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Scotland’s first national framework to offer demolition services to all local authorities has been launched. Worth £16 million a year, the new Scotland Excel framework will help councils deliver planned demolitions as part of regeneration and improvement work and also respond quickly to dangerous

Small housing developers in Scotland perceive a very high degree of uncertainty in whether permission for small developments will be granted, new research has found. A study by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) found that its members regularly use phrases like “lottery” and “hit or miss�

View of the development looking south A two-year development programme set to revitalise the St James Church site in Portobello is set to start early next year after phase one of the Edinburgh project was given the go-ahead.

A key site in the centre of Clydebank looks set to be transformed after West Dunbartonshire Council approved plans to sell the plot to a major developer. The Play Drome and surrounding land in Abbotsford Road will be redeveloped for retail and leisure uses with a new town square and pocket park crea

BAM Construction has handed over Dunfermline Carnegie Library and Galleries to hub East Central Scotland and Fife Council. Located on Abbot Street within the town’s heritage quarter, the new museum joins two existing B-listed buildings, the existing Carnegie library and a former bank branch, and h

akp to revamp Hampden executive boxes Hampden Park Ltd. has appointed akp to refurbish the Executive Boxes and North Stand Lounges at Hampden Park into new skybox and skylounge corporate hospitality and conferencing facilities.

The Old Course Hotel in St Andrews has consulted experts to advise on installing a new roof which can withstand being hit by golf balls. The decision was made after they found they were spending more than £1,500 each week on replacing slates which had been damaged by stray shots.

The Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary The private finance schemes used to fund Scotland’s roads, schools and hospitals are to be investigated by Audit Scotland and the Accounts Commission to evaluate whether projects offer public value for money.

Vaughan Hart Employment in the Scottish construction industry fell by 1,000 to 173,000 during the third quarter of 2016, new official figures from the Office for National Statistics suggest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znXKk6X2AOQ The preferred route for a £113 million new road bridge across the river Tay has been unanimously approved by Perth and Kinross Council.

Tammy Adams Trade body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has said that the latest statistics on Scotland’s planning decision times further substantiates its claims that builders are finding it harder than ever to make a start on new sites and get much needed homes out of the ground.

Ogilvie Construction has been awarded the contract to build the new two-storey golf centre extension at Carnoustie Golf Links. The new building will provide a state-of-the-art golf practice and training facility along with a modern bar and restaurant with magnificent views over the golf course.

Work is now underway to build a new state-of-the-art energy-from-waste plant serving Edinburgh and Midlothian. Environment leaders from the City of Edinburgh and Midlothian Councils visited the site at Millerhill in Midlothian this week where construction of the Millerhill Resource and Energy Recove

Matthew Clayton Energy company Thrive Renewables has raised £7.7 million through a bond offer in just a month.

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service opens Dyce headquarters after £1m investment The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has officially opened its new North headquarters in Dyce following an investment of £1 million.