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Super-stretchy wormlike robots capable of ‘feeling’ their surroundings could find applications in the construction industry, scientists say. A team of engineers from the University of Glasgow have developed robots with forms of motion inspired by the movements of inchworms and earthworms

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Mr Alberto Iaconelli.

Stirling Council has delivered a further 24 new council houses which have been completed at St. Ninian’s King’s Meadow development this summer.   This is in addition to ten properties at King’s Meadow that were handed over at the end of 2020 and are already let to Stirling Cou

More than 1700 homes could be created in the St. Enoch Centre as part of a transformational overhaul for the Glasgow shopping mall. A newly revealed masterplan unveils Sovereign Centros' proposals for a new shopping and leisure space, transforming the former Debenhams building into offices

A Dumfries architecture practice has hired one of Scotland’s leading experts in a pioneering energy efficient style of building design as it continues to grow its extensive portfolio of housing association and community housing projects across Dumfries & Galloway. Joining Aitken Turnb

A remarkable conversion of a Victorian council depot to create 52 new homes for affordable rent in the centre of Glasgow has been named as the winner of Historic Environment Scotland’s Conservation and Climate Change Award, a special category award of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in S

At least three of Scotland’s islands will become fully carbon neutral by 2040, the islands secretary Mairi Gougeon has announced.

Schools buildings across Scotland are in their best condition since recorded figures began, the Scottish Government said today. New School Estate Statistics have found that 90% of schools were in good or satisfactory condition in April 2021, up from 61% in April 2007. The improvement has seen t

A construction contract is set to be concluded for Robertson Group to deliver a community sports facility in Kirkintilloch after East Dunbartonshire Council agreed to proceed with the development yesterday. The Kirkintilloch Community Sports Complex will be located on the vacant brownfield

A married couple has been banned for nine years each after diverting over £124,000 away from creditors. Jane Thornton (54) and Norman Thornton (65), from Telford, were both directors of the construction company Norjan (Properties) Limited, which went into liquidation in July 2020 with liabilit

Perthshire plant hire firm Morris Leslie has bought the plant hire division of Selwood for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition will add five depots and 2,000 machines to Morris Leslie will also see 70 staff transfer to the firm.

Laminate panel manufacturer Nu-Style Products is expanding into England with the opening of its first distribution centre in Birmingham. Part of the James Donaldson Group, Aberdeen-based Nu-Style has over 70 years of experience and is well known in the industry, particularly for its shower panel bra

Balfour Beatty has been ‘highly commended’ by the prestigious Princess Royal Training Awards for its training, learning and development response in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Epilepsy Scotland’s new SPIFOX Wellbeing Garden has been completely designed and installed by Priory Bridge Landscaping (PBL).

Inverclyde Council has approved a £1.5 million drive-thru coffee shop on land beside the A8 route into Greenock town centre. The development, which would also have an indoor seating area for up to 40 customers, is proposed for a site at Arthur Street, close to the EE, RBS and Webhelp cont