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An £18 million bespoke hotel development on the site currently occupied by Oswald House and the adjacent vacant site on Glasgow’s Broomielaw has been granted planning approval. Mosaic Architecture + Design submitted the application on behalf of HMH One Clyde last year.

Waste management business Hamilton Waste & Recycling has received a £1.3 million Green Loan from HSBC to expand its operations.

Castle Building Services has announced the appointment of David Mathieson as senior quantity surveyor. Originally from Paisley, Mr Mathieson previously held the position of senior quantity surveyor at Arc-Tech Scotland for nearly five years.

Independent Scottish home builder Dundas has received four times as many applicants for funding to its Musselburgh community fund after it extended its entry deadline. The company is currently reviewing a number of applications from local businesses and charities all hoping to win a share of £

Aberdeenshire-based housebuilding and construction company Bancon Group has strengthened its senior team with the appointment of four new directors. The appointments pave the way for continued growth in a “much improved” housing market and construction sector and come on the back of the

A total of 79 homes in the St Mary’s area in Dundee could benefit from window replacements if Dundee City Council approves tenders this week.

Planning permission is being sought for 128 houses and flats on a 2.5-hectare former ammunition factory in Carntyne. Following a public consultation, the proposal by AS Homes Scotland and S2 Architecture would see 90 houses, a mix of two, three and four-bedroom properties, on land on Myreside S

Under One Roof has announced the full programme of events for this year's Doors Open Days in Edinburgh and East Lothian, taking place on 24 and 25 September. Festival attendees will be able to access the programme of over 70 buildings, events, and tours via the Under One Roof website, Under One Roof

Scottish ministers have been accused of “dragging their heels” over the removal of Grenfell-style cladding on public buildings as the bulk of the removal work is earmarked for 2025. The Scottish Government’s spending review pledged £180 million over three years to remove

Construction workers in Michigan stumbled upon mastodon bones when they were preparing a roadway for a culvert tunnel replacement. A backhoe operator noticed something red in the soil and called others over to investigate. The team uncovered two leg bones too large to belong to farm animals, sparkin

Glasgow-based urban regeneration specialist Kelvin Properties has today had its application validated to redevelop a traditional 1890s school building, which will bring 49 new homes to the city’s West End. The building, which has lain vacant for a number of years, will be converted into 24 pro

A planning application has been submitted with Argyll and Bute Council for a new whisky distillery by Campbeltown Loch. The company, Dál Riata, owns the Campbeltown site and has proposed various works in its mixed application for a distillery, visitor centre, shop and self-catering

Four projects designed to improve communities and places across Angus will share funding totalling £624,000. It is hoped this substantial investment, approved at Angus Council’s Communities Committee on Tuesday, will help in the drive towards economic recovery, increase local resilience

Andy Hadden of Tartan Leisure with Armadilla CEO Gordon Hunter and MD Archie Hunter Eco-friendly, outdoor living and working spaces manufacturer Armadilla is supplying holiday accommodation units to Wavegarden Scotland, the country’s first inland surfing destination, in a deal worth around &po

Algeco, the European modular building solutions brand formerly best known as Elliott in the UK, has secured two major MOD contracts with a combined value of £31 million for supply of high quality modular accommodation. The £21m Kinloss Barracks in Forres, comprises a 112-bedroom Sin