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Work to deliver a new distillery in Leith is set to begin next year after a group of private investors committed £10 million to the project. The Port of Leith Distillery will be the first purpose-built single malt facility constructed in the capital for more than a century. With its distinctiv

The Specialist Engineering Contractors’ Group (SEC Group) has issued a call for a statutory authority to be introduced to regulate construction industry practice. The trade body proposed setting up a Construction and Infrastructure Authority which would replicate some of the powers associated

Legal & General has agreed to fund the development of new high-quality student accommodation block to a top Scottish university. Lincam Pentland Ltd, a subsidiary of Edinburgh housebuilder S1 Developments Limited, has completed the sale of the proposed new 315 room (359 bed) student residence, f

RICS Scotland will hold a parliamentary reception early next year as a working group formed to tackle the quality of Scotland’s tenement buildings prepares to publish its first report. Over the last year, the issue of tenement repair and maintenance has been rising up the Scottish parliamentar

An engineering student from Heriot Watt University took home third place in the grand final of the Institution of Civil Engineering’s Pitch 200 competition. Catriona Salvini’s Great ICE Bake-off presentation used the analogy of baking Rocky Road squares to explain how concrete is made an

Hyatt Hotels has been chosen to operate a new spa and conference hotel at Edinburgh Marina.

Excavation work at a Maxi Construction site in Edinburgh has uncovered a number of interesting archaeological finds, including a cannonball. Work at Old Stamp Office Close, 215 High Street, so far has identified the remains of two properties demolished sometime after the 1890s, along with a continua

The client which removed Interserve from a contract to deliver an energy from waste plant in Glasgow has said that it still expects to receive at least £64 million from the company for remedial works. Viridor’s parent company Pennon said in a trading statement today that completion of co

Fife-based Campion Homes has built on its year of record growth by reporting another strong year of trading with turnover increasing by 7.4% to £32.6mln and gross margins up by 1%. In total 56 private house sales were legally completed during the year at developments at Hawthornbank, Laurelban

The 65 sites longlisted to host a new offsite construction logistics hub for Heathrow Airport have been invited to state why they are best placed to deliver Britain’s biggest infrastructure project. Ten Scottish sites are in the running to host the logistics hub which will participate in the o

Plans have been unveiled for a new £8.1 million health and care centre in Aberdeen. The facility, which will be located in the Greenferns area on the western edge of Northfield near to Orchard Brae and Heathryburn Schools, will incorporate the general medical services currently being delivered

The project to build a brand new secondary school for Alness Academy is underway following the award of a key contract for the development. The Design and Build, Development Agreement (DBDA) will provide a new building for 660 pupils and will be equipped with sports facilities, two 3G pitches, a 25m

Plans for a new dedicated children’s theatre suite at the Tayside Children’s Hospital in Dundee have received further approval from the Scottish Government.  Tayside Children’s Hospital is based at Ninewells Hospital and this new children’s theatre suite will allow signi

Commercial property consultant Ryden has named Dr Mark Robertson as the firm’s new managing partner. Dr Robertson will take over from Bill Duguid who is moving to the role of chairman after six years as leader of the firm.

Chris Brooke FRICS has been officially inaugurated as president of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) at a ceremony in Hong Kong, beginning his term for the 2018-2019 year. A chartered surveyor and co-founder of Brooke Husband Limited, a property consulting firm based in Hong Kong,