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Edinburgh-based independent building and project consultancy Paragon has launched what is believed to be the UK property industry’s first in-house drone service following the recruitment of a highly experienced aerial surveyor. Elliott Garrett joins the business following nine years’ experience

A £150 million hotel and office complex next to the Edinburgh International Conference Centre is expected to be given the green light after a series of alterations were made to the initial proposals. Known as Exchange 2, the development on the western side of the West Approach Road will include a f

Snowy weather, rising costs and uncertainty relating to Brexit are to blame for a sharp drop in construction output, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has said. Newly released data for March from the IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) revealed a sharp fall in ou

The Help to Buy (Scotland) scheme is to be extended beyond 2019 after the Scottish Government announced a further £100 million investment over two years. The initiative, which helps people purchase a new-build home without the need for a large deposit, has supported more than 12,000 households into

The University of Edinburgh is to invest £7 million to transform its Old Kirk Postgraduate Centre into a hub for meeting, collaboration and study. The centre on Holyrood Road will provide postgraduate research students from all three Colleges with new areas for formal and informal study.

Sarah Beale A new system to access training and grant has been launched by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB).

Engineering specialist SES Engineering Services (SES) is celebrating after winning three industry awards recognising its world-class offsite manufacturing capabilities and MEP installation at the Queensferry Crossing as well as its outstanding health and safety record on stand-out UK projects. The c

River Clyde Homes has unveiled the details of its multi-million pound investment plans for housing in Inverclyde. Just over £17 million will be spent in the coming year to upgrade homes and make them more energy efficient, around £10.6m of which will be spent on major works to improve the housing

Plans to deliver 95 new council houses that meet the needs of local people in Johnstone Castle have taken a step forward as Renfrewshire Council approved the project's contractor. A report recommending ENGIE Regeneration Limited is awarded the contract was given the green light at the council’s fi

Infrastructure partnership hub South West is throwing its weight behind a new initiative which is aimed at encouraging greater female career participation in the construction sector. In partnership with its main contracting partners – Kier, GRAHAM, Morrisons and Morgan Sindall – hub South West i

Pupils assemble their 3D-printed rocket cars as part of the Get Into Engineering Programme at Glasgow Kelvin College S5 pupils from the Clyde Gateway area are celebrating their graduation from a programme designed to introduce them to a career in the built environment industry.

Plans for new drive-thru restaurant at Aberdeenshire retail park A two-storey drive-thru restaurant could be created next to an Aberdeenshire supermarket.

An architect has completed a house in northern Italy that can rotate 360 degrees. Balanced on a central pillar, the octagonal house can be mechanically rotated in both directions to give its owner varied views. The rotation is also used to direct the house's solar panels towards the sun.

Around nine tons of masonry fell at Oxgangs Primary School in January 2016 Construction faults similar to those which caused a wall to collapse at Oxgangs Primary School in Edinburgh have been found in council properties throughout the city, the Accounts Commission has revealed.

Glenn Allison Stewart Milne Group is to continue its focus on investing in new developments in central Scotland and the north-west of England after reporting a “strong” trading performance for the year ended June 2017.