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(from left) Matt McGowan, design manager for Robertson Central East; Pedro Damas; Victor Timmers and Professor David Ingram Engineering students at the University of Edinburgh have secured a work placement with Robertson Group after lending their specialist skills to a live project.

(from left) Councillor Tom Miers, Hugo Burge and Ian Aikman, Scottish Borders Council’s chief planning officer, at Marchmont House to launch the Borders Building Design Awards 2018 The search is on again for the best designed new buildings in the Borders, with the launch of the Borders Building De

Inverness College UHI has developed the very first bespoke saw doctor qualification in Scotland in partnership with the BSW Timber Group. Up until now this highly specialised traditional skillset has lacked any formal training structure and Inverness College UHI has worked with some of the most expe

How the tram would look travelling along Constitution Street The City of Edinburgh Council has announced the four bidders shortlisted for the Infrastructure and Systems work on the proposed tram line extension to Newhaven as the completion of the Final Business Case for the project edges closer.

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Private rented housing developer Moda has secured planning permission to transform the old Strathclyde Police headquarters in Glasgow into a ‘build-to-rent neighbourhood’. Under plans approved by Glasgow City Council, Holland Park – named after the grand hotel-style lobby that will sit on Holl

Glasgow-based small wind turbine manufacturer Gaia-Wind has gone into provisional liquidation putting 12 jobs at risk. Despite having a long and successful history in the industry, the firm said competitive pressures in Denmark reduced sales in the last year or so which was not helped by the UK gove

Work at the site of the new Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre (AECC) is continuing to progress well with a hotel building expected to be wind and water-tight in two weeks. The main building, which will contain the arena, exhibition space, conference centre and subterranean space, is expect

Work on Stirling’s first purpose built student accommodation development is due to commence in early 2018 Transactional activity in Scotland’s Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) topped £100 million in 2017 as applicant numbers increased for the fifth year in a row.

Amended plans for the design and layout of 16 homes on a site within the boundary of the Culloden (Battlefield) Conservation Area have been given planning approval by Highland councillors. A Scottish Government-appointed planning reporter granted permission for the properties in 2014, however, follo

New traffic signals which give cyclists a head-start ahead of other traffic are being proposed under the latest plans for safety improvements along Edinburgh's tram route. Early release signals, which are already operating at the junction of Leith Walk and McDonald Road and have been successfully us

(from left) Donna Galbraith (Robertson), Kevin Dickson (MD Robertson) Jodie Sturrock, Euan Martin, Craig Nicol (DYW) Bethany Greig, Angela Vettraino (DYW), Jamie Hepburn MSP, minister for empoyability and training, Ross Paterson (DYW) Ailsa Howie, Mark Blyth (Robertson) Shaun Gormley and Jane Elder

An architect from Angus has designed a school and cultural centre for the Maasai tribe in Kenya. Jonathan Reeve, 39, who is originally from Enniskillen and who works with the Voigt Partnership in Arbroath, jetted off to Kenya this week for a week-long trip during which he will present his designs fo

Tom Templeman Capital move for Graham + Sibbald as surveyor eyes further growth

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