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The revamp of Glasgow’s George Square will begin on-site in January 2025 and take around 18 months to complete, it has been confirmed.

A brutalist concrete structure that has stood largely empty since its completion in the 1990s is being revived by the son and grandson of the building's architect. Designed by the late Lebanese industrialist Khalil Khouri, the Interdesign Building in Beirut was conceived back in 1973 – in the

A significant milestone has been reached with the contract being signed for the new Dumfries High School.

The development of a new residential community can transform a derelict site in Livingston and deliver a variety of high-quality new homes to help tackle West Lothian’s housing shortage, Persimmon has said as it submitted new proposals. The planning application by Persimmon East Scotland and C

A Glasgow city centre office building that previously served as a base for the Herald/Glasgow Times could be demolished to make way for a major student accommodation and co-living development.

Fife Council, in collaboration with Hub East Central Scotland, Bam Construction and a selection of other Tier 1 contractors, is proud to announce the successful conclusion of the inaugural Build Fife Programme.

German formwork and scaffold systems manufacturer PERI Group has acquired Mabey Hire to expand into the temporary bridges and shoring and propping markets.

John Doherty EngTech has been elected as the 100th President of the Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers Federation (SNIPEF) with a call for more action to tackle the profession’s skills shortage and greater government engagement to advance the low-carbon home heating transition. B

North Ayrshire Council has agreed to allocate an additional £263,420 from the Irvine Common Good fund towards the ongoing works to preserve Seagate Castle in Irvine.

Advance Grid Solutions has appointed Ross Main to the role of director of engineering. A graduate in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Ross has held senior engineering positions specialising in renewable generation, grid connections and transmission/distribution systems.

Developers are being offered the chance to potentially transform the Vennel area of Linlithgow. West Lothian Council has committed to undertake a formal marketing of the area, to find out if there is commercial interest in the site.

Quarry material supplier Hillhouse Group has invested in three new Cat machines following a fleet production study by Finning UK & Ireland to increase production at its Troon quarry site.

Cowdenbeath Leisure Centre is undergoing a £7.5 million refit to breathe new life into the building.

Russell Coleman, group training manager of the Borders Technical Training Association (BTTA), has welcomed the rise in the number of Modern Apprenticeships (MAs) in Scotland. New figures for 2023-24 published on the SDS corporate website revealed there were 25,365 MA starts created in 2023

Construction of the new Galashiels Academy building is progressing well and the project remains on track to be completed and open to students by the Autumn of 2025. Following the conclusion of the planning, design and procurement stages, construction began on the project in July 2023 to create a mod