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As 2019 draws to a close, Scottish Construction Now runs through the top ten most read stories of the year.

As 2019 draws to a close, Scottish Construction Now runs through the top ten most read And finally articles of the year.

Negotiations surrounding claims connected to the construction of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) are nearing conclusion following a lengthy period of negotiation, contractors said today.

New McGill owner Graeme Carling has completed his second company purchase of the year with the acquisition of Angus-based electrical, plumbing and heating firm Alliance. With an annual turnover of over £3.5 million, Alliance delivers multi-trades services to commercial, private and public sect

Planning permission has been granted for a sky bar at Glasgow’s Princes Square shopping centre.

Proposals to transform Midlothian Snowsport Centre into an all-year-round, multi-activity leisure facility have moved forward with an application for planning in principle.

Kier Construction has been reinstated to the Prompt Payment Code just two months after being suspended for failing to pay suppliers on time. Five Kier companies were removed from the Code for failing to uphold to its best practice for payment standards to end the culture of late payment and to pay 9

Port of Leith Housing Association has acquired TB Mackay Energy Services (TB Mackay) following successful negotiations with the owners. The experienced all trades energy services, repairs, and maintenance specialist has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Association and will cont

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is urging property and construction firms to make 2020 the year they commit to going ‘green’ and helping to combat climate change, after a YouGov poll revealed that real estate employers may not be doing enough to reduce their operation

Rural property specialist Galbraith has welcomed both Ben Dobson and Lucy Tremble to the firm.  Ben Dobson, an agency specialist with nine years of experience in the Scottish commercial market has joined Galbraith as an associate with a mandate to grow the commercial agency offering of the firm

A category A listed ‘architectural gem' located near Bonnyrigg could be restored after Midlothian Council agreed plans to step in to help secure its future. Councillors approved a recommendation to use its statutory power of compulsory purchase to acquire legal title to Mavisbank House.

The National Trust for Scotland has unveiled plans to invest more than £700,000 to repurpose a historic House of Dun as a historical park for Angus.

The real estate sector should gain momentum in 2020 after a Brexit withdrawal agreement is reached, according to CBRE’s UK Real Estate Market Outlook 2020. CBRE forecasts that the UK economy will have a slow start to 2020, before picking up in Q2. It forecasts continued real earnings growth, d

Hines Global Income Trust Inc has acquired the Royal Mail sorting warehouse in Edinburgh from RPMI RailPen for around £25 million. The 215,745-square-foot facility, occupied by Royal Mail, is located on Edinburgh’s Sighthill Industrial Estate adjacent to Hermiston Gait Retail Park to the

Pastry chefs at Gleneagles Hotel have created Scotland’s largest edible gingerbread house as part of the hotel’s festive celebrations.