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A number of city centre roads are reopening following a fire and subsequent demolition work at the former Robertson’s furniture store in Dundee.

A new £1.37 million high-rise lift replacement project for Dundee City Council will help Caltech Lifts towards its goal of achieving £4m annual revenue by the end of October next year and moving to larger premises in the city. The Dundee-based family firm began work recently on the proje

Built environment consultancy Arup recently won two notable awards for the £68 million revitalisation project of The Burrell Collection museum in Glasgow.

Pitched roof tile manufacturer Russell Roof Tiles (RRT) has presented new sustainable long service awards to the team who have a combined 120 years’ service. As part of its dedication to sustainability, the company has launched a new Long Service Programme giving long serving staff manage

A planning application to build the smallest Islay distillery has been given the go-ahead after receiving unanimous approval from councillors. The project is being developed by Alan Higgs Architects on behalf of client Geararch Farm. The enterprise is named 'ili', the oldest name for Islay, and "is

To mark the run-up to the 2022 RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award winner being announced next week, SCN will preview all the shortlisted entries continuing with High Sunderland in Galashiels designed by Loader Monteith.

A significant milestone at the flagship Blar Mor development in Fort William has been achieved as residents move into their new homes.

Last week marked the handover of keys to the Highland Council and Nairn Citizens Advice Bureau of twelve 1 and 2-bed flats for council rent and a CAB office/IT suite below the flats in Nairn centre.

A new catalogue of net zero carbon building designs could provide a significant boost to Scotland’s affordable housing sector, as part of a standardised approach for local authorities and housing associations to adopt across a range of future developments. The energy-efficient design and perfo

Scottish energy storage specialist Gravitricity has secured £194,00 from the UK Government to find a demonstration site in India suitable for its gravity energy storage technology. Gravitricity has developed an innovative energy storage system which works by raising heavy weights – total

As the new M9 motorway junction at Winchburgh nears completion after ten months of complex engineering and construction work, Winchburgh Academy pupils have become the first members of public to set foot on the newly built, major transport link. Located adjacent to the historic Duntarvie Castle, the

David Lloyd Leisure, the health, fitness, and leisure group, has announced that work has begun on the David Lloyd Edinburgh Shawfair development, with the club opening in summer 2023.

The development of Ayrshire’s new Digital Process Manufacturing Centre (DPMC), part of the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS), hit a major milestone this week with its half-a-million-pound refurbishment kicking off. Last month Paisley-headquartered Clark Contracts was awarded the

Home warranty and insurance provider NHBC has brought together some of the leaders of Build to Rent to share their thoughts on this burgeoning sector. Available to download and in print, NHBC’s Build to Rent, Insights from Industry Leaders explores what today’s renters want from their ho

A series of open exhibitions are to be held into plans by Stewart Milne Homes for a new housing development in Newburgh.