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Robertson Construction has deployed facial recognition technology on its National Robotarium project in Edinburgh to support contactless site entry for the workforce.

Development manager Bankfoot APAM has unveiled plans to invest £500 million to overhaul Edinburgh’s Gyle Shopping Centre into a major "urban quarter". According to the Edinburgh Evening News, the centre and its surrounding car parks would be transformed over the next ten years. The

A key part of Aberdeen’s £350 million harbour development is in the balance due to a shortfall in financing, according to reports.

Experienced health and safety professional Colin Lafferty has been appointed by building and construction firm The JR Group as its new group HSEQ manager. Colin, 40 from Glasgow, brings with him more than 15 years of experience to his new role, gained from his time at Sir Robert McAlpine a

Regeneration firm Urban Union has strengthened its Glasgow-based team with four new appointments, as it continues to transform communities across Scotland. Daniel MacDonald, Claire Ferris, Ashleigh Donnelly and Chloe Paterson will join Urban Union’s head office in Glasgow across the firm&rsquo

An application to build a care home on empty land in Stonehaven has been rejected by councillors amid concerns of traffic and parking provision.

Residents in the Canongate area of Edinburgh's Old Town will benefit from a range of conservation and energy efficiency improvements on track to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions by over 50%.

Emtec Building Services has been awarded the contract for the full M&E services for Project Alba with Robertson Group. The project includes the refurbishment of an existing distribution warehouse in Livingston to provide a new cardboard and packaging facility for SAICA.

Burns & McDonnell projects director, Jason Chandler, looks at the advantages and safety improvements delivered by wearable technology which has been used widely in the US in construction sites during the pandemic. For utilities, safety has long been the utmost priority. Now, as the ong

John McNairney has announced that he intends to retire from his position as chief planner at the Scottish Government later this summer. Mr McNairney took up the chief planner role in 2012, after previously holding lead roles in planning policy and practice, digital planning and information. Prior to

A £2.3 million project to strengthen and re-paint two bridges in the southside of Glasgow will get underway this month. Network Rail is carrying out the essential improvement works on Queen Mary Avenue and Albert Road, next to Crosshill Station, from June until November. The work is designed t

The City of Edinburgh Council has set out a city-wide approach to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions as part of new plans being considered by councillors to tackle climate change.

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has started work to deliver the first of 69 affordable homes for Home Group Scotland at its Calderwood development on land off Clifton Road in East Calder. This parcel of land within phase 4 of Taylor Wimpey’s Calderwood development will provide a mix of two and thr

A major environmental conference this month will hear how the space sector is contributing to tackling the global climate emergency. The ‘Engineering Climate Conference’ is a virtual two-day event organised by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Scotland, Engineering Scotland and th

Construction work to build new council homes at Eagle Brae, Livingston is now well under way.