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Matthew Stimson Matthew Stimson, a senior associate in the planning team at Shoosmiths, considers the ramifications of the Stage 1 Report on the Planning (Scotland) Bill.

A well established refurbishment, interiors and construction company based in Glasgow has restructured its executive team as the business heads into its second decade. Redpath has created an operational board to support the founders of the business managing director Jim Pritchard and Alistair Sloan.

Over £90 million is to be invested in Stirling and Clackmannanshire through an ambitious UK City Region Deal which aims to use infrastructure to drive economic growth across the region. Working in partnership with both Stirling Council and Clackmannanshire Council, the deal will see the Scottish Go

Nicola Barclay Homes for Scotland (HFS) has published a discussion paper on the actions required to meet the country's housing need and demand.

Balfour Beatty has been awarded two contracts worth £43.5 million for the Beauly to Keith 132kV modernisation programme. Both contracts have been awarded by Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission plc, part of Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN), through the existing F2 Overhead Line Gen

The Crescent at Donaldson’s School CALA Homes and Evans Property Group have secured a £21 million joint funding package from Barclays to support the development of 84 residential apartments located in the grounds of the Playfair designed Donaldson’s School in Edinburgh.

Ogilvie Construction has broken ground on a £9.3 million development of waterside apartments in Currie for Dunaven Homes. The development, called River Mill, will comprise 53 two and three bedroom apartments over six blocks, which will be built in two phases. The apartments will be finished to a hi

The City of Edinburgh Council’s award-winning house building programme is looking to establish a Framework Agreement of affordable housing contractors to deliver high quality homes across the city. The council has an ambitious programme to construct 10,000 new affordable homes by 2027 and plans to

Fiona Harper Scotland’s campaigning electrical trade association has established a new training regime aimed at enhancing members’ input into training activity and meeting the future skills needs of the industry as a whole.

Richard Kilcullen from Kilmac (left) with Dundee Football Club managing director, John Nelms Dundee Football Club is to rename its stadium for the next two years after signing a sponsorship deal with construction and development company Kilmac.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VrqYUNLXYQ Scottish Water has tunnelled under a railway line near Kilmarnock as a project to install a major new water main and improve services to more than 200,000 people progresses.

Edinburgh’s Mercat Cross restored to former glory A major project to restore Edinburgh’s iconic Mercat Cross has been completed by the City of Edinburgh Council.

The Big Ben conservation project reached a major milestone this week when the final piece of the 98 metre high scaffolding was slotted into place. The achievement was marked by a rooftop ‘topping out’ ceremony, a centuries old tradition celebrating the highest point of building work being comple

Architect’s impression of the 57 new homes for the former Maxwelltown Works in the Hilltown Cullross Limited and Caledonia Housing Association have submitted a planning application to Dundee City Council to regenerate the former Maxwelltown Works on Alexander Street in the Hilltown area of Dundee.

Construction workers operating under the Construction Industry Joint Council (CIJC) agreement are set for a boost in pay and allowances next month after a new two year pay deal worth 6.2% was agreed. The CIJC is the largest agreement in the construction industry and principally covers workers operat