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A series of love letters written more than a hundred years ago have been discovered by construction workers in the rubble of an old staircase.

Transformational plans to further enhance teaching and learning spaces at the University of Aberdeen have further progressed with the beginning of work on a new £35 million Science Teaching Hub. A wide portfolio of major regeneration and development projects with a combined cost of almost &pou

Developers behind proposals for a £50 million mixed-used transformation of Leith Walk have been dealt a major blow after the University of Edinburgh ended its involvement in the student flats element of the project. Drum Property Group plans to remove the red sandstone buildings and industrial

A state-of-the art veterinary referrals hospital totalling 30,000 sq ft is to be built at Livingston Trade Park after integrated veterinary services provider CVS Group bought a 1.2 acre plot at the site. The listed company has been granted planning permission by West Lothian Council to build a veter

Progress in the redevelopment of Inverness Castle has been marked with the announcement of a contract awarded to the architect for the project.

Building services contractor Arc-Tech (Scotland) Ltd has been appointed to a lead the installation of Mechanical and Electrical services for a brand-new hotel in Edinburgh.

With less than two months to respond to Graham Simpson MSP’s Proposed New-Build Homes (Buyer Protection) (Scotland) members Bill, Harry C. Smith, partner and head of housebuilder & construction at Gillespie Macandrew LLP, shares his views. There have been a number of attempts down the year

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has secured the disqualification of three former directors of office fit-out companies for their involvement in illegal cartel behaviour.

Aggressive accounting policies and a close relationship with KPMG was the cause of the collapse of Carillion, according to a new construction industry survey.

The Scottish Government’s proposed environmental watchdog must be strong enough to maintain high environmental standards after Brexit, according to the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Scotland.

Grampian Housing Association’s plans to convert a disused Victorian school site in Royal Deeside into 24 affordable homes have been approved by councillors.

A multi-million pound new housing development at the former Hunter’s Tryst Primary School in Edinburgh is one step closer to fruition thanks to work by a local law firm. Planning consent has been granted for 85 homes at the Oxgangs site – ravaged by fire more than a decade ago – an

Local Linlithgow constituency MSP Fiona Hyslop invited Scottish transport secretary Michael Matheson to visit the new Winchburgh Development to hear about the transport links that will support the ambitious project. Spanning 352 hectares, the development will bring 3,450 new homes, improved transpor

A new e-learning course designed to help the construction industry’s workforce to improve its understanding of occupational cancer risks and how to mitigate them has been launched.

Students from Clackmannanshire have played their part in the construction of the £15 milion Tullibody South Campus project by completing a programme run by infrastructure firm Robertson. Twelve S4-S6 pupils from Lornshill, Alva and Alloa Academies followed the ‘Introduction to Constructi