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Plans for a 1,350-home development on green belt land on the edge of Edinburgh have been given the green light by councillors. Developer Murray Estates’ proposal is for the first phase of a 675-acre ‘Garden District’ on a 54-hectare site next to Royal Bank of Scotland’s Edinburgh headquarter

Planning permission has been granted for a permanent TV and film studio facility in Cumbernauld. North Lanarkshire Council has agreed to proposals to significantly enhance the existing production facilities at Wardpark Studios to a new facility complete with six sound stages, production offices, anc

Peter McGettrick Capita Property has promoted Peter McGettrick to divisional director of Capita Property and Infrastructure in Scotland and the north to help its expansion.

Subcontractors, material suppliers and construction industry consultants from the East of Scotland are being invited to a free Meet the Buyer event run by Constructionline on 19th May to find out about upcoming work in the area. The event, to be held at Macdonald Houstoun House Hotel in Livingston,

One of Scotland’s most famous schools is looking forward to opening a brand new boarding house after commissioning an extensive refurbishment and extension of an unused building. Gordonstoun, in Elgin, Morayshire, has awarded Robertson Northern the contract to refurbish and extend part of the exis

A survey has revealed very real concerns about the prevalence of mental health problems amongst construction workers, while another has urged the industry to increase its performance in managing workplace related stress. The results of a survey of its members by UCATT, which was published at the uni

Ogilvie Construction has broken ground on a £33 million project to build a student residence in Yorkhill, Glasgow, for developers Land Synergy. Built on the site of former warehousing at Kelvinhaugh Street, the project will create a 607 bedroom building consisting of three separate blocks of betwee

Image credit Rob McDougall New-look whisky distillery launched in Fife

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has launched a survey to gauge the industry’s opinions of architects. Launched at Grand Designs Live in London earlier this month, the survey is open to all clients of architects whether they are a private homeowner, contractor, or a commercial clie

Jon Dunwell Scottish fit-out contractor Morris & Spottiswood is reporting rapid growth with turnover surging to £88 million.

Graeme Reay The Bancon Group has announced the appointment of experienced planning and development professional Graeme Reay as the land and commercial director for its homes business.

The £35 million transformation of Glasgow’s Kelvin hall into one of the biggest museum and academic research centres in the UK is on target to open in the autumn. Formerly home to the Museum of Transport, the facility will offer teaching and research rooms for the University of Glasgow, and vast

A groundbreaking ceremony has marked the building of the new £29.7 million Barrhead High. Pupils joined the school’s head teacher Andy Sinclair to assist education convener Councillor Elaine Green to carry out the turf cutting at the site of the new school.

Work on the world’s largest floating wind farm will begin later this year off Scotland’s east coast after the Crown Estate granted a lease to Norwegian firm Statoil to commence construction. To be located at Buchan Deep, some 25 kilometres from Peterhead, the floating wind farm consists of five

Troubled Dundee contractor Jaydee Heating has been liquidated, administrators have confirmed. The firm, which carried out industrial and commercial heating, electrical and plumbing work, went into administration in November after prolonged trading difficulties.