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Engineering, environment and design consultancy Sweco UK has been appointed by Perth & Kinross Council as the lead consultant on the £113 million Cross Tay Link Road project on the outskirts of Perth. The consultancy contract is valued at £3.5 million.

Stefano Smith The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Scotland has urged the Scottish Government to look beyond “merely procedural” change to the planning system, and to provide more detail on how proposals are to be taken forward.

Wick Community Campus (pic from Ryder Architecture) Snagging works are continuing at the much-delayed Wick Campus project in the Highlands.

Jonathan Seddon Is affordability the biggest challenge facing the purpose built student accommodation (PBSA) market at the moment? If it is, then it is also the biggest opportunity, writes Jonathan Seddon.

Costain has announced it will extend its Employee Assistance Programme to its supply chain. The business is among the first in the construction sector to offer the benefits of its Employee Assistance Programme for anyone in the business or supply chain experiencing worry, stress or anxiety caused by

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Image of the Grenfell Tower fire courtesy of Natalie Oxford via Twitter The social housing sector must make changes across all its platforms, says Andrew Morrison.

Fife timber specialist posts record profits

Los Angeles has become the first major city in the world to test a new paint technology that coat roads in order to reflect, rather than absorb, the blistering heat of the Californian summer sun. Normal black asphalt absorbs 80 to 95 percent of sunlight, while the innovative grey "cool pavement" ref

Graham Paterson, executive director of City Building City Building has almost grown the amount it returns to Glasgow City Council by more than two thirds with over £9 million set to be reinvested in public services across the city, according to its annual results.

The site forms part of Peveril Securities' redevelopment on King’s Stables Road Student accommodation specialist Empiric is planning a 166-bed student accommodation development in the heart of Edinburgh's Old Town.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has officially opened the £500 million M8 M73 M74 Motorway Improvements Project, which aims to save motorists up to 20 minutes on journey times. The project, including the new seven mile stretch of the M8 motorway, promises to tackle congestion problems in central Sco

John McCormick Waste and construction services specialist NWH Group has appointed John McCormick as its chairman.

Retirement home builder McCarthy & Stone is seeking planning permission for a 69-apartment extra care accommodation block in Prestwick. Under the plans, former children’s cancer home Malcolm Sargent House will be demolished to make way for the development.

Alasdair Steele Investment in Scotland’s commercial property market remained resilient in the first six months of the year despite political instability, according to analysis from Knight Frank.