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Proposals to transform the last remaining example of Gorbals tenemental architecture into flats and community facilities have been submitted to Glasgow City Council. Led by Southside Housing Association, the major restoration project will see the former British Linen Bank brought back to life as six

A £4m visitor centre is planned for the Dams to Darnley Country Park Artist’s impressions of three major East Renfrewshire developments which form part of the Glasgow City Region City Deal have been released amid significant progress in recent months.

Work on reviewing the Fife Local Development Plan (LDP) has been further delayed due to “unforeseen circumstances”, the Scottish Government has announced. The Fife LDP sets out land use planning policies to guide where development should and should not go over the next 20 years.

Kate Primrose Solicitor Kate Primrose outlines what might be expected to happen in Scotland in reference to the JCT Design and Build Contract 2016.

Rudi accepting his award on the night Electrotechnical industry body SELECT has recognised one of the UK's foremost construction experts Professor Rudi Klein with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Simon Phillips Livingston-based Esh Border Construction has been shortlisted in the Corporate Social Responsibility category of the prestigious Scottish Business Awards.

100kWp commercial roof-top solar PV for DIA in Dundee Forster-REI partnership offers fully funded solar option

A Guinness World Record-breaking suspension bridge made entirely out of Lego has gone on display at the Institution of Civil Engineers in London. The Lego Bridge stands over three metres tall and spans 31 metres. The structure weighs 750 kg and is made up of more than 200,000 individual plastic bric

Confidence among Scottish construction employers improved marginally in the three months to the end of September though concerns have been raised over the impact on supply costs following the Brexit vote. The latest survey from the Scottish Building Federation (SBF) found that confidence amongst Sco

A long-established Stirling-based window and door manufacturer has been placed in liquidation with the loss of 44 jobs. Founded in 1993, Guardian Systems Ltd manufactured and supplied custom-made windows, doors, conservatories and associated products for the residential and commercial market.

Frank Reid, regional managing director of Robertson Northern (left), is joined by George McKenzie, Edrington’s UK engineering manager One of the world’s most revered single malt whiskies is set to increase its stocks of maturing spirit after appointing Robertson Northern to build additional ware

An Angus firm has launched a legal bid to sue a health and safety company following the death of a worker at a quarry. Arbroath based D Geddes (Contractors) Ltd has lodged an action at the Court of Session against Neil Johnson Health and Safety Services Ltd, of Clarkston, Glasgow.

Professor Karen Turner and Dr Fiona Riddoch from the University of Strathclyde Centre for Energy Policy outline why new thinking shows energy efficiency investment can cut costs, improve health and boost the economy. On 6th September 2016 Nicola Sturgeon announced a stimulus package to support the S

Richard Barrie Specialist litigation law firm Levy & McRae Solicitors LLP has appointed one of Scotland’s most experienced construction law specialists as a partner.

The V&A has chosen Zombory-Moldovan Moore Architects (ZMMA) to design the flagship Scottish Design Galleries for the new Museum of Design Dundee. Housing the world-renowned V&A collection and other exhibits from around the world, the galleries will also tell the story of Scotland’s design