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Artist's impression of the Elgin student accommodation development Robertson Northern is nearing completion on two student accommodation developments worth £8.5 million for the University of Highlands and Islands and Cityheart.

Achieving a vocational qualification (VQ) can add up to 25% to a construction worker’s salary, according to new research from the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB). The Achievers and Leavers report shows that each VQ level achieved really does result in higher pay. The report looks at th

Glasgow’s Park Quadrant generates high level of interest A contemporary luxury residential development which will complete Glasgow’s famous 19th century masterplan within the city’s prestigious Park area has generated more than 600 buyer enquiries.

Student accommodation provider Downing Students has started work on a £30 million project in Glasgow city centre and is asking the public to offer suggestions to name the development. Being delivered by main contractor George Downing Construction, the accommodation will feature 310 cluster bedrooms

A £10 million plan to regenerate a dated Perth retail park has been approved. The project will see the old B&Q site at St Catherine’s Retail Park demolished to make way for five new retail units and a restaurant.

Two ground investigations contracts have been awarded as part of the A9 dualling programme. BAM Ritchies will undertake the contract totalling nearly £3 million for the Crubenmore to Kincraig stretch while Raeburn Drilling & Geotechnical Ltd was awarded a £3.8m contract for the Pitlochry to Gl

The soaring cost of construction materials following the EU referendum has forced almost a quarter (22%) of SMEs to pass on price increases to consumers, according to research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Around a third (32%) of respondents to an FMB survey indicated that the fall in

Edinburgh-based charity Projekt 42 has unveiled plans to create a purpose-built community gym and wellness centre in Leith, after gaining the support of local property businesses. Established by Sara Hawkins following her own battle with mental health, the not-for-profit venture aims to tackle misco

Partner David Anderson and senior associate Sian Jefferies Law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn outlines that a recent case demonstrates that a payee to a construction contract may not always require to show that it was their intention to give notice under the Housing Grants, Construction and Regenerati

Housebuilder CALA Homes (North) hosted its bi-annual subcontractor seminar at the Village Hotel in Kingswells. The event – which was attended by more than 60 subcontractors from across the North – included presentations from a number of CALA staff members as well as Trevor Mutch from R Davidson

Architects in Ireland have raised €124,000 for homeless people by giving free consultations in exchange for donations. In one week, 191 members of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) completed 1,366 one hour consultations with the public for a donation of €90, every cent of w

September hearing for new Aberdeen FC stadium A pre-determination hearing into Aberdeen FC's plans for a new stadium on the outskirts of the city will take place in September.

Islanders on the Small Isle of Sanday have launched a fundraising appeal so the island can finally get a road. Its first crossing was built more than 100 years ago to allow pupils from the neighbouring Canna island to attend school, but when it was destroyed by a flood in 2005 it was replaced with a

Architect's impression of the new Douglas Laing headquarters A whisky firm has revealed plans to build a new £10.7 million urban distillery and bottling complex on the banks of the River Clyde.

Buchan House Plans to transform one of St Andrew Square’s most prominent and historic buildings into a 72-bedroom hotel have been submitted to the City of Edinburgh Council.