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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.

Morrison Construction has formally handed over the new £37 million Cumbernauld Academy and Cumbernauld Theatre to North Lanarkshire Council just a few weeks before the start of the new academic year.

New UK Government guidance clarifying what suppliers should take note of in their approach to payment in major procurement contracts has been welcomed by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA).

Assistant business development manager Laura Brown explains why she chose to leave a career in fashion to pursue a career in construction. I was very artistic and creative at school and always had a keen interest in fashion, so studying a degree in International Fashion Branding at university seemed

The completion of a 92-home mixed tenure residential development in Balgate, Kiltarlity, has been marked with the final handover of seven new homes to the Highland Council.

Halliday Fraser Munro design associate Isla Jappy discusses the future challenges for affordable housing in Scotland.

The refurbishment of Mackintosh at the Willow, delivered by Clark Contracts, is in the running for a prestigious UK-wide honour.

Castlecary House Hotel, near Glasgow, has unveiled new facilities and increased its workforce after completing a renovation with the support of a significant six-figure funding package from Barclays.

An application to build a 140-metre observation wheel and visitor attraction on land at Spillers Quay in Newcastle has been granted planning permission.

The problems which resulted in the delayed opening of the Sick Children’s Hospital in Edinburgh were “built into” the £150 million development due to political pressure to avoid delays, a senior architect has claimed.