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Quattro House, an empty office building in the south of Aberdeen could be partially demolished to make way for new flats if plans submitted by Faro Capital are approved. The building, which was recently valued at £1.5 million, has lain empty since Petrofac vacated the premises in summer 2015 &

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has proposed to keep rates at pre-Covid levels as it launches a wide-reaching consultation into its funding proposals. A six-week consultation into how CITB raises its Levy – the funding needed from the industry for the training body to provide i

The Highland Council has released progress images of the Inverness West Link project as it announced Stage 2 of the project remains on track for completion in early April 2021. A number of core elements making-up this phase of the project have now successfully been completed, including the

A decorated CALA project manager will once again represent Scotland at a prestigious national awards ceremony taking place virtually from London tomorrow. Mark Foley, who oversees the highly coveted development at The Crescent by CALA Homes (East), is one of four finalists from throughout the UK nom

The majority of the UK’s self-employed workforce is unprepared for the upcoming changes to off-payroll working rules - commonly known as IR35 - which come into law in April this year, according to new research from EY TaxChat.

Jan Etchells, national president of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), has today announced the FMB’s support for the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity during her two-year tenure as president. The charity provides support for mental, physical and financial wellbeing for those in th

Three of Glasgow’s most recognisable high-rise tower blocks have won a major UK architecture award for their energy efficient refurbishment.

A public consultation website about proposed student accommodation in Finnieston has gone live.

The Nelson Mandela Scottish Memorial Foundation has applied to get planning permission for a statue in central Glasgow renewed.

A leisure club in Glasgow’s Finnieston district is to make way for three residential blocks consisting of 195 flats.

Fit-out and construction firm Pacific Building has unveiled a six-figure investment in a new manufactured joinery workshop at the company’s headquarters.

A new £1.5 million early learning and childcare centre in West Lothian has become Scotland's first local authority educational facility to achieve official Passivhaus certification.

Plans for a major build to rent development on the banks of the canal near Speirs Wharf in Glasgow have been refused by councillors.

An £11 million contract for the Caol and Lochyside Flood Protection Scheme in Lochaber has been awarded to RJ McLeod (Contractors) Ltd. The contract for the construction of the 2km long flood protection scheme will begin in May thanks to funding from the Scottish Government and the Highland Co

Plans to build 581 new homes in Kincardine, along with a public park, have been submitted to Fife Council.