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Glasgow based construction company CCG has commenced the construction of 18 new build residential flats in the Park Area of the city’s West End. The new build development on Lynedoch Street has been designed by Carrick McCormack McIntyre and will take one year to complete.

The City of Edinburgh Council has granted planning permission for the first part of the £850 million Edinburgh St James development site. The council has approved plans to convert and make alterations to B-Listed St Andrew’s Hall, which will be “sensitively converted” to include a three-store

CGI of the completed Whitbread hotels Edinburgh’s New Waverley development, in the heart of the city’s Old Town, has reached a significant milestone this week with the ‘Topping Out’ of its first building phase.

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John Leonard The Scottish & Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers’ Federation (SNIPEF) has announced that the incoming President for 2015/16 is John Leonard of Belfast.

The Portakabin Group is marking the first decade in operation of the UK’s first school to be fully built off-site. Our Lady of Lourdes in East Kilbride, which opened its doors back in 2004, broke new ground in the education sector as it was constructed using a Yorkon off-site building solution, an

One in five of those responsible for checking cards on construction sites have seen fake certification cards for construction workers in the past year, according to a new survey published today. The UK-wide survey of 1180 construction workers also showed that while 86 per cent of cardholders had the

Philip Hogg Homes for Scotland has welcomed the publication of a major report which called for a radical look at the future direction of housing policy in Scotland.

Michael Dougall FRIAS speaking at the RIAS Convention in Glasgow in 2014 (c) Malcolm Cochrane Architect Michael Dougall, 32, currently President of the Glasgow Institute of Architects (GIA) has been honoured by the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) becoming the youngest ever induc

A former electrician on an industry blacklist has been offered £60,000 in compensation, 37 years after his name was written on the secret file. The man, who lives in Scotland and is now in his 70s, has said he wants to accept the money, even though his union believes he is entitled to over £320,00

Sandy Adam Springfield Properties has revealed that it is prepared to partially fund a new school as part of its proposed Western Gateway development on the outskirts of Dundee.

Magnox Ltd has completed an eight-year project to remove asbestos at the former Chapelcross nuclear plant site one year ahead of schedule and £5 million under budget. The project is thought to be the largest known asbestos strip in Europe.

Over £35 million has been invested in schools across the Falkirk Council area over the last five years with more than £24m to be invested over the next three years. During the last year improvement works carried out include £1.4m on the extension of Antonine Primary School, a boiler upgrade at Bo

Multi-disciplinary design consultancy Morgan Sindall Professional Services (MSPS) was in attendance as Lairdsland Primary School was officially handed over in East Dunbartonshire. MSPS provided mechanical and electrical (M&E) and BREEAM services to the sustainably-built project, working with arc

Mott MacDonald has announced it is designing a flood protection project on behalf of Aberdeenshire Council. The £15 million scheme in Stonehaven will provide the town with a one in 200 year flooding protection from the River Carron.