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A major redevelopment of the Western Harbour area of Leith including the delivery of around 1,600 new low cost rental homes has cleared a key planning hurdle. A revised design framework (RDF) brought forward by site owner Forth Ports was unanimously approved yesterday by councillors on the developme

The new face of a £20 million hotel built on a key gap site in Edinburgh’s historic city centre has been unveiled after more than two years hidden under scaffolding. The frontage of the 98-room design led Market Street Hotel situated right in the heart of Edinburgh’s UNESCO World Heritage and O

Mechanical and electrical services contractor Arc-Tech (Scotland) Ltd has successfully been appointed to a City of Edinburgh Council school contract on behalf of Maxi Construction Ltd.

A young trainee site manager had the honour of handing over the keys for the new Bellfield Centre, the flagship part of the new £37 million Stirling Health and Care Village. Kieran Day, a 21 year old trainee with Robertson, was one of hundreds of construction staff involved in the building.

A proposal to transform the site of the former headquarters of East Dunbartonshire Council into social housing is one step closer. The proposed plan for the Kirktintilloch site is for 98 affordable homes including a mixture of one, two and three bed flats, two bed cottage flats, of which four are wh

Moda Living has secured new institutional investment to fund seven new city centre build-to-rent schemes across the UK, including two in Scotland. The new joint venture between Moda’s backers Apache Capital and North American investment house Harrison Street, with additional investment from th

Healthy and Active Workplace Award: (from left) event compere Fred Macauley, Lynn Stocks, Craig Manson and Marianne Clark Glasgow-based construction company City Building has won two titles at the 21st annual Glasgow Business Awards.

Independent infrastructure specialist Barhale has been introducing civil engineering skills and techniques to local school children as part of its work on the New Cumnock Flood Prevention Scheme. Barhale team members took 64 year six and seven pupils from New Cumnock Primary through the Institution

Architectural lighting company branches out into Scotland With the increase in demand of architectural feature lighting throughout the construction industry, Studiotech has appointed a new team based in Edinburgh to help increase their presence in Scotland and surrounding areas.

Bloomberg’s London HQ (c) Aaron Hargreaves Bloomberg’s European headquarters has been named the UK’s best new building, winning the 2018 RIBA Stirling Prize.

Artist's impression of the plans at Brora Distillery The famous Brora Distillery has taken another step towards reopening after Highland planners granted permission to the landmark project.

A detailed study has launched by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to examine concerns that the audit sector is not working well for the economy or investors. As part of its review, the CMA will investigate whether the sector is competitive and resilient enough to maintain high quality sta

Planning applications for 68 homes at Dunbar and works at three Ash Lagoons at Levenhall Links have been given the green light by East Lothian Council. Councillors on the local authority’s planning committee heard that the site south of Dunbar’s Brodie Road had previously been earmarked for a ho

Sites at Longannet and Hunterston have been shortlisted as potential homes for a factory for specialised rolling stock engineering company Talgo that could employ up to a thousand people. Mainly focused on designing, manufacturing and servicing technologically differentiated, fast, lightweight train

Muir Homes is expanding its presence in the central belt with the acquisition of a major new development site at Garnqueen Farm, near the village of Glenboig in North Lanarkshire. The 16-acre site, which is within the Gartcosh and Glenboig Community Growth Area, already has full planning permission