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Plan to renovate Athnamulloch Bothy in Glen Affric A remote mountain bothy that was closed six years ago because it was structurally unsafe could soon be reopened as a base for tree planters.

Derek Mickel The former chairman of Scottish house builder Mactaggart and Mickel has drowned while on holiday in the Canary Islands.

East Dunbartonshire Council has given the green light for a new Community Hub to be built in Lennoxtown.

Iconic Marcliffe Hotel site in Aberdeen set for 189 homes

A CGI of the Strichen Street homes Work has started on a dozen new affordable homes in an Aberdeenshire village.

Affordable housing developer Lovell has been selected by West Lothian Council to build the £16.2 million next phase of its large-scale new-build housing programme. The contract will see Lovell design and build 162 new council homes for social rent on five sites across the area.

Work has started on the third phase of a £38 million project to provide new student accommodation at the University of Stirling.

Marshall Construction has been appointed principal contractor for the design & construction of the new £8 million Alyth Primary School project in Perthshire.

Leo Quinn Balfour Beatty said it has made progress towards addressing the management issues around its UK construction business, as it reaffirmed its profit outlook for the full year.

Mitie, the strategic outsourcing company which delivers a range of services across Scotland, has this morning announced its results for the year ended 30 September 2014.

Graham Construction has started work on a £7.5 million project to transform Blythswood House on Glasgow’s West Regent Street into state-of-the-art student accommodation for The Glasgow School of Art. The project will create 218 study bedrooms, all of which will include en-suite bathrooms. As part

The foundations of Aberdeen’s Third Don Crossing are set to be laid, STV has reported.

Margaret Burgess A £200 million increase in Scottish Government funding to stimulate Scotland’s housing industry will safeguard construction jobs and is expected to deliver thousands of new affordable homes.

Harris Academy, Dundee A potential new school campus for the north east of Dundee will be discussed at a meeting of the council’s education committee next week.

The £48 million phase one redevelopment of the Royal Edinburgh Hospital is set to start later this month following the approval of the Full Business Case by the Scottish Government.