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A private school has been recognised in the Scottish Parliament for its project to build the first fully inclusive outdoor sensory adventure and learning playground in Aberdeen.

The Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) is looking forward to staging its best ever stand and a weekend full of activities, information and support for members of the plant industry at ScotPlant 2024. Taking place at the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh on 26-27 April, the SPOA will be at Ave

UK homebuilder Keepmoat has reported an 11% increase in revenue to £864.6 million for the financial year ending 31 October 2023. The business said its financial result was strong against the backdrop of economic uncertainty which characterised much of the year.

North Ayrshire's newest and most eco-friendly school has topped out, with the Provost and pupils planting a tree to mark the occasion.

The construction of 125 new affordable homes in Edinburgh's West Craigs development is proceeding well. The project, known as Plot 13, is part of the West Craigs Masterplan, one of the largest mixed-tenure regeneration projects currently underway in central Scotland.

Independent housebuilder Dandara has been awarded five stars in the latest Home Builders Federation (HBF) annual New Homes Survey for a fourth consecutive year. The HBF New Homes Survey is one of the largest of its type in the UK, with responses from nearly 50,000 new-build homebuyers. It awards hou

A proposed project to construct a deep water quay facility in Scapa Flow to service the offshore wind industry has been "placed on hold" as a result of a UK government funding decision. Orkney Islands Council (OIC) applied to the UK government's FLOWMIS fund, but was placed on the reserve list after

Paisley Gilmour Street station’s B-listed railway bridge has been given a new lease of life by Network Rail.

Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) has been identified in Glenrothes' Warout Stadium, Fife Council has said. The local authority said reviews are now substantially complete across its non-domestic estate, with feedback on a handful of minor properties, such as outbuildings, awaited.

Thistle Wind Partners (TWP), a consortium involving DEME, Qair, and Aspiravi, has awarded Ramboll the contract for pre-FEED (front-end engineering design) of the foundations for its Bowdun offshore wind project.

Scotland's first accredited Passivhaus school, Riverside Primary School in Perth, has been officially opened by the education secretary Jenny Gilruth and local MSP John Swinney.

Scotland Excel has just launched two multi-million pound frameworks that will support Scottish councils in delivering their essential construction and transport services.   The grounds and plant equipment framework has been awarded to 32 UK-based suppliers – 24 of which are Scottish

The Prestwick office of multi-disciplinary engineering firm Clancy Consulting has designed the new North Stand at Somerset Park for Ayr United Football Club.

The Francis Scott Key Bridge in the US city of Baltimore has collapsed into the Patapsco River after being hit by a container ship. A major rescue operation is underway after reports that several people and vehicles fell into the water.

Disused commercial buildings in Glasgow city centre are to be demolished to make way for student accommodation after councillors granted planning permission to Caledon Properties.