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Architecture firm Snøhetta has revealed plans to build a restaurant in southern Norway that will be partly submerged in the sea to give diners a glimpse below the waves. Described by the practice as "Europe's first underwater restaurant", the building will comprise a rugged concrete box with half o

Tulloch is delivering 50 2-bedroom flats at The Village in East Kilbride Tulloch Homes is to accelerate its development plans after securing a £20 million funding package from Bank of Scotland.

Campion Homes’ new Executive Board A significant upturn in private and social housing work has resulted in a “period of considerable growth” at Campion Homes.

Independent transport experts have warned that funding cuts are making it impossible to fix Scotland’s potholed and damaged roads. According to the Society of Chief Officers of Transportation in Scotland (SCOTS), the existing backlog of repairs to Scotland’s road networks is valued at £1.6 bill

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has today launched a public consultation on the operational details of the proposed Scottish National Investment Bank. Announced last month as part of the SNP’s Programme for Government 2017-18, the bank has pledged to establish a “new approach” on capital invest

Karin Mackie with Gatis Barinovs from Burns Construction An Aberdeen construction company has landed a £200k contract to fit out the coolest place in town – Mackie’s first ice cream parlour at the Marischal Square development.

TGP Landscape Architects has drawn up plans to redevelop four key areas within Kilmarnock town centre. Centred around the Foregate, Sandbed Street, an extension of the shopping area and John Finnie Street embankment, the designs have been created as part of the ‘Celebrate Kilmarnock' town centre a

Oberlanders’ Andrew Wilmot giving a walk and talk tour to the Oslo delegates at Holyrood North student accommodation, Edinburgh A 25-strong Norwegian delegation toured award-winning projects from Oberlanders Architects as part of a fact-finding visit to Edinburgh.

Linkwood View, the new specialist facility in Elgin built by Springfield Properties, has been awarded Social Housing Development of the Year by Premier Guarantee. In partnership with Hanover Housing Association, Springfield built the 30 apartment specialist care facility, specifically for the elderl

Graham Construction has given 24 budding young construction students an insight in to the building of a major project as part of the University of Strathclyde’s Engineering Academy. Students were given a tour of Strathclyde Sport, the University’s new sport, health and wellbeing Facility, which

CMS Window Systems signs Rentback deal with TOM CMS Window Systems has completed a Sale & Rentback deal with TOM Vehicle Rental which has seen its fleet of vehicles purchased and replaced with more modern, fuel efficient vehicles.

British builders rack up 130 hours per year making tea and other hot drinks with 82% of workers arguing that regular ‘tea breaks’ aids productivity, new research has discovered. A survey of UK workers in the construction industry carried out by household appliances retailer AppliancesDirect.co.u

Interserve CEO Debbie White Fears over the financial position at Interserve were confirmed this morning as the Board admitted to “a realistic prospect” of the group breaching its financial covenants with lending banks.

The Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary was delivered using private finance Two of Scotland’s most renowned economists have called for an urgent and independent root and branch review of the quango responsible for the country’s privately financed infrastructure projects.