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The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has issued an open invitation to any interested parties to shape the future of the institute and the planning profession. The UK's leading body for spatial planning and the largest planning institute in Europe with over 25,000 members worldwide has launc

Planning partner Sarah Baillie contrasts the lack of ambition within Scotland’s Planning Bill to the bold, inspirational, collaborative and game-changing Connecting Glasgow Report issued recently by Glasgow City Council. Since 2014, conversations in the development and property sector have cen

Perth-based construction company Algo Ltd has unveiled its plans to increase its £18 million turnover with a successful 2019. With a newly appointed business development manager, growth of the estimating department, and increased support staff for senior management, Murray Alexander, Algo&rsqu

A north of Scotland care home provider has unveiled plans for two new developments after it secured a £5 million investment from business investor BGF. Parklands Group provides high-quality residential care for older people at eight care homes across Moray and the Highlands, the most recent be

Dundee City Council has joined forces with local trade unions to sign a 12-point charter committing them to fair work in the construction sector. The charter pledges to ensure that through the procurement and delivery of council-backed building projects there will be high standards of employment sta

Employees from Kier Construction Scotland and their sub-contractors have just completed a very rewarding construction project – volunteering at Whiteleys Retreat in South Ayrshire to improve a number of its facilities. The team at Kier Construction, who are currently building the nearby state-

BAM Construction’s team working on Edinburgh’s new premier office development, Capital Square, rallied round to donate 120 selection boxes to the Grassmarket Community Project which provides a drop-in meal service for the homeless community. The gift-wrapped boxes will be distributed thi

Almost 1000 guests were welcomed through the doors of the Park Plaza Hotel in London earlier this month on what was to prove to be the fundraising event of the year for the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity, with a magnificent £212,000 being raised for construction families in crisis. G

This week tenants begin moving in to brand new Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) homes in Galashiels, just in time for Christmas. Work has been completed on the new £1.8 million SBHA housing development at Rose Court in Langlee, which was handed over by Hart Builders and agents Eildo

Roof truss manufacturer and supplier Pasquill has embraced the festive spirit by unveiling a Christmas tree measuring 23 feet made entirely out of trusses. Staff from Pasquill’s Inverness branch created a smaller design the previous year, and after receiving a great response decided to supersi

Partnership home builder Keepmoat Homes has announced the appointment of its first female regional managing director. Beth McNeil, who joined Keepmoat Homes in 2015, has been promoted to the role of regional managing director for the business’ Scottish operations having previously served as op

Partnership housing developer Lovell has announced the appointment of Sarah Fenton as regional commercial director as it sets its sights on future growth in Scotland. Sarah is a fully qualified quantity surveyor by training and joins Lovell’s Scotland office having spent the previous five year

Plans to build four blocks of flats on a derelict site on Leith waterfront have been given the green light. S1 Developments has secured planning permission to build 245 flats at a development branded ‘Skyliner’ at Ocean Drive on the edge of Albert Dock. The flats will be built in four bl

Mechanical and electrical services provider Arc-Tech (Scotland) Ltd is looking forward to the completion of a new Travelodge in Govan in early-2019. Having been appointed to the project earlier this year, the firm has undertaken a full service installation alongside the main contractor CBC Ltd.

Potentially over 670 jobs will be created with the development of five sites in Tweedbank, including Lowood Estate, which has been purchased by Scottish Borders Council. A report to full council on December 20 will outline a series of development plans for four sites on the Borders Innovation Park w