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Plans have been submitted for the world’s first pure octagonal residential building at the Paradise site in Birmingham.

Carlisle-based construction and civil-engineering firm Cubby Construction has bought Scottish Borders contractor Finlaysons from Esh Group.

Aberdeen-based Tinto Architecture is celebrating 40 new project wins this year, totalling more than £750,000, and has strengthened its team with five new recruits. The practice has secured projects in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, as well as a growing presence in the South East of Engl

CCG Asset Management has been chosen to lead a multi-million-pound planned maintenance project on behalf of Whiteinch & Scotstoun Housing Association (WSHA). The £8.5 million contract will comprise the installation of brand new kitchens and bathrooms, as well as other various upgrades incl

A digital consultation event is to give the public the chance to view and shape proposals for an ambitious residential-led mixed-use development in West Lothian.

Offsite construction specialist Premier Modular has been awarded a major contract for the Department for Health and Social Care to provide modular buildings for 25 COVID-19 testing sites across the UK. 

The latest stage in extensive recovery and reinstatement works following the Stonehaven train derailment has now begun.

Wallace Hume is a senior project manager at Kier and he is currently working on the refurbishment of The Burrell Collection in Glasgow. Here, Wallace talks about his career within the built environment, his passion for heritage projects and his pride at winning three Considerate Constructor Scheme A

A new creative business hub on the banks of Loch Leven has been given the green light from Perth & Kinross Council.

With the effects of COVID-19 beginning to impact businesses across Scotland, the Construction Industry Coronavirus Forum (CICV Forum) is hosting two new webinars to advise and answer questions on redundancy, restructuring and other urgent employment issues.

The Scottish Government has published an overview of its permitted development rights consultation to help explain the changes it is now proposing to make. The consultation on its Phase 1 proposals for reviewing and extending permitted development rights relate to priority development types: digital

Edinburgh-based specialist commercial property manager Cowiesburn has secured the appointment to provide property management services to Eskmills’ portfolio of out of town workspaces; aimed at growing businesses by providing a dynamic working lifestyle from its historic buildings in Musse

Three sisters are following in the footsteps of their father after securing funding to establish their plant hire business. 

A background in nursing may not be the obvious precursor to a career in construction site security, but when an opportunity arose to work for community interest company GTS Solutions, Tracey Smith saw an organisation with an ethos closely aligned to her own values of helping those in need. The only

Tulloch Homes has pledged to create and safeguard jobs and boost hard-hit suppliers after receiving planning approval for 267 homes in Inverness and Moray. The 155-home development at Druid Temple, Inverness, and the 112-home development at Knockomie, Forres, will represent a combined £70