New £18.3m railway station in Barrhead nearing completion

THE £18.3 million Balgray Railway Station in Barrhead is nearing completion, with it set to open next month. Story Contracting is main contractor on the...

Princes Street nears reopening following major fire

PRINCES Street is to fully reopen on Saturday (August 29), following a major fire at a former department store building in early July. Significant work...

Build of 44 new homes for older tenants completed in Fife

ROBERTSON Partnership Homes has delivered 44 new homes in Lochgelly on behalf of Fife Council. The development, which includes a purpose-built extra care facility, has...
L-R: Stuart Brodie, Gemma Neal and Richard Reid, Dales Marine

Dales Marine Services expands senior team with three appointments

DALES Marine Services has confirmed a trio of senior appointments as demand grows for the services of the dry dock and ship repair, fabrication...
Location of upcoming Broxburn logistics hub

Green light for Broxburn industrial and logistics hub

BALMORAL International Land UK Ltd has secured planning consent from West Lothian Council for a new industrial and logistics hub at Arches Business Park...
Tilbury Douglas breakfast event at Edinburgh Tattoo

Contractor hosts Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo business breakfast

TILBURY Douglas welcomed more than 100 consultants, customers and designers to its fifth consecutive business breakfast at The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo stadium earlier...

Scottish Government backs Glasgow’s People’s Palace project with £14m

THE Scottish Government has announced up to £14 million in conditional support towards the refurbishment of the People's Palace and Winter Gardens in Glasgow. The...
Selwood van

Water solutions specialist opens new Inverness branch

WATER solutions specialist Selwood has opened a new branch in Inverness. The move is designed to respond more quickly to customers across the Highlands and...
Taylor Wimpey being awarded Commonwealth Environment & CSR Awards

Taylor Wimpey sets gold standard at Commonwealth Environment and CSR Awards

TAYLOR Wimpey East Scotland has earned recognition for its green credentials after being awarded Gold at the recent Commonwealth Environment & CSR Awards, held...
CGI of industrial development on M8 Corridor

New logistics hub brought to market along M8 corridor

CBRE has been appointed by Castlebrooke to bring to market a four-unit industrial and logistics development located along Scotland’s M8 corridor between Glasgow and...
Ribbon cutting to mark new Govan homes

Construction complete at new affordable housing site in Govan

A 43-home affordable housing development has been unveiled in Govan. Elderpark Housing tenants have started to move into the apartments on Nimmo Drive – situated...
Plymouth wearing their new strip with Lighthouse Charity logo

Lighthouse Charity nominated for Plymouth Argyle front of shirt sponsor

THE Lighthouse Charity has been nominated as the front of shirt sponsor for Plymouth Argyle’s men's third kit for this season. Classic Builders, front of...
CGI showing Homes Bargains store in St Andrews business park

Major retailer confirmed as anchor for St Andrews mixed-use business park

RETAILER Home Bargains has been confirmed as the first flagship occupier at a new multi-million-pound mixed-use business park in St Andrews. West Coast Estates, the...

Step change required to end ‘deepening’ national housing emergency in Scotland

THE Scottish Government has been urged to use the first Programme for Government (PFG) of the new parliamentary session to lay the foundations for...
Joe Stenson (L) and Kevin Parker (R) of Barratt Redrow

Housebuilder unveils new framework for ‘healthier, greener’ developments

BARRATT Redrow has announced the launch of Great Places, a new placemaking framework that provides a measurable approach to designing 'healthier, greener, and better-connected'...

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John Stirling, partner and property litigation specialist at Gillespie Macandrew

Why leases are different: the special rules that shape landlord and...

John Stirling, partner and property litigation specialist at Gillespie Macandrew, discusses the rules around landlord and tenant relationships when it comes to leases FEW contracts...

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