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Stella McCartney has altered designs for a £5 million modern mansion on a remote Highland plot in an effort to save the area’s natural habitats. McCartney, and her husband, Alasdhair Willis, are planning to build a secluded hideaway at Commando Rock in Glenuig.

The Health Innovation Hub (HiH) in Glasgow has reached a significant milestone with the completion of the building’s primary structure. The new purpose-built life science facility will focus on advancing and delivering precision medicine technologies through the R&D stage ahead of commerci

Arts complex and events venue SWG3 is to build a 13-storey hotel complete with a rooftop bar after Glasgow City Council approved the project.

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has taken the decision to pause the Buildings at Risk Register (BARR) in order to consider long-term options for its future. The move comes after a review concluded the register was not helping to bring buildings back into use.

UK construction companies indicated a sustained rebound in total business activity in August, although the pace of expansion eased slightly since July, according to the S&P Global UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI).

Balfour Beatty has unveiled two notable changes to its digital, procurement and supply chain senior leadership team. The appointments will support Balfour Beatty’s long-term focus on technology and innovation as a strategic imperative for the construction and infrastructure industry and will s

Pacific Building has become a registered Living Wage Employer. The company had already been signatories to the now-discontinued Scottish Business Pledge – which required it to meet this commitment – and is an active member of The 5% Club, the nationwide organisation that promotes earn-an

Housing minister Paul McLennan met with senior West Lothian Council officers to discuss the significant concerns that private homeowners have in relation to the potential for reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) to be present within homes. RAAC is a material commonly used in constructi

John Gilbert Architects has completed work on the retrofit of two tenement flats on Norfolk St for New Gorbals Housing Association (NHGA).

Barratt Developments has reported a 75% drop in annual profits and a double-digit decline in home completions after a “challenging” year for the housebuilder. Total home completions of 14,004 for the year ended on 30 June 2024, including joint ventures, was 18.6% lower than the 17,206 co

Argyll and Bute Council has secured consent to demolish the former Rothesay Academy on Bute.

The Highland Council has approved over £800,000 of funding for 49 projects which will benefit local communities. The Highland Strategic Local Action Group met last month to consider and agree funding for the projects submitted to the Community Led Local Development Fund (CLLD), which makes up

Residents in Clackmannanshire who were evacuated from their homes as a result of unsafe reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) have been provided with an update on the options being considered by the local authority.

Ayrshire-based construction firms Connect Modular and The Wee House Company have raised an impressive sum of money for the Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) Trust, after hosting a charity ‘Games Day’ for their staff and sub-contractors.

The projected cost of building new flats on a derelict site in Dundee has more than doubled from original estimates to soar past £10 million, a council committee heard this week. The site at 219-245 Blackness Road has lain empty since Dundee City Council demolished the 26 properties