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A housing developer is giving away one of his properties for free to a needy family in New Zealand's largest city, but they will have to find somewhere to put it. Auckland businessman Dave Rennie has listed the three-bedroom property with a zero-dollar price tag, with the proviso that the buyers mov

External view of buildings 1, 2 and 3 Atlantic Quay, Glasgow The first phase of on-site works have commenced to rejuvenate the Atlantic Quay office scheme in Glasgow’s international financial services district.

Extending the Borders railway will be one of the options considered by a new study looking at improving transport provision in the south of Scotland across all modes including road, rail and public transport. Transport Scotland today announced the intention to award the contract to Jacobs UK Ltd. Su

A contractor has been selected to take forward further vital ground investigation work as part of the A90/A96 Haudagain Improvement scheme. Transport Scotland has announced the award of a £213,000 ground investigation contract to Environmental Reclamation Services (ERS) Ltd.

Glasgow civil engineering firm MHL Civil has been awarded a £300k working capital facility to improve its cashflow, whilst rapidly expanding its client base across Scotland. The funding, which was delivered by SME commercial finance provider IGF, has allowed the firm to complete large scale install

An industry day is being held in Perth today to inform prospective contractors of the huge potential the £3 billion A9 Dualling Programme can offer their businesses. Transport Scotland will tell representatives from across the construction industry more about the next multi-million contract to dual

Farming union NFU Scotland has issued a call for new planning regulations to recognise the requirements of modern agriculture. Responding to the Scottish Government’s consultation on the planning policy framework, the union expressed the need for permitted development rights to be extended to larg

Flats plan for derelict Aberdeenshire building Plans to convert a derelict building in Fraserburgh town centre into homes have been submitted to Aberdeenshire Council.

https://www.facebook.com/onthetools/videos/1904313539854523/ A builder was left red-faced after he plunged into a puddle while simulating the Grand National in a construction site race.

Plans for a 150-bedroom hotel complete with a sky bar overlooking the River Clyde have been given the green light by council officials. The 17-storey building on the corner of Dixon Street and Clyde Street was a floor higher when plans were first unveiled in October last year.

Proposals for a new shopping centre on the outskirts of Cupar have been given the go-ahead by Fife Council. Six large units for food and non-food retail and including a takeaway are to be built next door to the Tesco supermarket on South Road.

Tammy Adams Homes for Scotland has said it is “extremely disappointed” with the Scottish Government’s proposals for changes in planning policy which it argues will only “exacerbate Scotland’s chronic housing shortfall”.

The office campus for Subsea7 designed by Michael Gilmour Associates A “gifted” architect and lecturer who won a number of awards for his buildings has died aged 73.

A proposed internet data centre in south-west Scotland could be given an extension to its planning consent, the BBC has reported. The plan for Peelhouses Farm, north of Lockerbie, first emerged in 2008. Planning permission was granted in 2010.

Output in the UK construction sector fell in February with a 7.3% decrease in infrastructure providing one of the main downward pressures, the latest figures reveal. Sharp falls in infrastructure and as well as new private housing saw UK construction output dip 1.7 per cent in February, its biggest