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Real estate firm CBRE is to acquire a majority interest in project management firm Turner & Townsend. CBRE will acquire a 60% stake for approximately £960 million in cash, with 55% to be paid upon closing, and enter into a strategic partnership with the UK-based company.

Scottish building services and construction contractor McGill has announced that it will now accept cryptocurrency as payment for services delivered. The company has partnered with payment gateway provider CoinGate to accept payment in over 50 different crypto coins including Bitcoin,

hub East Central Scotland and Perth & Kinross Council, in partnership with the Supplier Development Programme (SDP), will hold a free online business event on August 12. The hub East Central Scotland Meet the Contractor event will give local businesses an opportunity to meet supply chain represe

Scaled-back proposals to deliver new homes at the Corunna Bowling Club site in Glasgow have been turned down by city planners despite a big reduction in the number of flats.

Brendan O'Hara, MP for Argyll and Bute, and Andy Sloan FICE FRSE, managing director for COWI in the UK, explore the idea of building better rural and island links in Scotland with tunnels for connected islands. Many of Scotland’s rural and island communities are economically fragile, according

David Livingstone Birthplace reopens its doors after four years today following a £9.1 million transformation project. Home to the UK’s most famous Victorian explorer, missionary and abolitionist of the 19th century, the Birthplace Museum has been redesigned to follow Livingstone’s

Retail sales of construction and earthmoving equipment showed further strong growth in June and were 75% ahead of the levels seen in the same month last year when sales were still recovering from the impact of the first lockdown, according to new figures.

Total investment into Scottish commercial property during the first half of 2021 reached over £770 million, reflecting a 62% increase on the figure recorded for the same time period last year, according to Savills. In addition, the international real estate advisor notes that with a further &p

CR Smith and Fife College have joined forces to create a brand new, fast-track training scheme for would-be joiners to help address the growing demand for trade skills.

Katy Wedderburn, head of MacRoberts LLP's employment team, discusses the UK Government's proposal to introduce a mandatory duty on employers to prevent sexual harassment. The UK has had legislation making sexual harassment unlawful towards employees, workers carrying out work personally and job appl

A community-led housing project which will bring 15 new affordable homes to the Aberdeenshire village has secured grant funding from the National Lottery Awards for All programme to provide the specialist support needed to progress the project.

A social housing development delivered by building and construction firm The JR Group has been shortlisted for a prestigious housing award. Phil McGinlay, Swan Group’s managing director; Hazel Robertson, development manager, Link Group; Craig Whyte, JR Group commercial

Luxury homebuilder Bancon Homes has been shortlisted as a finalist for three awards in the highly regarded Scottish Home Awards 2021, the winners of which will be announced in September. The nominations are for its Lochside of Leys development in Banchory where it is a finalist in the House of

The Scottish Green Energy Awards opened yesterday with nominations invited for 11 categories across all renewable technologies. This year’s event will return as an in-person awards ceremony which will comply with the latest government guidelines to ensure the health and safety of guests.

Aluminium fenestration solutions from Senior Architectural Systems have helped shape the new state of the art sports centre at the University of Stirling, with the building featuring the manufacturer’s doors, windows and curtain walling. Designed by Faulkner Browns architects and built by Morr