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A building constructed in rural Kirkcudbrightshire in the early 1900s, which was designed to look like a castle for a herd of 12 cows, is to be converted into holiday apartments under new plans. The landmark building fell into serious disrepair and was placed on the Buildings at Risk register more t

Bryan Galloway, Stewart Milne Group’s new construction director for central Scotland Bryan Galloway has been appointed as Stewart Milne Group’s new construction director for central Scotland as part of its drive to deliver more than 500 homes in the region year-on-year.

Victoria Brambini Procurement partnership Scape Group has published details of its National Civil Engineering and Infrastructure framework, which includes the creation of a dedicated £400 million lot specifically for the public sector in Scotland.

The first Adina Apartment Hotel in the UK has been earmarked for Glasgow city centre following Mosaic Architecture + Design’s resubmission of a planning application for a hotel at 249 West George Street. While Mosaic already has planning consent for converting the existing office building at this

Output in the UK construction industry fell by 1.6% during September to record consecutive quarterly contractions for the first time in five years. Data published today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that construction output contracted by 0.9% in the three months to September 2

CALA Homes (West) has submitted a planning application to Stirling Council for a proposed housing development in Kippen. The housebuilder is proposing a development of 31 homes on the Oakwood site, which is allocated for housing in the adopted Stirling Local Development Plan 2014.

Developers behind the bid to turn Edinburgh's Old Royal High School into a hotel have enlisted a former advisor to Donald Trump as an appeal was lodged against the decision to deny them planning permission. Councillors unanimously rejected the application to transform the A-listed building on Calton

Scottish timber processing and distribution company Thornbridge Sawmills Limited has entered into a partnership with Cairngorm Capital LLP to support its development as a leading UK player in this sector. Thornbridge sources certified timber and sheet materials from sustainable producers both domest

Professional services firm Arup is leading a UK government project examining the feasibility of phasing out the use of natural gas for domestic use by converting homes to hydrogen fuel. The £25 million Hydrogen for Heat Programme, commissioned by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial S

Picture credit: Rob McDougall Design and architecture practice, HLM, has recently utilised innovative biophilic designs to transform existing teaching classrooms throughout the University of Glasgow campus, inspiring active learning, productivity and wellbeing.

Whatriggs Primary School and Early Education Centre in Kilmarnock has been successfully handed over by Morrison Construction in advance of the new 2017 Autumn term. Collaborating throughout with East Ayrshire Council’s architecture department and education team, Keppie Design developed the exempla

(from left) Geoff Harker, Kenny McLean, Calum Murray, Gillian Lavety, Kevin Stewart, Councillor Susan Aitken and Pat Cahill during the Ministerial visit to Sanctuary Homes project in Yoker Housing minister visits Scotland’s tallest timber building

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7N5skF6hHM8 A new visitor centre showcasing the archaeological remains of an ancient and mysterious temple to the Latin god Mithras has opened under Bloomberg’s new European headquarters in the heart of the City of London next to the Bank of England.

Sir Robert McAlpine has announced plans to cut 90 jobs across the UK in a restructure which will see its Scottish regional centre combine with the North East. Under the plans, the group’s six regional centres will be reduced down to four, with the Wales the West division also merging with the Nort

A consortium of Scottish local authorities is putting together a house-building framework worth £1.5 billion to the selected contractors. The four-year housing construction framework is being procured by LHC on behalf of the Scottish Procurement Alliance.