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Shoosmiths has appointed three partners across its real estate teams in Glasgow and Edinburgh.  Ian McCann, previously with CMS has joined the Edinburgh office as a construction partner while Lyndsey O’Connor has joined the Glasgow office as a real estate partner from Dentons. Lauren Mill

CITB has marked Mental Health Awareness Week (9-15 May 2022) with a pledge to continue its support to training and understanding. A study compiled by the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity and CITB highlighted the toll poor mental health is taking. The research showed 26% of construction worke

QTS Group and East Ayrshire Council are looking for enthusiastic young people, aged 18 to 24 years, to join Scotland’s first Rail Skills Academy. The Academy, which is being delivered by QTS Training and funded through the council's Young Person Guarantee programme, will help to combat the ski

Two members of the Tilbury Douglas team have completed a skydive to raise money and awareness of mental health issues in the construction industry.

Civil engineering and building contractor Farrans Construction is celebrating 75 years in Scotland having completed over 1GW of windfarms, enough to power 750,000 homes in the country. The contractor is currently on site on a number of strategically important, high-profile infrastructure and renewab

An Aberdeen-based charity that provides day and residential support to over 95 children and young people with learning disabilities and complex additional support needs has submitted plans to redevelop the Camphill Bookshop into a new social enterprise hub. Camphill School Aberdeen wants to sho

Recycling and waste management business Levenseat has announced plans to invest £4 million to upgrade a new Materials Recycling Facility (MRF), which it purchased for an undisclosed sum from Avondale Environmental today. West Lothian-headquartered Levenseat said it will introduce new technolog

Nuveen Real Estate has appointed BAM Construction Scotland to deliver the interiors of the 12 storey W Edinburgh hotel – the centrepiece of the £1 billion St James Quarter.

Osprey Housing Group has recently boosted Moray's housing stock with the addition of ten new homes in the heart of Elgin. The Osprey Housing development in the town’s Alba Place comprises four one-bed cottage apartments and six three-bed villas in a terrace design emulating nearby former mill

Port of Leith Housing Association (PoLHA) alongside Hackland + Dore Architects have been shortlisted in two categories in the Scottish Home Awards 2022.

A planning application has been submitted for the proposed demolition of existing buildings on Portobello High Street to make way for a five-storey block of commercial units and 11 homes.

Steven Henderson is to be the new chief executive of Wheatley Group. Mr Henderson, currently the group director of finance, will take over from Martin Armstrong, who announced last year he had decided to step down after more than 11 years at the helm, plus two and a half years as CEO of Glasgow Hous

Muir Homes has submitted a Proposal of Application Notice (PAN) to Angus Council which outlines its intention to submit a planning application for a residential development on land off Newtyle Road in Muirhead. The developer will now begin a comprehensive programme of community engagement, which wil

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: City Of Edinburgh Council. 

Hong Kong’s government has banned developers from building 'nano flats' amid an overhaul of planning laws and the ongoing exodus of residents.