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A new, redesigned Easthouses Primary School will be built on the site of the old Newbattle High School, Midlothian Council has announced, as plans are unveiled for a replacement for Beeslack Community High School within the University of Edinburgh’s Easter Bush Campus.  ​At th

Commercial property development company Knight Property Group has appointed Daniel Mitchell as its new management surveyor. Daniel Mitchell will work across Scotland, operating from both the Aberdeen and Edinburgh offices. Previously he was a graduate surveyor with FG Burnett, having attained a buil

Offsite timber frame specialist Scotframe has opened a new showroom and sales office in Cumbernauld. Responding to the increasing demand for timber homes, the new centre offers self-builders the chance to meet the experienced sales team face-to-face, discuss the timber kits available and consider fi

Interior building products distributor CCF has moved its Edinburgh branch to a new location to satisfy construction demand. Open from Monday 23rd May 2022, the CCF Edinburgh branch has relocated to a new site just over the road at Unit 5A, Pentland Industrial Estate in Loanhead - twice the size of i

Architectural firm Holmes Miller has opened a new, purpose-built studio in St Albans, Hertfordshire, to support a pipeline of public sector projects in the south east. Located in the city centre, the new space will initially welcome the company’s south eastern based team, providing the busines

hub South West Scotland and Cruden Building have started work on a third affordable housing development in Avon Road in Larkhall on behalf of South Lanarkshire Council. The homes form part of a series of new developments that Cruden, as hub South West Scotland's construction partner, is building in

Pupils, teachers and councillors joined together on last week to mark the beginning of work at the site of a new learning campus in Neilston. The sod-cutting ceremony is a major milestone in the project, which will bring Neilston Primary School and Madras Family Centre and St Thomas' Primary School

Graham + Sibbald Chartered Surveyors and Property Consultants has opened its newest Scottish office in Dunfermline. The Graham + Sibbald office is located at Balcairn, Viewfield Terrace, Dunfermline, KY12 7HY and is within close proximity to Dunfermline Town train station which provides good transpo

The Highland Council has confirmed a start date for the works to reinstate the damaged building on Pumpgate Street in Inverness. Following damage caused by a vehicle collision to the privately owned property in the Merkinch area of Inverness last year, the Council initiated emergency works under Dan

A 39-point plan to upgrade and improve Dundee’s Olympia leisure centre at a cost of £6.1m is to be considered by councillors. Completed by Balfour Beatty in 2013 for £31.2 million, the pool was forced to close in October last year after engineers identified a host of problems; incl

H&H Properties has submitted a planning application to Dundee City Council seeking to build 40 new homes at the former site of Lochee Primary School. The school was demolished in 2018 following its closure in 2013.

FW2040, the Masterplan and Delivery Programme for Fort William and Lochaber, has taken a significant step forward with the appointment of its first dedicated project manager. Martin Culbertson has been appointed and will co-ordinate its overall delivery, help support and develop individual projects,

Persimmon Homes has submitted plans to Glasgow City Council for the remaining parcel of land at Darnley Mains.

Proposals to build 12 homes for private sale at a site in north east Glasgow have failed to gain planning permission.

The conversion of a former office building in Irvine into new homes has been approved by North Ayrshire Council.