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Artists have been unveiled to create Dundee’s newest public art installation at Persimmon Homes’ Stewarts Loan development, on the former site of Stewart’s Cream of the Barley bottling plant. Council leader Mark Flynn joined artists Kate and Lainey of Infinite Sky alongside Persimm

A programme of structural repair works will commence next month at Rose Street multi-storey car park in Inverness for a period of four weeks. The programme of work involves concrete repairs to 25 columns, mostly on the ground floor.

Three companies have won contracts with a total value of up to £2.9 billion to supply key non-nuclear infrastructure works on the Sellafield site. Morgan Sindall Infrastructure, Costain Limited, and HOCHTIEF (UK) Construction Ltd will be part of a long-term arrangement called the Infrastructur

A tourist who stole a large chunk of an ancient Greek column in the 1960s has returned it more than half a century later. Greece's Ministry of Culture yesterday announced the repatriation of the fragment of a limestone Ionic capital from the Leonidaion, which accommodated athletes during the ancient

GBSS Civil Engineering has begun work to deliver groundworks and civil engineering at the site of the new £41.8 million Mayfield Primary School in Dalkeith.

Talented professionals from across Scotland’s construction industry were recognised and celebrated at the annual Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) Awards, held at the DoubleTree by Hilton in central Glasgow on Friday.

Knight Property Group has appointed James Barrack Jnr to the business as director, marking a new chapter for the family-founded business.

Ardgay Station in the Highlands is set to undergo significant improvements this month, as Network Rail engineers carry out a £1.35m upgrade of platform 1.  

As part of its continued commitment to sustainability, manufacturer Russell Roof Tiles has recently achieved a major award for its ongoing support for net zero. Celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, Russell Roof Tiles is based on an 11-acre manufacturing site in Lochmaben, (Halleaths) where it

Fife Council has partnered with the owners of the Kingdom Shopping Centre to demolish several long-vacant buildings at Albany Gate, marking a significant step forward in the regeneration of Glenrothes town centre.

Scottish home improvements company CR Smith is helping to revive one of Scotland’s most beloved community sporting events – the Braveheart Ride and Dinner – almost a decade after it was last held. The event, which raises funds to support the next generation of Scottish cycling tale

Built Environment Forum Scotland (BEFS) has appointed Jo Parry-Geddes, director at Mill Architects, to its board of trustees. An RIAS Advanced Conservation Accredited Architect with more than 25 years’ experience working across Scotland’s built heritage, Ms Parry-Geddes brings to the BEF

Kier has appointed Martin Staehr as its new group managing director for its construction division. Martin will sit on the group’s executive committee and be responsible for the Regional Build, Strategic Projects, Kier Places and KME businesses.

Offices in a mostly residential tower in Glasgow city centre could be converted into flats under a new plan. Glasgow City Council has been asked for permission to turn the last floor of office space at 134 Renfrew Street into seven homes.

A second phase of a residential-led, mixed-use development forming a key part of Perth’s strategic western expansion has been brought to market.