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Hillcrest Housing Association has received a go-ahead from Dundee councillors for a new 130-home development at Ellengowan Drive. The social housing landlord plans to demolish the existing 128 cottage flats on the site to make way for 39 houses and 91 flats.

PBA, now part of Stantec, has recently appointed Graeme Bruce as director M&E to continue the growth of its buildings team in Scotland. He will work closely with the existing M&E and Structures teams in Scotland and other regions to promote our successful multidisciplinary services and

South Ayrshire Council has set a date for work to begin on a new Glenburn Primary School and St Ninian's Primary School in Prestwick in July 2020 with completion in December 2021. Construction of the new campus which will feature state-of-the-art learning environments, interactive play are

North Lanarkshire Council has launched a consultation on the region’s proposed Local Development Plan. The plan includes profiles for each area of North Lanarkshire with information on each, the proposed sites for development and any regeneration sites or transport projects.

Metering and energy services business Energy Assets Group (EAG) has announced that from 1st February 2019, all of its utility network design and construction operations will be rebranded as Energy Assets Utilities (EAU). As a result of the brand strategy, Future Energy Group (FEG), which w

International engineering federation the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) has secured a major agreement with the World Bank that will see the international funding organisation adopt the use of six FIDIC standard contracts for the next five years. Under the terms of the agree

Almond Housing Association Limited (AHA), working in partnership with Inveralmond Community High School, has built a careers event around the housing trade. Housing Officers and other staff from AHA, a registered charity and social landlord based in Livingston, were on hand to talk to young people a

If you’ve ever wondered if your shower was making you ill, why your electrics smell of fish or why your toilet seat was turning purple, you’re not alone. Lots of people have the same questions.

Development firm M&G Real Estate has drawn up fresh proposals for an Edinburgh development site. The investment arm of insurer Prudential is working with QMile Group on the former goods yard next to Haymarket Station, which it purchased last June.

HFD Property Group has received planning consent for a three storey office development in Aberdeen. Providing over 90,000 sq ft of Grade A office accommodation, the CityPark2 development is the second phase of a new campus at Altens Farm Road.

Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) and Zero Waste Scotland are joining forces to encourage the construction industry to find innovative ways to reduce construction waste. The construction sector is the largest consumer of natural resources and the largest contributor to waste to landfill

125 additional homes, three local schools and Falkirk Council offices are all set to benefit from a newly announced £4 million project to extend an existing district heating system and create a private wire network at Callendar Park. The local authority has appointed specialist contractor McDe

Drochaid a' Chaolais Chumhaing / Kylesku Bridge in Sutherland has been awarded Category A status by Historic Environment Scotland (HES) after it was recognised as being of special architectural interest. The bridge, which spans the deep sea inlet of An Caolas Cumhang, will also be the first to be le

Bridge works specialist Spencer Group has delivered its “hugely challenging” project to complete repair works on the Forth Road Bridge. A team carried out works to replace truss end links which connect the bridge deck to the towers after a fracture caused the closure of the crossing in D

Spending on underground systems will boost productivity and deliver local economic growth, writes Scape Group chief executive, Mark Robinson. For decades infrastructure investment has focused on providing improved connectivity to and from London. Projects like Crossrail, Crossrail 2 and HS2, all sti