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No council high-rise block in Scotland contains the type of cladding said to have been used in the Grenfell Tower fire, it was confirmed yesterday as the first meeting of the Ministerial Working Group convened to examine building and fire safety regulatory framework took place. Last week the Scottis

Ministers have granted planning consent for a 30 turbine tidal park situated off the south-west coast of Islay. West Islay Tidal Energy Park will have a generating capacity of up to 30 MW, enough to power around 18,000 homes.

Douglas McLeod Ten site managers at Barratt Scotland developments carried home awards from Friday’s National House Building Council’s (NHBC) Pride in the Job Quality Awards.

HALO Kilmarnock proposals go on public display Members of the public are to have the opportunity to see proposals for The HALO development in Kilmarnock at a consultation event on June 29.

An unpaved section of a Montreal street has become the subject of ridicule online, stirring controversy over how the city handles construction projects, CBC News has reported. Demix Construction has been repaving part of René-Lévesque Boulevard in time for the Formula E, an electric-car race that

The entry from William Matthews Associates and Sou Fujimoto Architects The seven diverse proposals from the teams vying to win the Ross Pavilion International Design Competition and revitalise West Princes Street Gardens have now been unveiled.

The Queensferry Crossing is set to open to traffic at the end of August, economy secretary Keith Brown confirmed today. On a visit to the Forth Replacement Crossing construction site today, Mr Brown explained that the £1.35 billion bridge will open on August 30 and then close to allow the public to

Allan Boyd Fit-out firm Morris & Spottiswood is reporting a surge in staff numbers after making 30 new appointments in the last 12 months.

Vacant land at the former ABB site Councillors have approved plans for a new drive-through Costa coffee shop and Lidl supermarket in Dundee, despite being urged to turn down the proposal.

Edinburgh Printmakers has begun work to create its new home at Castle Mill Works in Fountainbridge. The home of the former North British Rubber Factory is set to be transformed into a £12.3 million creative hub hosting a new Centre of Excellence for Printmaking and Creative Industries Hub.

Places for People has submitted plans to the City of Edinburgh Council to build 89 new homes by Granton Waterfront. The development on Waterfront Avenue forms the third phase of a larger scheme of around 600 homes.

Midlothian Council’s planning committee has approved plans to extend Edinburgh Technopole, the science park at the Bush House Estate near Penicuik. The three new offices/laboratory buildings on the site are expected to secure around 150 jobs.

The restoration of a former school building to be used by Parkhead Housing Association can now be completed after Glasgow City Council approved over £567,000 of new funding. The B-listed former Parkhead Public School in Westmuir Street is to be revamped to create a local enterprise centre with a mi

Work starts on £2.6m Glenboig link road Construction work has begun on the new £2.6 million Glenboig link road, North Lanarkshire Council’s first infrastructure project as part of the Glasgow City Region City Deal.

Planning permission has been granted to install a sculpture depicting Jesus as a homeless person in Nelson Mandela Place, Glasgow. Glasgow Churches Together, the group behind bringing the sculpture of Matthew 25, known as the Homeless Jesus, is now raising £15,000 to fund the project.