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The building at 225 Bath Street in Glasgow is to be demolished and replaced with student accommodation after it was sold for £9.3 million. Investment company AEW UK REIT said yesterday it had completed the sale, adding that the deal "realises a long-term change-of-use strategy f

Wheatley Homes Glasgow has been given the green light to develop 48 homes for mid-market rent at Milton in the north of the city. Collective Architecture has designed three blocks for a site on the corner of Ashgill Road at Colston Road which is currently occupied by the Association’s loc

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A 121-metre mythical serpent will form the centrepiece of the artwork being installed on the site of the new Stockingfield Bridge in north west Glasgow. The work of the project’s art curator Nichol Wheatley, the Beithir, a large snakelike creature in Gaelic folklore, is one of 11 art projects

The Unite union has claimed victory securing sick pay for 10,000 Kier Group workers and has urged other construction employers to follow suit. Following a campaign by the union, the construction giant has agreed to implement sick pay across the company.

Glasgow architecture practice Mosaic Architecture + Design has made three new promotions this month. The promotions see both Alex Temple and Iain McIntosh become associates while Kenny Preston becomes a senior architect with immediate effect.

A number of council properties in West Lothian have been declared surplus to requirements. The properties are either no longer required for the delivery of services and/or have been replaced by new facilities.

A vision masterplan for the regeneration of Inch Park in Edinburgh is now on display for the public. The City of Edinburgh Council’s Thriving Green Spaces Project has launched an eight-week consultation to gain feedback from the local community and park users.

An £18 million bespoke hotel development on the site currently occupied by Oswald House and the adjacent vacant site on Glasgow’s Broomielaw has been granted planning approval. Mosaic Architecture + Design submitted the application on behalf of HMH One Clyde last year.

Waste management business Hamilton Waste & Recycling has received a £1.3 million Green Loan from HSBC to expand its operations.

Castle Building Services has announced the appointment of David Mathieson as senior quantity surveyor. Originally from Paisley, Mr Mathieson previously held the position of senior quantity surveyor at Arc-Tech Scotland for nearly five years.

Independent Scottish home builder Dundas has received four times as many applicants for funding to its Musselburgh community fund after it extended its entry deadline. The company is currently reviewing a number of applications from local businesses and charities all hoping to win a share of £

Aberdeenshire-based housebuilding and construction company Bancon Group has strengthened its senior team with the appointment of four new directors. The appointments pave the way for continued growth in a “much improved” housing market and construction sector and come on the back of the

A total of 79 homes in the St Mary’s area in Dundee could benefit from window replacements if Dundee City Council approves tenders this week.

Planning permission is being sought for 128 houses and flats on a 2.5-hectare former ammunition factory in Carntyne. Following a public consultation, the proposal by AS Homes Scotland and S2 Architecture would see 90 houses, a mix of two, three and four-bedroom properties, on land on Myreside S