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In a bid to support early careers and encourage more young people into the construction industry, regeneration specialist Urban Union recently provided students with work placements. Urban Union, which delivers large-scale housing-led regeneration projects, ran the three-week programme in conjunctio

Blackfinch Property has finalised a £5.6 million bridging loan, set for a term of 12 months, earmarked for the development of a new hotel in Edinburgh's centre. The project, worth an estimated £100m, aims to transform three dilapidated mixed-use retail and office buildings on Princes Str

The return of the iconic Bridgeton Umbrella has been marked with a celebration ceremony after significant restoration works on the Category A-listed, Victorian-era bandstand. The intricate cast iron structure has been a feature and focal point of the local area since it was gifted to the city by a l

Output in the UK construction sector fell 0.5% in volume terms in August, according to the Office for National Statistics.

MadeByOrocco, the Edinburgh-based bespoke cabinet making and joinery firm, is undergoing significant growth after doubling its workforce in the last two months. Specialising in bespoke kitchens, custom wardrobes, home offices and architectural joinery, MadeByOrocco designs and crafts tailored furnit

House prices in Scotland continued to fall according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey with further falls expected over the coming three months.

Residents are invited to view plans for what will be North Ayrshire Council’s largest-ever council house development.

A major project is set to get underway shortly which will provide around 700 council homes with the option to connect to the gas network for the first time.

The site of a former high school in Dundee has been put up for sale by the local authority in the hope the land will eventually become housing.

The Scottish Government has published a portfolio of examples of graphic and visual communication from existing Local Development Plans (LDPs) following feedback from practitioners.

Aberdeen City Council has taken ownership of its new £23 million Greyhope School and Community Hub following completion of building work on schedule. The keys to the new school and community hub were handed over on Monday 09 October by contractor Morrison Construction Building North East, whic

Despite a summer dip in take-up, Edinburgh's office market has begun "moving in a positive direction" as organisations recognise the post-pandemic advantages of maintaining a central hub for employees, according to Knight Frank.

Workers on a road construction project in a Florida city's downtown made a surprising discovery under the ground -- a 19th century boat.

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: The Collective Owners 

Architects and conservation experts have joined forces to campaign for Ayr’s fire-hit Station Hotel to be saved. Twenty top figures have penned a joint letter to South Ayrshire Council arguing that, if repaired, the landmark building would lend itself to a variety of new uses and could ac