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A revised planning application for the new Aberdeen market building which will be a destination venue featuring international-style food and drink outlets was yesterday approved at an Aberdeen City Council committee.

Skills Development Scotland (SDS) and the Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers’ Federation (SNIPEF) have launched a nationwide consultation with plumbing employees to help develop the sector’s apprenticeship.

The National Federation of Builders (NFB) and the Scottish Building Federation (SBF) have signed an accord which will see much closer working between the two organisations, for the benefit of building contractors and house builders in England, Scotland, and Wales. The NFB and the SBF, widely perceiv

A £527 million Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) for Glasgow over the next five years was approved yesterday.

The first residents have moved into the Rowanbank Gardens development in Edinburgh in little more than two years since construction started on the project dubbed a "spectacular blueprint for low carbon living". Almost 80% of the development’s first ‘Appleberry’ homes phase is

Investment into mid-market senior living developments is needed to address the shortage of senior living facilities across the UK, according to a new report from real estate advisor CBRE. CBRE’s first senior living survey analysed responses from over 2,000 UK residents aged 55+ and found that

Developers behind the St Andrews West project have welcomed the first residents to their new homes. Currently on site building Phase One, and with a start on Phase Two imminent, HeadonS1 St Andrews is a joint venture between family-run developer teams Headon from St Andrews, and Edinburgh-based S1 D

A new housing development has just opened in Edinburgh for people with additional support needs that is set to transform the lives of its tenants. The development at Ford’s Road in the west end of the city was built by the charity Lar Housing Trust and is being hailed as the perfect example of

J3 Advisory has launched an online calculator that provides indicative costs of building warranties for new build and conversion schemes. The online tool is available for property developers and main contractors, as well as cost consultants.

A mountain of Lego found in a suburban drug raid is so large that Australian police are going to need a truck to seize it.

Building, infrastructure, engineering and fit-out business Tilbury Douglas has been awarded the Braidhurst Industrial Estate Project by North Lanarkshire Council.

Building tender prices in Scotland rose by 1% in 3Q 2023 compared with 2Q 2023, and 5% in the year from 3Q 2022, according to findings of the newly formed BCIS Scottish Tender Price Assessment Panel (TPAP). Set up by the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) in response to requests from subs

High-performance timber windows and doors manufacturer NorDan UK has invested £800,000 in a new Sustainability and Innovation Centre as part of a £2 million upgrade of its national headquarters in Livingston.

Responsible investor Downing LLP’s Property Finance Team has received a £75 million sustainability-linked facility from HSBC. Complementing the significant retail and institutional capital which Downing already has and is looking to deploy into the space, the additional funding will allo

Glasgow-headquartered multinational engineering company Weit Group has appointed Brian Puffer as its new chief financial officer and executive director, joining the board by 1 April 2024. Mr Puffer, who is currently serving as chief financial and risk officer at BP plc Integrated Supply and Trading,