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Work has started on the three-story extension to Edinburgh Airport’s terminal building. The project, which will stretch out from the existing gate 12 area, covering the old east end service yard out to the Gogar Burn, is the start of an £80 million investment plan to help the airport handle forec

Work starts on new £6m Saltcoats sheltered housing project The first sheltered housing project to be delivered by construction and infrastructure-focused partnership hub South West on behalf of North Ayrshire Council is set to get under way following a ground-breaking ceremony.

New details about the future tallest residential building on Earth have been released, along with an updated rendering showing the super-tall skyscraper towering over New York City. Designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, the Central Park Tower is expected to reach 1,550 feet (472 metre

Perth & Kinross Council has formally approved the appointment of Mecanoo to redesign Perth City Hall, despite criticisms over its selection procedure. The selection panel considering proposals from five shortlisted architects recommended the Dutch practice to transform the Edwardian venue i

Glasgow City Council has today given the green light to the next stage of investment into the regeneration of the river Clyde with the approval of a quay walls strategy for the river. Almost £50 million of funding from the Glasgow City Region City Deal is to focus on a stretch of the Clyde between

A coalition of organisations that are supportive of the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm, consented to be built off the East coast of Scotland, have joined forces to appeal to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Scotland (RSPB Scotland) to abandon further court action aimed at del

Ted Ayres Bellway has announced that Ted Ayres is to take a leave of absence from his role as chief executive for treatment for a medical condition.

Plans for a new community to the east of Aviemore are expected to get the final seal of approval from the Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA) this week. Planning Permission in Principle (PPiP) was granted in March 2014 for a new community of 1,500 homes as well as business and community facili

Artist's impression of new Saughton Park cafe A major project to restore Edinburgh’s historic Saughton Park got underway this week with the official commencement of a year-long programme of work.

East Lothian Council has appointed Simpson & Brown Architects as lead consultant to deliver a masterplan for Prestongrange Museum. The £39,312.50 contract, which was awarded following competitive tender, will see the Edinburgh consultants consider range of options for future development of the

A Kilwinning engineering firm has entered a new era following a successful management buy-out, backed by Business Loan Scotland and Team North Ayrshire. John Murphy, former general manager at William Engineering, is now the proud owner of new firm Murphy Engineering (Scotland) Ltd based in Kilwinnin

Graham employees and apprentices Graham Construction has been awarded the highest level of accreditation by Investors in People, the international standard for people management.

£2.2m Shotts bridge reconstruction complete Bam Nuttall has completed work on a £2.25 million rail bridge reconstruction project in North Lanarkshire.

A Soluis Group-led consortium has secured £1 million of funding from Innovate UK to develop an Augmented Worker System (AWE), pioneering the use of virtual and augmented reality for the construction industry. The system will enable the intelligent design, construction, maintenance and whole-life va

The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has criticised the process for the selection of an architect to redesign Perth City Hall after the local authority was recommended to appoint a practice which did not win the competition. It was revealed last week that the selection panel cons