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The ongoing transformation of Paisley’s historic cultural venues is moving forward – with Paisley Town Hall set to be the first to reopen later this year. Renfrewshire Council’s current investment aims to use the town’s unique cultural and heritage story to transform its futu

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has today launched a survey of stonemasonry in Scotland to better understand the current status of the sector. The survey seeks to gather information on the number of stonemasons there are in Scotland, where the business that employ stonemasons are based, and the

Almost 225,000 extra workers will be required to meet construction demand across the UK by 2027, new research has revealed. Despite the current economic challenges and rising material and labour costs, the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) said construction output is set to grow for a

The creation of a new primary school with nursery class for the Western Gateway area of Dundee could come a step closer if Dundee City Council's children and families services committee approves a report at its meeting on Monday.

Family-run housebuilder Muir Homes has submitted a planning application to Fife Council to build much needed family homes to add to the development of a thriving community at Dalgety Bay.

A 2023 calendar featuring giant cats attacking infrastructure across the north west of the United States has been released by the Army Corps Of Engineers. The new 2023 calendar highlighting the achievements of the US Army Corps of Engineers features giant cats superimposed in photos of their en

CHAP Group has added Derek Shewan to its board as a non-executive director. A well-known and respected character in the Scottish construction industry, Mr Shewan has spent over 40 years working for tier-one contractors, latterly in the role of CEO.

Detailed plans have been lodged to sensitively restore a dilapidated former police headquarters in Glasgow’s East End into new apartments.

JLL has announced that Cameron Stott will take on a new role as head of Scotland. Mr Stott will replace Alasdair Humphery who after 20 years in leadership positions, will take on a consultant role in JLL’s capital markets team.

Initial plans have been submitted to add another 45 apartments to a consented residential development at Ocean Drive in Leith. The City of Edinburgh Council’s development management sub-committee voted in favour of a 338-apartment build-to-rent (BTR) project on a brownfield site

While much commentary has focused on the negative impact of current economic conditions, new data from Barbour ABI points to some areas of positivity for the construction sector. 

The efforts of the Building Standards team at Aberdeen City Council to ensure that properties across the city present no risk to the public have been praised by councillors.

FTH Hire Group has acquired Lanarkshire-based Arvill Plant & Tool Hire.

Edinburgh’s office market saw a record number of regears during 2022, as occupiers decided to stay put amid economic uncertainty, according to analysis from .

The North East Local Flood Risk Management Plan which addresses potentially vulnerable areas in Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen City, and Moray Council areas as well as the Cairngorms National Park area for the next six years has been published.