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Architect’s impression of the 57 new homes for the former Maxwelltown Works in the Hilltown Cullross Limited and Caledonia Housing Association have submitted a planning application to Dundee City Council to regenerate the former Maxwelltown Works on Alexander Street in the Hilltown area of Dundee.

Construction workers operating under the Construction Industry Joint Council (CIJC) agreement are set for a boost in pay and allowances next month after a new two year pay deal worth 6.2% was agreed. The CIJC is the largest agreement in the construction industry and principally covers workers operat

Clydeside Regeneration Limited (CRL) has appointed I & H Brown to undertake road works at Queens Quay, the £250 million regeneration project on the site of the former John Brown’s shipyard in Clydebank. The appointment represents the final infrastructure procurement exercise for the developme

113 homes are planned for Orchard in East Linton Housebuilder Stewart Milne Homes has gained planning permission for several new developments in East Lothian and made significant investment in land acquisition across the region.

Oilfield services group Baker Hughes General Electric (BHGE) is to build a subsea manufacturing campus in Angus to support the global oil and gas industry. Backed by a £4.9 million grant from Scottish Enterprise, BHGE has committed £31m to the facility, based at its existing location in Montrose,

Milltown Airfield Elgin Energy has received planning permission for a 50MW solar PV project at Milltown Airfield near Elgin in Moray, the largest consented solar PV project in Scotland to date.

RICS Scotland policy manger Hew Edgar takes a closer look at the Scottish Parliament’s vote to review existing tenement maintenance legislation.

Furniture and design specialist Alpha Scotland is extending its reach with a decision to occupy much larger premises in Glasgow. Formerly in the city’s West Regent Street, today sees the official opening of its state of the art office in a new 11-storey development at 133 Finnieston Street with pa

Graeme Dey A Holyrood committee has welcomed the Scottish Crown Estate Bill in a new report, while also suggesting ways it could be strengthened.

Onecom to connect HALO Kilmarnock development to the world The HALO Scotland Kilmarnock urban regeneration project has teamed up with telecommunications provider Onecom in a partnership that will ensure the HALO development is among the most connected in the country when it opens its doors in 2020.

A new north-south railway running alongside the M90 would cut journey times from Edinburgh to Perth and Dundee by up to 30 minutes, according to a study. Transport thinktank Greengauge 21 has produced what it calls the “most comprehensive” view of how Britain’s railways could look by the middl

Andy Day, managing director of Robertson Eastern, at the site of the Pittodrie Street student accommodation in Aberdeen Robertson Group is forecasting a bright new financial year for its Eastern business with an £80 million order book and a range of projects now underway.

The winners of the 2018 Homes for Scotland Annual Awards were announced in front of a record crowd of some 1100 at the organisation’s Annual Lunch, with Miller Homes scooping Home Builder of the Year Miller Homes has taken the top spot at Homes for Scotland’s annual awards, with the organisation

Rohan Bush Policy, innovation and construction expert Rohan Bush has been appointed to the newly-created role of head of public partnerships & future workforce at Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC).

The Scottish Government is in danger of failing to deliver a real Warm Homes Bill for Scotland, a group of 50 civil society and business organisations has warned. In a joint statement issued today the group calls on ministers and MSPs to create a law that will end fuel poverty, create new jobs and i