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Findings from a major project to develop a sustainable drainage concrete made from seashells will be presented at an event this month.

The planning application for Jupiter Artland’s new art centre and craft distillery in West Edinburgh has been submitted to the City of Edinburgh Council.

KPMG UK and the liquidators of Carillion have reached a settlement agreement, putting an end to the £1.3 billion legal claim against the professional services giant.

Transport Scotland has awarded the £16.85 million contract to replace an 80-metre section of the Kincardine Bridge to Balfour Beatty. The project, with main works on site expected to get underway from early summer, will involve demolishing the Kincardine Bridge’s southern piled viaduct a

West Lothian Council is investing £10 million to fix structural issues at three schools. Councillors gave their support to proposals in order to address construction issues at Knightsridge Primary in Livingston, Windyknowe Primary in Bathgate and Our Lady's Primary in Stoneyburn.

A Falkirk-based engineering company celebrating its 65th anniversary this year has just announced a major £1 million investment bringing 10 new jobs to Falkirk District and it’s inviting local youngsters seeking an apprenticeship to come and join them. John Jenkins & Son, an ambitiou

Construction of new homes at Taylor Wimpey East Scotland’s Lauder Grove development in Ratho Station is now well underway. As part of its recent health and safety talk to Hillwood Primary, Taylor Wimpey East Scotland set the children a challenge to design a health and safety poster that would

Investment in commercial property in Scotland this year will surpass the £2.39 billion that traded last year in a reversal of 2022’s strong start and weak finish, Savills has forecasted. In its latest UK Commercial Market in Minutes, the firm suggests low transaction volumes will remain

Livingston-based The Edinburgh Driveway Company has been acquired by Scottish-based UK and internationally operating construction and property business Edison Group for an undisclosed sum. The Edinburgh Driveway Company, which operates throughout central Scotland and Ayrshire, provides a complete ra

Housebuilder Miller Homes has announced its 2022 Community Fund winners across Scotland. Nineteen projects across the East and West of Scotland have received donations to help better their community, seeing the homebuilder donate £10,000 to worthy causes across the UK.

Works to transform a former nightclub into a new care home are set to get underway in March.

Glasgow City Council is hosting a third Retrofit Summit at the end of February as it progresses its work to build capacity for home retrofit for energy efficiency and decarbonisation, across the city’s housing providers, owners and landlords.

Steenvlinder, the community-driven developer for individual and collective self-builders, has acquired a 20% equity stake in Edinburgh-based Custom Build Homes (CBH). This investment enables Steenvlinder to form a strategic partnership with CBH and demonstrates both parties’ commitment to dive

Architecture and Design Scotland has launched a new event series for practitioners and decision-makers to get together and learn from each other to collectively tackle key challenges.

A company and its director have been fined after they failed to provide suitable welfare facilities at a construction site in Belsize Park, North London. East Sussex firm ID8 Design and Build Ltd was in charge of the site on Carlingford Road where the company was carrying out a full refurbishment of