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The safety of people living in high-rise flats across Scotland is the focus of a new public consultation launched by the Scottish Government. Forming part of the government’s response to the Grenfell Tower fire in London in 2017, the consultation calls for views on how to simplify the guidance

Work to create new council homes and a thriving community area in the grounds of the former Inverness Royal Academy and later Midmills College Campus site in the city has been completed. Keys were today officially handed over to the Highland Council with tenants preparing to move into their new home

A new report commissioned by the Scottish Government has suggested a new quango should set up to oversee its plans to fight fuel poverty and make buildings more energy efficient. Ministers want all homes north of the Border to reach certain standards by 2040 as part of its ambitious Energy Efficient

Paul McGonigal explores the changes in VAT rules for supplies in the construction industry coming into force from October this year. From 1 October 2019 significant changes are being introduced to the VAT treatment of supplies in the construction industry. HMRC are concerned about the current levels

Muir Walker Pride Architects has received planning consent for a new eight-flatted development in the centre of St Andrews  To be delivered on behalf of Headon Developments, the project includes underground car parking.

Thames Water is removing a record-busting ‘concreteberg’ from under the streets of central London after discovering an industrial amount of solidified cement plugging three Victorian sewers. The work at the junction of Goswell Road and Hall Street, Islington is likely to cause traffic di

Building services contractor Arc-Tech (Scotland) Ltd has commenced works at a multi-million-pound mixed-use development in Glasgow on behalf of Elderpark Housing Association. The firm will deliver a turnkey building services solution for the Govan development which will see the conversion of the for

The masterplan for a new £30 million tourism investment at the foot of Loch Lomond has been submitted to Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. The development, named Lomond Banks, will transform an area of Balloch currently marked for tourism development in the local plan.

Almost half of the Scottish Government’s major infrastructure projects have been subject to delays, with prisons suffering the biggest hold-ups. Schools and health centres are also among the 25 out of 55 projects which have been pushed back or were delivered behind schedule.

Development company S Harrison has submitted a planning application to build a new student accommodation scheme on a vacant site to the West of Edinburgh city centre. The ICA-designed development on Gorgie Road will have 269 bedrooms in two buildings with a wide range of amenities and facilities. Th

Scotland’s international centre of manufacturing expertise is a step closer to being realised following the appointment of the design team. The National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS), hosted by the University of Strathclyde, aims to make Scotland a global leader in advanced manufactu

Aberdeenshire construction group CHAP (Holdings) Limited has hailed a 27% increase in turnover as an important step towards fulfilling its long-term strategy. The Westhill-based firm recorded turnover of £51.5 million in its accounts ending 30th September 2018, up from £40.5m the previou

Given a number of Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) accusations against key suppliers to the construction sector, Jamie Dunne from law firm Brodies has looked into the issue in more detail. The Competition and Markets Authority has recently accused six key suppliers to the construction sector

Stornoway Port Authority has awarded a major contract to design one of the biggest projects ever undertaken in the Hebrides. Marine consulting civil engineers Wallace Stone has been chosen to take forward plans for Phase 1 of a deep-water port, which is part of the Port Authority’s 20-year mas

Cabinet Secretary for culture, tourism and external affairs Fiona Hyslop has announced the appointment of four new members of the board of Architecture and Design Scotland (A&DS). Angela Bonney, Daisy Narayanan, Bruce Ross and Alistair Scott will join the board following a recruitment proce