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A former school building next to Edinburgh’s Royal Mile is to be converted into a boutique hotel and restaurant as part of the £150 million New Waverley development currently transforming the city’s Old Town. The C-listed red sandstone Canongate Venture building, one of Edinburgh’s last remai

Scottish Borders Council has given the green light to plans for a £10 million project to build a whisky distillery and visitor centre on a former industrial site in Hawick. Submitted by Gray Macpherson Architects in March, the Three Stills Company venture on Commercial Road could create 20 jobs.

A planning application has been submitted by Cruden Homes to deliver 107 homes at Aberlady. Owned by Wemyss and March Estates, the proposed development site lies to the west of Aberlady, off Kirk Road. The application also includes associated infrastructure and open space.

Brian Rye A total of 43 construction workers were killed in the workplace in the year to 31st March 2016, figures from the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) have revealed.

(from left) Richard Park (operations director - Hub South East), Brian Houston (NHS Lothian chairman), Maureen Watt MSP, George Walker (chairman of the Edinburgh Integration Joint Board), Michael Graham (group executive chairman of Graham Construction) Iain Graham (director of capital planning, NHS

Work on the UK’s first offshore wind tower factory will officially start in Argyll today. CS Wind UK’s base in Campbeltown, which employs 175 people, is set for a £27 million investment after its acquisition by South Korean manufacturer CS Wind Corporation in April.

A group of Japanese house building professionals have visited Scotland’s largest planned new town as part of a study they are conducting examining sustainable communities within Europe. More than 20 managers and directors from the Machinami Foundation (The Street Scene Foundation) were accompanied

South Ayrshire Council completes largest affordable housing project to date Residents from a newly completed housing development at Lochside in Ayr were proud to show off their new homes as part of celebrations to mark the finish of the £10 million project.

It appears that China’s recent ban on the construction of weird looking buildings has arrived too late in the day for this latest offering. In Heinan, at the North China University of Water Conservancy and Electric Power, a new building was recently erected with a striking resemblance to a toilet.

Concourse of Edinburgh Waverley station The Edinburgh to Glasgow electrification project could be delayed by up to seven months and has increased beyond its previous £742 million cost estimate, it has been revealed.

Transport Scotland has announced the names of the four bidders competing to build the new A737 Dalry Bypass. The shortlisted bidders for the 4 kilometre long project are: Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Limited, Farrans Construction and Roadbridge, Interserve Construction Limited and John Paul Cons

Douglas Keillor Regional director of BAM Construction in Scotland, Douglas Keillor, has been appointed to the board of BAM Construct UK.

NHS Orkney has announced Robertson Capital Projects as the successful bidder for the islands’ new £60 million hospital and healthcare facility. The purpose-built facility will contribute to high quality care, while improving the experience for patients, staff and visitors.

McLaughlin & Harvey has been appointed to complete a full refurbishment of Highlander House in the city centre of Glasgow. Formally occupied by the Scottish Government, Highlander House will undergo a complete refurbishment internally to provide 40,000sqft of high-spec Cat A space, including an

Work to create a world class new exhibition and conference centre for Aberdeen and the north east began with a ground-breaking ceremony yesterday. Aberdeen City Council and its joint venture development partner Henry Boot Developments Ltd broke ground on the multi-million pound project which will al