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A new campus for Dundee and Angus College, a Grade A office development on the Waterfront and a bespoke permanent home for the Dundee Museum of Transport are among the projects to have received a share of funding from the UK Government. A total of £20 million is on its way to Du

The Scottish Government is giving "careful consideration" to establishing a public inquiry into whether the Glasgow School of Art (GSA) was properly insured before two major fires destroyed the Mackintosh Building. After the GSA confirmed last week that it has chosen to enter into arb

Scotland’s electrical bodies have rushed to congratulate a talented young electrical apprentice who will take on the best in the world at a prestigious global skills competition in France later this year. Danny McBean, 21, from Dufftown, Morayshire, will face the challenge of a lifetime after

Burness Paull has strengthened its planning and environment team with the appointment of Emma Paton. She brings considerable experience of contentious and non-contentious planning and environmental work, including consenting advisory, contract negotiation, planning aspects of due diligence, public i

Shepherd Chartered Surveyors and Hardies Property & Construction Consultants have aligned their new brand identities.

The latest construction output figures for March 2024 from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have revealed a 0.4% fall in volume terms compared to the previous month.

Fife Council's Cabinet Committee has discussed the eligible projects for UK Government funding and plans to develop a long-term 10-year cultural investment plan.

The Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) has written to the Secretary of State for Transport, Mark Harper, outlining its concerns on embargo times - police enforced movement orders which are preventing the movement of construction plant and equipment at the beginning and end of the day.

Sustainable technology firm, Recycl8, has completed its first commercial project with Port of Aberdeen. The Aberdeenshire-based company in conjunction with Inverurie Pre-cast was responsible for manufacturing concrete blocks for defence at the South Breakwater of the North Harbour as well as slipway

Following consents for two 30MWp solar farms in Scotland earlier in 20224, greentech is committing further investment and growing its presence in Scotland, with plans for a number of new sites to be announced later this year.

Work to save Midlothian's 300-year-old country villa Mavisbank House is set to begin thanks to a major grant of £5.3 million from the National Heritage Memorial Fund. Campaigners have laboured for decades to save the architectural gem from collapse following a catastrophic fire 50 years ago. I

Plans to build 22 new homes for social rent in Arden have been submitted to Glasgow City Council. AS Homes Scotland Ltd wants to build properties to be let by Glen Oaks Housing Association on the outskirts of the city at Kilmuir Crescent.

After his colleagues at Anderson Bell + Christie (AB+C) completed work on the second phase of the Laurieston development in Glasgow, Alasdair Blair was so impressed by the well-proportioned design and how light and space were so carefully considered, that it wasn’t long before he and his wife

Two major steps forward have been taken in the plans to deliver a brighter future for Hamilton town centre.

The maintenance and improvement of existing council homes remains a key priority in West Lothian Council's Housing Capital budget with approximately £8.2 million to be invested in planned programme work during this financial year from April 2024 until the end of March 2025.