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Chartered architect practice Cooper & MacGregor Ltd has submitted plans for three carbon neutral houses specified to Passivhaus standards in Cuminestown, Aberdeenshire. The Aberdeen firm said the application will achieve a platinum and gold sustainability label under section 7 of the building st

Four Clark Contracts employees have graduated from Glasgow Caledonian University with BSc honours degrees from the School of Engineering and the Built Environment. The four graduates have been working with Clark Contracts whilst studying for their qualification having joined the company in 2016 to c

As Springfield Properties continues to grow, the housebuilder is tackling an industry skills shortage by unearthing fresh talent through student placement programmes across the country. To date, the firm has placed 11 university students in a variety of work experience roles over the past two years,

Morrison Construction educates school pupils on site safety The winner of the Morrison Construction safety poster competition launched during Health Week at Corsehill Primary School has received their prize.

A waste vehicle became stuck after sinking into a town centre road in Berkshire. The lorry's back wheels sunk into Old Bath Road in Newbury, which appeared to have partially collapsed.

CGI image of proposed Gorgie Road redevelopment Scotmid Co-operative has teamed up with developer and operator Structured House Group to jointly submit a planning application for a mixed-use proposal on the site of the existing Scotmid store at 236 Gorgie Road in Edinburgh.

© Camphill Rudolf Steiner Schools Ltd Camphill School Aberdeen (CSA) is looking to appoint a design team to deliver a £10 million capital investment development over two of its three campuses (Murtle Estate and Camphill Estate).

Representatives from BAM TCP Atlantic Square and HM Revenue & Customs gathered at a ground breaking ceremony at Atlantic Square celebrating a major new investment and landmark buildings for Glasgow. Dougie Peters, managing director of BAM Properties, welcomed Fiona Wallace and colleagues from HM

(from left) Neil Richardson (commercial director, Government Property Agency), Michael Yohanis (McAleer & Rushe), Clive Wilding (Artisan's project director), Julie McHugh (Edinburgh regional implementation lead, HMRC) The new UK government hub planned for New Waverley in the heart of Edinburghâ€

David Jardine Surfacing and civil engineering specialist NMC Group has appointed David Jardine, a former director at Crummock Scotland which recently entered receivership.

A new £10 million primary school in Bearsden has been handed over by Morgan Sindall. The school, designed for 450 pupils, has enabled the co-location of two former schools which were in need of modernisation.

Paul Hamer Sir Robert McAlpine has confirmed it will be pulling out of the energy from waste (EfW) sector after reporting a pre-tax loss of £23 million last year.

Suresafe Protection, one of Scotland’s leading suppliers of branded workwear, personal protective equipment (PPE), and janitorial supplies, has expanded its premises in Cumbernauld in response to increasing customer demand. The procurement of the unit next to its existing location at Lenzimill Ind

As the Home Report prepares to turn ten years old this year, the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has argued that there is no doubt that it has found its place in the complex world of property transactions. Introduced in Scotland amid a welter of controversy on December 1, 2008, the Hom

Michelle Forth, director at Safety Scotland and chair of the conference committee Aberdeen is set to host a brand new construction and property conference, Build It, which will take place at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre on November 30.