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The shortlist for the Scotland Excel Supplier Excellence Awards 2023 has been announced. This year’s finalists represent the quality, diversity and sheer commitment of suppliers on the frameworks, who go above and beyond to serve communities across Scotland.

A new school on Aberdeen is on course for completion in Summer 2024 – and will result in a £6 million budget saving following a retendering exercise. The Finance and Resource Committee at Aberdeen City Council was yesterday updated on progress made on the replacement Riverbank Primary Sc

Perth and Kinross Council members have approved plans to construct four new flats within a Conservation Area in Blairgowrie.

As part of its support for East Renfrewshire’s Developing the Young Workforce programme, and its commitment to the Scottish Government’s Young Persons’ Guarantee Scheme, Taylor Wimpey West Scotland hosted a site visit at its Duncarnock development in Barrhead for 14 students aged 1

A development site in Oban that has the capacity for around 100 new homes could be acquired by Link Group after Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) decided to prioritise other locations. ACHA unveiled plans in January 2020 to deliver new affordable homes in the Glencruitten area af

The ownership of New York's famous Flatiron Building is up in the air after a man whose $190 million bid won an auction to acquire the landmark has failed to make the first down payment.

Scottish Water has completed an operation to replace a battered 130-year-old bridge at Milngavie Reservoirs in East Dunbartonshire as part of a massive facelift for the popular beauty spot. The complex operation was vital to upgrade key infrastructure at the reservoirs, which supply drinking water t

A former school building from the 1800s has been transformed to create an impressive community hub encompassing offices, green space, gym and leisure centre thanks to a major grant from the Renewable Energy Fund (REF). Abington Development Community Group’s (ADCG) significant community revamp

Cala Homes (East) has unveiled a suite of community support initiatives for the Aberdour area in Fife, as part of its major new Community Pledge programme. The Community Pledge sees bespoke programmes of activity created for each Cala development, designed in collaboration with the communities they

Fife Council has outlined the efforts being made on several fronts to ensure a brighter future for Leven Town Centre after with it described as "an extremely challenging period". Two large fires in the High Street in November have had a lasting impact, with the first leading to the demolition of the

Two design projects, led by a design team from the Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment (SSSA) at Robert Gordon University (RGU), have been recognised at the Aberdeen Society Design Awards 2023. The projects, led by Professor Gokay Deveci and a team from the SSSA, include Tr

Real estate advisor CBRE has announced it has taken full occupation of its new Glasgow office at 177 Bothwell Street. Almost 400 CBRE staff have relocated to the new location including the advisory services team, the property management accounting team and the global workplace solutions team, creati

A new Orkney whisky venture has revealed construction plans for an £800,000 distillery, the first to open on the Orkney mainland in 138 years.

A trade body for the UK's painting and decorating sector has joined forces with a construction wellbeing charity.

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is calling on all construction workers to help improve fire safety across the industry.