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International property and construction consultancy Gleeds is to convert from a general partnership to a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) structure in the new year. The switch, which follows the relocation of its global headquarters next year, is part of an ongoing action to simplify the group as

Bellway’s commitment to the Home Builders Federation Programme encouraging women into construction has paid off with three assistant site managers now working within the company’s Scotland West division. Alyson Watt, Clare Bauldie and Morgan Lindsay all arrived at the company through dif

Consultation drop-in sessions for the new Larkhall Leisure Centre are to take place next week.

Restoration work on a crumbling disused building once hidden away in the middle of a forest on Scotland’s west coast has reached the stage of the building now “starting to resemble a bothy, minus the roof”. Volunteers from the Mountain Bothy Association (MBA) have been putting in l

Vattenfall has become a Registered Participant of Heat Trust having proactively registered the Midlothian Energy Ltd (MEL) heat network and another project in north London.

Architecture practice MAST Architects has launched MAST Energy, a sustainability and energy consultancy which aims to ensure a sustainable net zero approach is at the forefront of the design process. The firm said MAST Energy will focus on energy efficiency, underpinned by a robust and deliverable e

The Highland Council is undertaking a retrofit project in Caol for Swedish Timber properties which aims to enhance the energy efficiency of homes, reduce carbon emissions and reduce energy demand and costs.

An appeal that sought to secure planning approval for a new retail and housing development in Thornhill has been rejected by the Scottish Government.

CHAP Group hosted a commemorative golden shovel event at its Craighill housing site in Kincorth, Aberdeen, to mark the commencement of construction.

Scottish Opera's proposals for a major mixed-use transformation of its current New Rotterdam Wharf site in Glasgow, including multi-storey student accommodation blocks, have been given the green light.

Education consultancy and social enterprise Class Of Your Own (COYO) has announced the launch of a new school programme in collaboration with Jamie Oliver Restaurants.

A man who drowned after he became trapped in a JCB excavator cab when it fell off a hotel pier was using equipment and a method of working which were “inherently unsafe”, a Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) has found. Gregor Deakin died on 6 October 2021 after an accident where a JCB being dr

A listed Georgian country house in Clackmannanshire is to be rebuilt after the building was demolished without permission. Carsebridge House in Alloa, known locally as the Dolls' House, suffered extensive damage including the loss of its roof as a result of a fire on 29 August.

A prime Edinburgh retail property housing a Waitrose supermarket and Kwik Fit garage has been sold for over £18.15 million. Located at 145 Morningside Road and 7-13 Falcon Road, the property comprises a 33,347 sq ft retail space for Waitrose and an adjoining 12,795 sq ft garage for Kwik Fit. B

The brownfield regeneration site at Ravenscraig has taken a major step forward with planning permission granted for a £10 million employment hub.