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Proposals for the delivery of a mixed-use development at 20 Haymarket Yards have been given the green light by the City of Edinburgh Council. Granted subject to conditions, the planning application includes the demolition of the low-rise and outdated Elgin House office building, which lies close to

As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility plan and commitment to offset its carbon generation as it progresses its ‘net zero’ ambition, Hardies Property & Construction Consultants is planting 1,552 trees in recognition of the record number of instructions it received last year.

A developer has lodged plans to build 29 apartments on a site currently used as a light haulage depot in Aberdeen.

Energy company SGN is to step up its hydrogen plans by accelerating work to develop and connect key hydrogen production and storage sites. Over the next 12 months, the gas distribution company will undertake three pre-FEED studies in Scotland and southern England to determine the route and design of

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has concluded a deal with Barrhead Housing Association (BHA) to deliver 25 new affordable homes, within its Duncarnock development in Barrhead. The agreement follows the successful delivery of 12 affordable houses for BHA in Neilston and signals a key milestone in the pro

The site of Banksy’s latest work, an outside wall of a derelict farmhouse in the seaside town of Herne Bay in Kent, has been demolished. The mural, titled Morning is Broken, depicted a silhouetted young boy – next to a silhouetted cat in a window – opening corrugated iron “cu

Glasgow City Council has approved the off-market disposal of a 2.61 hectares site in Queenslie bounded to the north, east and west by Penston Road, to Alliance Disposables Limited (ADL).

JCB has won its biggest-ever deal in the UK after rental firm Morris Leslie Plant Hire placed an order for £87.5 million worth of machines – including a big fleet of 3CX backhoe loaders.

When a strong earthquake struck Nepal in April 2015 it killed almost 9,000 people and destroyed or damaged more than 8,000 schools.

Morrison Construction’s Building Central business unit has successfully handed over a new flagship research and development facility for National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS), part of the University of Strathclyde.

The second phase of a major office development at Carrick Square in Glasgow has been given the green light following a reduction in height from initial proposals. Mosaic Architecture & Design submitted an application on behalf of property developer Soller Group for planning in principle to erect

Stephanie Lowe has been appointed deputy chief executive of the Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers’ Federation (SNIPEF). The appointment promotes Ms Lowe from the post of acting chief executive, which she has undertaken for the past 18 months, with immediate effect.

ETZ Ltd, the not-for-profit company tasked with spearheading North East Scotland’s energy transition ambition, has secured £1.25 million from BP and £2m support from Scottish Enterprise to begin construction of Scotland’s first energy incubator and scale up hub (EISH). The re

In its preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2022, Savills has posted revenues of £2.3 billion, a 7% year-on-year rise, and a 16% drop in pre-tax profits to £153.9m. Net cash at the group also decreased to £307.4m, down from £340.7m in 2021.

Businessmen Sandy and James Easdale have been given the green light to develop a former Department of Work and Pensions building in Port Glasgow into a new £2 million drive-through. Their project is planned for the former DWP building at the corner of Scarlow Street and Greenock Road and