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Plans to transform the visitor experiences at Cardhu and Clynelish distilleries have been formally submitted as part of a major Johnnie Walker Scotch whisky investment programme. The detailed planning applications have been completed for both distilleries following community consultation events and

The winners of the Mates in Mind Impact Awards 2019 were revealed a ceremony last week. Adjudicated by an independent panel of leading industry experts, the awards aim to recognise and celebrate the effort and good work of large organisations, SMEs and individuals across the UK to improve the mental

An investigation has been launched into the financial statements of Interserve. Accounting watchdogs at the Financial Reporting Council are to examine audits by Grant Thornton for the three years from 2015.

By Alasdair Steele, head of Scotland commercial at Knight Frank When Blue Planet II was first broadcast in 2017, the programme sent a ripple across the world. It laid bare the ruinous effect plastics have on our environment – particularly our oceans. It was a difficult but important watch

Construction materials firm Breedon Group has won a major supply and lay surfacing contract on the latest section of the A9 Dualling Programme. Awarded by main contractor Balfour Beatty, the contract encompasses the supply and lay of material on a 9.5 kilometre stretch of the A9 between Luncarty and

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has once again teamed up with the undergraduate Management Development Programme (MDP) at Strathclyde Business School to create an industry case study that asks students to consider their approach to some of the issues facing the housebuilding industry as a whole The firm

Stornoway Port Authority has awarded a major contract to design one of the biggest projects ever undertaken in the Hebrides. Marine consulting civil engineers Wallace Stone has been chosen to take forward plans for Phase 1 of a deep-water port, which is part of the Port Authority’s 20-year mas

Thames Water is removing a record-busting ‘concreteberg’ from under the streets of central London after discovering an industrial amount of solidified cement plugging three Victorian sewers. The work at the junction of Goswell Road and Hall Street, Islington is likely to cause traffic di

Plans have been unveiled for a development of around 350 new homes in Robroyston, Glasgow. Along with its development partner Caledonian Properties Ltd, Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has submitted an application for Planning Permission in Principal to Glasgow City Council for the development at Cortma

The developer behind plans to regenerate the former McLellan Galleries in Glasgow’s Sauchiehall Street has fleshed out its vision for the project. The iconic city block, which is at the centre of the transformative new Avenues Project, will be turned into one of Glasgow’s most contempora

Plans to develop a Glasgow-wide Metro system and a new underground station linking Central and Queen Street stations are part of a radical new blueprint being proposed for the city. The Glasgow Connectivity Commission wants about £10 billion to be spent over the next 20 years on a range of mea

The first of a series of collaborative workshops to explore ways to increase offsite construction of affordable homes has been launched at Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) by housing minister Kevin Stewart.

Drum Property Group has appealed a decision to reject its plans to knock down a prominent part of Leith Walk to make way for student housing and a hotel.

Glass wool insulation manufacturer Superglass has returned to trading profit a year ahead of forecast with revenue growing by 39%. The Stirling-based company’s annual accounts show significant growth in its gross profit – from 22% in 2017 to 37% in 2018 – delivering a profit before

A long running case against seven large construction companies who blacklisted workers has been settled with a £1.9 million compensation agreement.