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An example of the roller glider planned for the complex Detailed plans to transform a former Dundee market building into a children’s leisure complex complete with Europe’s largest roller glider have been given the green light.

More than €4 million has been awarded to Glasgow City Council to develop sustainable solutions tackling issues such as fuel poverty, ageing infrastructure and air quality on its new smart street district. The €4.1m EU Horizon 2020 programme grant will be used to develop initiatives, such as inte

The first of its kind, £13.8m project will see the Faith Schools’ joint campus open its door for the new school term beginning next month. The state-of-the-art build is scheduled to open in August and will be the first school to specifically welcome pupils of both Catholic and Jewish faiths under

HRH Princess Royal arriving, with Janet Bowen, Lord Lieutenant for Ross & Cromarty, and being welcomed by Isla Cruden, company secretary; Ian Cruden, managing director; Rory Cruden, director of operations and Callum Cruden, director of servicing and commissioning Royal visit to Ross-shire mechan

A recent survey by home service marketplace Plentific has revealed that almost half (46%) of UK adults admit to having paid a tradesman cash in hand for work, in order to get a cheaper deal. This new data comes following the recent Taylor Review, by Matthew Taylor, in which a reduction of cash in ha

Student accommodation plans have been revealed for the Charles Oakley Building Two of Glasgow’s iconic buildings are to get new uses under new £100 million proposals set to be unveiled to the public.

Aberdeen-based quarrying and construction materials group Leiths (Scotland) has acquired the business of local stone supplier and processor Fyfe Glenrock. Leiths, whose own construction and quarrying business is run from Cove, said it was now the owner of Oldmeldrum-based Fyfe Glenrock, though the v

West Dunbartonshire Council has submitted a planning application for a new Dalmonach Community and Early Education Childcare Centre. The application proposes the “erection of community and early learning centre building and glazed link to existing centre” at First Avenue in Bonhill.

A global coalition of 45 organisations has launched a new standard which aims to reduce investment risk by improving the comparison of infrastructure project costs. Infrastructure projects across the globe categorise and forecast construction costs differently, making investment risky.

Meadow Court Prime Student Living has revealed plans for a high-specification refurbishment programme which will completely overhaul its Meadow Court student accommodation block in Edinburgh.

Plans to build at least 200 new affordable homes in Fort William are to progress following the award of a £1.2 million grant from the Scottish Government to Lochaber Housing Association. The site will develop a variety of mixed tenure homes for rent and private use, on the Association’s recently

Kingshill Commercial Park in Aberdeen Uncertainty over Brexit and the political situation across the UK is continuing to hamper the commercial property market in Scotland, surveyors have warned.

Anne Baxter The British Drilling Association (BDA) has called on the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) to end the on-site confusion caused by changes to its carding system.

RJ McLeod to deliver 3km walking/cycling path in Edinburgh RJ McLeod is to start work on a new walking and cycling route in Edinburgh.

It would take the average tradesperson 132 years on site to earn an average English Premier League (EPL) footballer’s annual salary, according to new research. The average British tradesperson, earning £355 per week, would have to work for 132 years or 6,864 weeks to earn the equivalent of £2,43