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Prospect Community Housing has partnered with developer J Smart & Co. to deliver 69 much-needed affordable homes in the south-west of Edinburgh.

Lawyers Sarah Wales, Fiona Graham and Curtis Fox explore how the construction sector can promote inclusivity of the LGBTQ+ community. It is 50 years since the riots at the Stonewall Inn in New York sparked the international Pride movement, 50 years since people stood up and said enough is enough to

Wates Group has signalled its intention to dramatically improve the gender balance of the workforce at all levels, with women accounting for 40% by 2025.

Hardies Property & Construction Consultants has appointed chartered quantity surveyor David Alexander as an associate in its Edinburgh office. With extensive experience in a wide variety of projects across a number of sectors including private, social and student housing, retail banking and comm

Clarion Housing Group has selected three preferred bidders to each deliver a 20-year planned investment contract worth £1.17 billion.

A B-listed golf clubhouse in Bearsden which was ravaged by fire is to be renovated and extended under new plans.

Seesaws have been installed in between the metal slats of the US-Mexico border wall so that children on either side can play together. Designed by architectural studio Rael San Fratello, the three pink seesaws straddle the wall between El Paso in Texas and Ciudad Juárez in Mexico.

Construction Scotland has expanded its Industry Leadership Group (ILG) with the addition of highly-experienced Balfour Beatty Scotland and Ireland managing director, Hector MacAulay. Over the course of his three-decade career in construction, Hector has gained a wealth of experience across the civil

The V&A Dundee, Mackintosh at the Willow and Collective on Calton Hill are among the projects shortlisted by the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) for its celebrated RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award. A longlist of the 10 winners of this year’s RIAS Awar

The UK’s largest independent distributor of façades systems Vivalda Group has acquired Cumbernauld-based cladding manufacturer MSP Scotland. Operating throughout the UK, MSP brings new products, as well as an accredited powder coating facility, to its new parent company. The firm will c

Multi-technical services specialist SPIE UK is working with the University of Dundee as the main contractor under a three-year framework contract.

Ogilvie Construction has started site operations to build more than 100 apartments in Glasgow’s West End for Drum Property Group.

Hardies Property & Construction Consultants has said it is experiencing a “significant increase” in demand for its funder independent surveyor monitoring service across Scotland. The firm is currently acting as monitor for Aldermore Bank, which is funding 66 residential units and thr

The Scottish Government must provide more clarity on how the proposed National Island Plan (NIP) will align with the 4th National Planning Framework and the new Regional Spatial Strategies, according to RTPI Scotland.

Work is set to start on urgently-needed affordable homes in a prime Leith location thanks to the efforts of three locally-based organisations.