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An Advice Note has been issued to assist in determining the fire risk posed by external wall systems in existing multi-storey residential buildings. The Scottish Government publication is designed is to help ensure that people are not placed at undue risk of harm as a result of fire spreading over o

Developer ML5 Ltd has submitted plans to transform the former Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) office block in Coatbridge into 39 new flats. Plans submitted to North Lanarkshire Council have revealed plans for its conversion into “affordable residential units”, with the new one- an

Four A-listed New Town townhouses formerly used as the offices of law firm Brodies may return to residential use under newly submitted plans by CDA Architects.

The Sheriff Appeal Court has upheld the decision of a commercial sheriff in a contractual dispute between a housebuilder and a client in Aberdeen who held that the client was required to make an interim payment following the resignation of the firm to which payment applications required to

A group of 20 female property professionals from across Scotland recently received an exclusive tour of Haymarket Edinburgh, the £350 million commercial and leisure development which is currently under construction. The tour was organised and hosted by Edinburgh property developer Qmile Group

Kingdom Housing Association has started work on 20 new energy-efficient homes for social rent south of Broich Road in the historic market town of Crieff.

A developer with planning permission for a 248-bed hotel in Glasgow city centre has instead proposed to deliver a serviced studio complex on the site.

Saltire Facilities Management has been awarded a contract with South Lanarkshire Council worth approximately £340,000 to deliver a programme of domestic fixed electrical testing for up to 5,000 homes across the region.

As Scottish schoolchildren anxiously scan their exam results today, trade associations such as the Scotland and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers’ Federation (SNIPEF) are welcoming ambitious young people into the vital plumbing and heating sector.  According to the organi

Taylor Wimpey is to host a second online public consultation event ahead of a planning application for Planning Permission in Principle for the provision of around 40-50 new homes through the development of land at Victoria Street, Monifieth.

To cope with this increase in demand for concrete hand-fittings, the roof tile manufacturer Russell Roof Tiles has invested in two new curing chambers as part of a wider expansion programme, allowing the firm to increase capacity on certain key concrete hand fittings by 50 per cent.

A visual artist who worked as a carpenter for 25 years is using the tools and components familiar from her daily experience of construction to help make paintings, prints, and sculptures. Rachel Yoder, who lives in a mountain valley near Nelson, British Columbia, has explored how work

Kier has been appointed by NHS Golden Jubilee to deliver a new £43 million Surgical Centre at its hospital in Clydebank.

A self-catering holiday park in Fife has been granted permission to build a new restaurant complete with its own helipad. Catering to "discerning and well-travelled people with high standards”, the five-star Hawkswood Country Estate said it aims to create “Scotland’s fine

Network Rail has submitted a pre-application notice to the City of Edinburgh Council for revised proposals to install a bridge walk and visitor hub at the Forth Bridge.