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Graham Whitters, Mark McHenry, Daynah Hill, Alan Law and practice principal Stephen McGhee LMA Architects has announced a number of promotions to key positions from within its existing studio team.

A typical home by Taylor Wimpey West Scotland Taylor Wimpey West Scotland and CALA Homes (West) have submitted a detailed planning application to East Renfrewshire Council for 645 new homes at Maidenhill in Newton Mearns.

Battlefield Road's Nightingale wings will be retained as part of the project A local design team has been appointed to create a housing vision for Glasgow’s former Victoria Infirmary.

MD Mick Williamson, 3rd from right, with his team by a van with the new logo Willmott Dixon’s property repairs and maintenance division Willmott Dixon Partnerships is changing its name to Fortem.

Lynsey Lennon By Lynsey Lennon, performance team leader - alliance management, Scottish Water

UCATT members during the protest at a Dumfries hospital The proposed merger between UCATT and Britain’s largest union Unite has been confirmed after 85.5 per cent of the construction union’s members voted in favour of the move last week.

A competition has been launched by the Dundee Institute of Architects (DIA) for the public to submit ideas on how a site within the city’s Seabraes Yards could be used for children and young people. Renowned for its expertise in digital media and creative industries, the former railway goods yard

Andrea Gunner Malcolm Hollis appoints architectural technologist in Glasgow

Bob Watt An architect who made a key contribution to the regeneration of Levenmouth is to be commemorated with a street named after him in Kingdom Housing Association’s latest development at Methil Brae, which Kingdom is developing for Glen Housing Association.

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Andy McLinden ISG has promoted Scotland managing director, Andy McLinden, to the newly created post of managing director for Scotland and Northern England – expanding his remit to head up the contractor’s Manchester, Liverpool and Bradford offices.

MGM Timber has bought smaller rival Robert Reid & Sons of Hamilton for an undisclosed sum.

Plans have been submitted for the conversion of the listed BHS store at 64 Princes Street, Edinburgh, into a hotel, revamped retail space and restaurants.

Carolyn Fairbairn Almost half of firms (44 per cent) believe the UK’s infrastructure has improved over the past five years, but only a quarter (27 per cent) think it will pick up in the next five years, and two thirds (64 per cent) suspect it will hamper the country’s international competitivene