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Plans for a trio of bespoke detached villas overlooking Ravelston Quarry in Edinburgh have been unveiled by Michael Laird Architects. Nestled in to the centre of the disused old quarry near Ravelston House, the practice collaborated with Rankin Fraser to create three separately designed, high spec,

Winning design for viewpoint on the banks of Loch Lubnaig designed by Ruaraidh Campbell Moir An architectural design competition will be launched next week inviting young architects to design one of three new installations to be built as part of the widely acclaimed Scottish Scenic Routes initiative

A thief has admitted stealing rolls of lead from a Dundee roofing supplier by putting them the account of former building firm Muirfield Contracts. The Courier has reported that Steven Flynn admitted stealing the lead rolls over several trips to Asphaltic Roofing Supplies on Dryburgh Industrial Esta

The Chartered Institute of Building has unveiled a 69 strong shortlist for its Construction Manager of the Year Awards. The finalists represent the successful construction management of a combined £2.3 billion worth of UK building assets.

Andy Kerr, MD of CMS Window Systems receives his EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2015 Award from BBC TV journalist and presenter Jackie Bird CMS Window Systems founder shortlisted for top UK entrepreneurship award

Arbroath based architectural practice The Voigt Partnership has won a national design competition to create a garden room within the grounds of Ninewells Hospital, Dundee. The competition asked entrants to create a bespoke Garden Room at the community garden at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee – a pla

People across Argyll and Bute who have completed developments in the past three years can enter the council’s third sustainable design awards. Recognising, promoting and celebrating examples of exceptional design quality, the awards give developers the opportunity to have their work endorsed by pl

Faslane living accommodation Problem Ministry of Defence contracts at the Faslane Naval Base have resulted in a pre-tax loss of £27.2 million during the first half of this year for Morgan Sindall.

A loss of momentum in housebuilding and civil engineering has slowed the pace of growth in Britain's construction industry, according to a survey published today. The monthly Markit/CIPS UK construction purchasing managers' index (PMI) fell to 57.1 after hitting a four-month high of 58.1 in June.

West Lothian Council has won two appeals against decisions to reject planning applications in Burghmuir and Clarendon. Scottish Government Ministers upheld the council's decision to reject permission for approximately 320 new houses on the sites in Linlithgow.

Glasgow’s skyline will change forever when the Red Road multi-storey flats are brought down later this year. Owner GHA said the six remaining blocks will be demolished in a one-off controlled explosive demolition within months but has yet to reveal the date.

Aberdeen Sheriff Court A secretary who embezzled thousands of pounds from an Aberdeen building firm will have to wait until later this month to learn her fate.

Andy Monteith By Andy Monteith, head of construction at Baker Tilly

Jillian Nelson (middle left) and Jacqueline Cassidy (middle right) of Robertson Group, collect their IIYP award from Annabelle Ewing Robertson Group has been recognised for its commitment to the training and development of young people.

Natalie Antonelli Planning expansion for Savills in Scotland