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A proposed £3 million young persons’ home in Dundee could come a step closer next week as councillors are asked to approve contractors for the work. A recommendation that Robertson Construction Tayside Ltd is chosen to build the council-run facility in Southampton Road will be considered

Housing and community organisation Link Group has been named Scotland’s top developing landlord in Inside Housing’s Top 50 Biggest Builders for the second year. In addition to topping the list of Scotland’s developers, Link is the UK’s 12th biggest builder.

A local project in Fife that aims to improve young people’s skills and chances of employment and reduce anti-social behaviour has been given a major cash injection.

Construction firms should assess the tax relief available to them for commercial building projects, according to Dundee-based EQ Accountants.

Public views are being sought on the proposed regeneration of the former brewery site at the Union Canal in Fountainbridge, Edinburgh.

The Scottish Government has published Circular 2/2022 on planning fees which provides guidance on provisions within the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) Regulations 2022 as amended.

A 17th-century turfhouse has been recreated using traditional materials, tools and techniques in Glencoe. The turf, wattle and thatch structure was erected by a team of skilled craftspeople in 2021. It has the same footprint as one of the late 17th-century dwellings excavated by conservation charity

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Two years in the planning, pioneering pitched roof tile manufacturer Russell Roof Tiles (RRT) has officially unveiled a new £2 million upgraded utility plant at its 11-acre site at Lochmaben. The investment allows the manufacturer to continue to meet the high level of demand for its tiles. RRT

Inverness is to be home to a new £6 million whisky distillery and brewery, for the first time in nearly forty years.

Collective Architecture director Chris Stewart has been elected as the new president of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) for a two-year term which begins following the Incorporation’s AGM on 29 June 2022. The Glasgow-based architect is a member of and former sustainabil

Independent housebuilder Dandara is continuing its drive to encourage young people to forge successful careers in the construction industry with the appointment of Ryan Odlin and Daniel Wisely. With an ongoing nationwide skills shortage, Dandara is keen to help foster the talents of school leavers a

Property development and investment company Buccleuch Property has today announced Horse Time as its fundraising partner for the 2022 Buccleuch Property Challenge. Based in the Scottish Borders, Horse Time specialises in providing individual equine enhanced psychological trauma therapy and group wor

Supply chain body Timber Development UK (TDUK) has signed a strategic partnership with Edinburgh Napier University and the New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) to improve knowledge and skills in timber design and construction.

Progress on work to regenerate the beach front area of Aberdeen is progressing well, an Aberdeen City Council committee heard yesterday. The members of the Full Council committee approved a Draft Beachfront Development Framework and Executive Summary which would integrate the Beach Ballroom with the