Councillors have approved plans by Persimmon Homes to build 91 properties at the old Kinross High School site. The Edwardian-school will be retained and transformed into four homes as part of the project, while other buildings on the seven-acre site will be demolished, The Courier has reported.
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£15m health centre to open in East Renfrewshire A new £15 million health centre is due to open this summer in East Renfrewshire.
Japanese contractor Kajima plans to team up with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Jaxa) to develop automated construction machinery to work on construction projects on Mars and the moon. Nikkei Asian Review reports that the project will be an extension of Kajima’s A4CSEL system, an abbrevia
Vaughan Hart Employment in the Scottish construction industry fell by 1,000 to 188,000 during the first three months of 2016, bringing to an end four consecutive quarters of employment growth during 2015.
A multi-million pound renewables contract has been signed which will allow Nigg Energy Park to develop into a multi-energy site. Scheduled to commence in the Spring of 2018, the deal between Global Energy Group and Siemens aims to kick start the Port of Nigg being recognised as a key port in Scotlan
Gordon Nelson New housebuilding figures for Scotland underline the severity of the challenge that the Scottish Government faces if it is to tackle the country’s housing crisis, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) Scotland has warned.
Mark Emlick Specialist real estate and private equity asset management firm Consensus Capital is aiming to provide nearly 3,500 affordable homes to help tackle Scotland’s housing crisis.
The Lakesmere Group has been awarded a £1 million contract from main contractor Morgan Sindall to deliver an innovative cladding package for the new Marriott Residence Inn Hotel in Aberdeen. The hotel, which is the first of the Marriott brand to open in the city, has been designed by architects Hal
Plans have been approved for 120 homes on the outskirts of Fraserburgh, though with fewer affordable homes included than initially planned. Colaren Homes has entered into discussions with Aberdeenshire Council to lay the framework for an eventual 600-home expansion to the south of the town.
How the homes will look from the Fintry Drive / Finavon Street junction Abertay Housing Association has submitted a planning application for 60 new homes and urban realm improvements in the Fintry area of Dundee.
Alexandra Dobes' courtyard workshops proposal Architecture students at Robert Gordon University (RGU) have drawn up ideas for attracting more people to live and work in the Cairngorms.
Urgent repair work to begin on quay wall at Windmillcroft Quay
Time-lapse footage has emerged which shows a group of construction workers install a 70-metre tunnel in just one weekend. The intense work schedule means the construction workers were required to work around the clock to get the tunnel done in time while causing minimal disruption to motorists.
Morgan Sindall has confirmed that its construction division recorded a £43.1 million operating loss last year as it changes the way it reports financial figures. The company said today it is revamping its divisional reporting structure to “better align its reporting segments with the business str
Morris & Spottiswood has completed a major refurbishment and restoration project at the historic Edinburgh headquarters of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). The fit-out contractor was tasked with refurbishing the bank at Dundas House, in the city’s St Andrew Square, which dates back to 1860.