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Megaprojects provide many of the world’s important infrastructure in areas such as transport, leisure, sport and housing.

Hitachi Construction Machinery UK (HCMUK) has appointed Iain McDowall as product support manager for Scotland. Iain McDowall joins HCMUK after a decade spent within the plant hire sector holding similar managerial roles at other high-profile companies.

Architecture, planning and interior design practice CDA has unveiled a new of new promotions. Selina Haggerty moves to the position of project director and Jennifer Shewan has been promoted to associate.

Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc (MSIP) has today shared a first look at its flagship space which is being delivered by Robertson Construction and Holmes Miller.

Five young people from across Central Scotland have secured full-time employment after successfully completing a four-week ‘Youthbuild’ course and two-week work placement, facilitated by GRAHAM and Action for Children, designed to kick-start young people’s careers in construction.

Growth in the UK construction sector slowed slightly during December but purchasing managers pointed to an easing in supply bottlenecks and inflationary pressure, according to the latest monthly data.

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has acquired land off Whitefield Road in North Dunfermline to signal a key milestone in the delivery of a brand-new neighbourhood of Whitefields.

Barratt Developments has launched a new report calling for local planning policies to be urgently reviewed to ensure they are fit for purpose of working from home.

Wheatley Group has applied for permission to build 30 homes for social rent in Cardonald.

A developer that secured planning permission in 2018 for around 700 rental homes at the 7.5-acre derelict site between Collegelands and Bell Street, beside Parsonage Square, in Glasgow has now applied for permission for an updated masterplan for the land. Build-to-rent operator Get Living now w

A third application has been submitted to transform a former independent school in Glasgow into residential use. Designs by Wellwood Leslie Architects will see the former villas at the Craigholme campus on Hamilton Avenue at St Andrews Drive, Pollokshields converted back into 11 houses and

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: GRDI Europe Ltd And Moda Living (Lancefield Quay) Ltd

Councillors look set to approve plans for more than 140 homes as part of a landmark project within the £1.3 billion Granton Waterfront regeneration project.

Kier Highways will soon begin trials of an automated taper that can close lanes in minutes, eliminating the need for a person to install a cone taper next to live oncoming traffic.

Potential design and delivery partners for the new University Hospital Monklands on the outskirts of Airdrie are being invited to engage in a pre-procurement consultation ahead of the formal procurement launch.