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A new housing and office development planned for Glasgow’s financial services district has been recommended for approval by city planners. The £100 million Atlantic Square project, a joint venture between developers BAM Properties and Taylor Clarke, will result in around 300,000 sq ft of high qua

Subcontractors’ rates are growing at their fastest pace since records began 20 years ago, the latest Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI index has revealed. UK construction companies indicated a sharp loss of growth momentum in April, with output and new order expanding at the slowest rates since June

GDL invests over £1m in new plant machinery Ground Developments Ltd has revealed a new fleet of plant machinery worth over £1 million signalling further investment and growth for the Scottish-based civil engineering contractor.

Johnstone Town Hall has been awarded the accolade of ‘Development of the Year (Public Buildings)’ at the Scottish Property Awards, just days after being handed over to Renfrewshire Council by BAM Construction Scotland. The building, with its combination of a striking glass façade, deep public a

Joseph Madden Building surveying and project management firm PMP has appointed Joseph Madden to head up the development of a new Glasgow office as the company pushes ahead with an ambitious growth plan.

hub South West Scotland has announced the reaching of financial close on the £36 million Garnock Campus Project in Ayrshire. The campus, which will relocate and merge Garnock Academy and Glengarnock Primary school on a greenfield site in Glengarnock, will cater for 1,500 students – 1,200 secondar

Nicola Barclay Trade body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has appointed Nicola Barclay as director of planning with responsibility for ensuring that the organisation’s planning function is utilised to the maximum benefit of members and helps enable the development of homes of all tenures across the count

Michael Laird Architects’ proposed £120 million masterplan for the Fountainbridge area has been approved by the City of Edinburgh Council. The proposal considers the development of 9,650msq of land which currently separates the new Fountainbridge master plan site with the existing development at

Concept image of the Space Port at Campbeltown Airport, Machrihanish Airbase A community-owned airbase in Machrihanish in Kintyre has launched its official bid to be named the UK government’s first spaceport.

Professor Ghassan Aouad (right) receives with Ian Gracie, chair of CIOB Scotland Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) has appointed Professor Ghassan Aouad, the president of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), and Mohammed Dulaimi, professor of project management and innovation at The British

Work gets underway at the Real Mary King's Close Edinburgh's Lord Provost joined characters from the Real Mary King’s Close earlier this week to celebrate the start of redevelopment works at the star attraction.

The keys have been handed over for a £4.4 million affordable housing development in Kilmarnock, delivered by Mactaggart & Mickel Contracts, a division of Mactaggart & Mickel Group. The 1.8 acre site at West Langlands has 39 housing units which will be used by East Ayrshire Council, providin

(from left) Graeme Shanks, senior project manager of Taylor Wimpey and Bob Anderson, chairman of Melville Midlothian RSL Melville Housing Association is to deliver 28 new high quality affordable homes for the local area, thanks to a £2.8 million deal with house builder Taylor Wimpey.

Work has started on the transformation of one of Glasgow city centre’s landmark historic buildings into a prime retail and residential development. 190 Trongate, which has lain empty for more than a decade, is undergoing a £1.5m refurbishment by Caledon Group.

Vaughan Hart The number of Scottish construction companies forced into compulsory liquidation fell by 20 per cent last year, according to latest figures from the UK Insolvency Service.