News

Building standards managers have highlighted an increased demand for site inspection work as the sector begins to ease out of lockdown, according to the head of the Scottish Government’s building standards division. In a letter to local authority chief executives, Stephen Garvin said it is lik

Government guidance on the return of children to preschool education settings promotes the increased use of outdoor learning spaces to provide valuable education to infants, whilst providing the required distance between ‘cohorts’ or ‘bubbles’ of pupils. Holmes Miller has bee

Inverness city centre is set to receive an affordable housing boost after plans to redevelop the former Arnotts building in Union Street were given the green light.

Yeoman McAllister Architects has submitted plans for 25 flats off Station Road in Edinburgh's Corstorphine district.

A developer has launched its transformation of a former schoolhouse in Lenzie’s conservation area into 20 flats.

Work to create a life sciences innovation hub at the Foresterhill Health Campus in Aberdeen will now begin in the summer after the project was delayed due to coronavirus.

North Ayrshire Council has submitted its plans to deliver 18 new homes on the Isle of Cumbrae. Designed by Mast Architects, the development will occupy greenfield land to the north of Millport at St Beya Gardens.

A Glasgow restaurant has unveiled plans to create one of the city’s largest beer gardens to take full advantage of the easing of lockdown restrictions. Hospitality entrepreneurs Kevin Campbell and Toni Carbajosa are planning to open the Cranside Kitchen at their Rotunda building in Finnieston,

Experienced park home developer Heritage Park Estates has announced the launch of Burnbank Residential Park at Carsie, just outside Blairgowrie, a new multi-million-pound residential development which is transforming the site of what was an existing residential park. Offering over 38 park homes in i

Archaeologists exploring Leith's heritage as the Trams to Newhaven project recommences have unearthed an assortment of historic artefacts around Constitution Street which, along with archaeological investigations, have shed new light on the area’s history.

Timber specialist James Donaldson & Sons has announced a new senior team which will see Andrew Donaldson and Michael Donaldson take over as chief executive officer and chairman. The change in leadership also marks the sixth generation of Donaldsons to run the family firm, which this year celebra

The UK's biggest builders' merchant Travis Perkins has announced plans to close 165 branches in a move expected to see its workforce reduced by around 2,500 people.

Plans to transform the Ocean Terminal shopping centre in Edinburgh into an outlet mall have been dropped as part of a £10 million upgrade investment by the new owners of the property.

Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) is part of an international team hosting a webinar to launch a new initiative that aims to accelerate the adoption of exoskeletons in construction and industrial manufacturing SMEs across Europe’s North Sea Region.

Andrew Hill, lease advisory partner at Knight Frank's Edinburgh office, details the importance of collaboration between landlords and tenants during the coronavirus crisis. Times of extreme economic pressure tend to place a strain on business relationships. In the COVID-19 crisis we currently face,