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Glasgow City Council has continued to reduce the level of vacant and derelict land in the city over although the decrease is lower than average in recent years as a result of the pandemic, a report to councillors has concluded. A council committee met yesterday to receive an update on the

Plans to demolish a block of offices in the centre of Edinburgh to make way for 42 new homes have been recommended for approval by council planners. Morgan McDonnell Architecture lodged an application earlier this year on behalf of Square & Crescent Ltd regarding the Henderson Place Lane si

The Scotland and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers’ Federation’s (SNIPEF) training arm, SNIPEF Training Services, (STS) working together as a task group with nine of Scotland’s colleges, has been shortlisted in the category of 'Best Use of Technology in the Delivery of Plumbing T

Modular steel bridging specialist Mabey Bridge has reached a framework agreement with Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) for the supply of multiple structures to the agency. The bridges will be provided on demand and used throughout the country for permanent and temporary applications on FLS-managed p

Scottish apprenticeships across the construction sector are to undergo a full review to meet the current needs of employers, employees and industry.   All standards and frameworks across the sector are being reviewed and refreshed thro

The Cadworks sustainable office development in Glasgow city centre launched yesterday having been completed to coincide with COP26. Investor and developer FORE Partnership has already let part of the building to UK law firm TLT.

A Scottish-based manufacturing facility that will enable the production of lower carbon cement products has secured a £500,000 award from Zero Waste Scotland’s Circular Economy Investment Fund. The new site is being launched by Innovative Ash Solutions, a 50/50 joint venture between Leve

National Pride (St Ninians) Ltd has expanded its proposed development at St Ninians and Loch Fitty in Fife, with the purchase of Thornton Wood from Hargreaves Land Ltd. The organisation proposes to repurpose and rejuvenate the former St Ninians open cast mine site to deliver an Eco-Therapy Wellness

David Broomer is to retire from the role of group chairman at Currie & Brown at the end of December, marking the end of a 51-year career – his entire working life - with the firm. David became a partner in 1980, the youngest partner in the company’s history, and in 1999 moved in

Public procurement authority SCAPE Scotland has acquired a construction waste management platform in a move it said will "further accelerate the sector’s progress towards cutting carbon and waste in construction". With the UK construction sector currently accounting for around 60 million

Transport minister Graeme Dey has unveiled a three-strong contractor shortlist for the third A9 Dualling project following a successful rail bridge slide.

M&G Real Estate and property developer partner Qmile Group have agreed pre-lets for 55% of Haymarket One at the £350 million Haymarket Edinburgh development.

Will Smith has been appointed as the new managing director by mechanical and electrical engineering provider Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick. Will has over 20 years of experience in the building services, property and construction sectors, encompassing a variety of commercial and senior leadership ro

In the 1970s, Ardersier – a vast and currently unused port 14 miles east of Inverness – was one of the largest oil rig fabrication yards in the world, employing up to 4500 workers. At over 400 acres (162ha) and with more than a kilometre of quayside, Ardersier is the largest brownfield p

A huge, 12-pointed star has been installed on top of one of the towers of Antoni Gaudí's famous Sagrada Familia cathedral in Barcelona.