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£3.4m funding package to revitalise Gorebridge Major funding packages totalling £3.4 million have been secured to revitalise the centre of Gorebridge and turn a disused building at Newtongrange railway station into a community space and bistro.

The richest man in the world has announced his intent to create his very own “smart city” in the United States. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates plans invest $80 million (£61m) to buy 40 square miles of land just 45 minutes west of Phoenix to build around 80,000 residential units and thousands o

Steven Simpson, managing director of Cruden Homes (East) Ltd (left) and Colin Macdonald, managing director of Hart Builders Cruden Homes East and sister company Hart Builders have rebranded and relocated from their former head offices as part of the Cruden Group’s continuing growth strategy.

Interserve is preparing to cut around 200 jobs across its UK operations as part of a wider cost-saving drive, according to reports. Shares in the construction and services firm fell 38% last month after it warned operating profits in the second half would be around half that reported a year ago amid

An illustration of what Argyle St could look like – credit Urban Movement Civil and structural engineering firm Civic Engineers have been awarded the £1.8 million contract to help deliver the transformative ‘Avenues’ project for Glasgow City Council.

How the homes will look from Ocean Terminal A decision on a major housing-led mixed-use scheme proposed for Leith’s Waterfront Plaza has been deferred by councillors.

Expresso Property and development partner Ambassador Developments (Park Quadrant) Ltd have announced the beginning of on-site works at a 98 apartment development in Glasgow’s West End. Designed by architects Holmes Miller, Park Quadrant will complete the vision of the architect Charles Wilson’s

Heath Drewett Glasgow-based energy firm Aggreko has announced the appointment of Heath Drewett as chief financial officer (CFO).

Rod Holdsworth Wates Group has appointed Rod Holdsworth to be interim chief financial officer while David Allen stands in as chief executive.

An artist's impression of the BMX Centre to be built at Knightswood Construction work is underway on a new £3.7 million Olympic standard BMX track being built in Glasgow ahead of the 2018 European Championships.

The winning Bowling Basin team with Kevin Stewart MSP, minister for local government and housing (centre) West Dunbartonshire Council has won two coveted awards at a Scottish Government event celebrating excellence in planning.

(from left) Martin Brennan, Provost of Inverclyde; Fiona Maguire, chief executive of Riverside Inverclyde; and Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Renfrewshire, Mr Guy Clark Riverside Inverclyde, the organisation charged with the economic regeneration of Inverclyde, celebrated not only the completion

Ayr high rise flats set for post-Grenfell improvement works South Ayrshire Council is set to undertake improvement works at the Riverside High Flats in Ayr following recommendations in light of the Grenfell Tower disaster.

https://vimeo.com/239763594 Architects and designers in the US were invited to design, build and donate functional and one-of-a-kind outdoor dwellings for cats as part of an animal awareness initiative.

Malcolm Fraser More than 150 of Scotland’s leading architects have launched an unprecedented attack on the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS), accusing it of being financially inept and a “secretive and autocratic” organisation.