmology unit. Principal supply chain partner Kier Construction Scotland will

Shares at construction and outsourcing firm Interserve have fallen by more than 10% to their lowest level since over 30 years as concerns mounted over its finances. The company’s shares closed from 45.18p to a low of 39.03p last night, completing a decline of more than 90% in the past fiv