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An investigation has been launched into the alleged removal of granite steps from historic Union Terrace Gardens in Aberdeen.

East Kilbride construction company Cosmos Projects has expanded to become the Cosmos Projects Group with the creation of two new divisions and the appointment of its first non-executive chairman. Co-founded in 2012 by Chris McNeill, Cosmos Projects has grown year on year to record a £3.3

Plans to transform the derelict site of a former hospital in Perth into an £8 million care home have been given the green light.

Work will begin this year to build a new distillery on the Ardgowan Estate near Inverkip after Ardgowan Distillery today confirmed an £8.4 million equity investment into the business. The substantial new equity, £7.2m of which comes from Austrian investor Roland Grain and

A site in the Craigshill area of Livingston has been earmarked as the new home for Beatlie School Campus.

Projects which will improve Scotland’s timber transport infrastructure have been awarded £7 million from the Scottish Government. 

Four years after the devastating fire at Grenfell Tower, BLM partner Shirley Wyles lays out the legal landscape regarding fire and smoke alarms in Scottish homes. While the catastrophic blaze that ripped through Grenfell Tower in the early hours of 14 June 2017 with the loss of 72 lives is the subje

A vacant builder’s yard and workshop in Bannockburn village has been sold out of liquidation to property developers Lovell Partnership Ltd in a deal which will regenerate the historical site and create 41 new homes, including ten affordable properties. Paul Dounis and Lindsey Cooper of RSM Res

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has secured detailed planning permission (an Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions) from South Lanarkshire Council for the provision of 227 private new homes through the development of land off Jackton Road, on the western edge of East Kilbride, which forms part of

A global centre of excellence in life sciences is to be developed in West Lothian after US clinical research company Q2 Solutions announced a multi-million-pound inward investment at its Livingston campus, creating 156 skilled jobs over the next three years. Supported by a £

Three lawyers have joined Blackadders’ commercial property team. Andy Yule has been appointed as a director in Edinburgh while in Glasgow Richard Duffy has taken up a senior solicitor role and Natalia Bell has joined as a solicitor.

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has started work for its development of 96 new homes at its existing development on land off Muirhead Road in Broomhouse on the outskirts of Glasgow.

One of Lanarkshire’s best-loved bakers got the keys to their new premises last week thanks to work completed by construction and property development firm Procast. The handover took place at 8 Graham Street in Airdrie after Procast completed a £750,000 refurbishment of the building

The JR Group is prioritising the wellbeing of staff by encouraging conversations around mental health within the workplace. The Paisley-based firm recently held a presentation with staff in the scaffolding division, which looked to raise awareness of issues surrounding mental health, the importance

Building Mental Health, the CITB and the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity have published a report detailing the social value of their Mental Health First Aid Instructors Programme; an initiative to train 288 construction industry dedicated Mental Health First Aid Instructors.