Aberdeen

An exhibition by final year Architecture students from Robert Gordon University (RGU) will showcase some innovative solutions to major nationwide challenges such as housing and tourism, as well as creative ideas for the redevelopment of Aberdeen harbour.

Affordable homes are to be developed in Aberdeen city centre after offices at Exchequer House were acquired by developer Swan Group. Previously used as commercial offices, the four floors above the currently occupied ground floor has recently received planning permission for a 37-unit development.

Bancon Construction is to begin work on a major redevelopment of Aberdeen Science Centre following the award of a £3 million contract. The Banchory firm will get under way immediately to transform the old granite Tramsheds on Constitution Street, formerly known as Satrosphere, into a new home

An Aberdeen electrical company contracted to rewire and install new heating systems in Aberdeenshire Council properties has been fined for failing to put in place adequate barriers and physical warning signs around open floor hatches in a residential property. As a consequence of this failure the re

The transformation of Union Terrace Gardens (UTG) is set to commence this summer following the selection of a contractor by Aberdeen City Council. The flagship City Centre Masterplan project will transform the Victorian park into an inclusive 21st Century spac

Road and transport works totalling £10.6 million have been approved for Aberdeen. Boosted by £2.5m of additional funding, the 2019/20 programme includes the resurfacing of carriageways and footways, refurbishing crossings, lighting improvements, pothole repairs, flooding and coastal prot

A new affordable housing development which will inject 67 good quality affordable homes into the city’s housing stock has been officially opened by minister for local government, housing and planning Kevin Stewart MSP. Constructed by Stewart Milne on behalf of Hillcrest, the development at Cou

The demolition of a disused Aberdeen school is expected to start within a matter of weeks after a contract was awarded by the local authority. Works at Kincorth Academy, which closed its doors in July, were initially planned to begin in October in order for the land to be used for a council housing

Plans for a new health centre to replace three ageing Aberdeen GP practices have been backed by NHS Grampian. A business case for the £8.1 million project to build a new health centre in Northfield was given outline approval at a Board meeting last week.

A developer which had permission to transform a disused Aberdeen office block into a hotel will instead deliver flats at the city centre site. Mandale Construction North had initially proposed to develop the Custom House, on the corner of Guild Street and Stirling Street, into a 105-bedroom hotel.

A construction and building materials group from Northern Ireland has set up a base in Aberdeen to manage a nearby roads contract. Northstone (NI) Limited has moved into Units 14 and 16 at the James Gregory Centre in Aberdeen Innovation Park.

The development of The Event Complex Aberdeen (TECA) has reached another major milestone, as the energy centre that will provide the facility with clean, sustainable, and reliable energy goes live. The multi-million-pound venue, which is being delivered by Aberdeen City Council and its development p

The developers behind the Countesswells project in Aberdeen believe digital healthcare in the delivery of primary care could be piloted at the development. A major new inquiry into the future of primary care in Scotland by MSPs on the health and sport committee was launched recently. The inquiry cal

The group opposed to Aberdeen Football Club’s bid for a new £50 million stadium at Kingsford has said it will not appeal against a court decision backing the project. The Dons got planning permission from Aberdeen City Council in April to build a 20,000-seat arena and training complex al

Asset management and construction consultancy Currie & Brown has been awarded new contracts in Scotland’s healthcare sector. NHS Grampian has appointed the firm to provide project management services for its major acute services (elective care) project.