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The former director of the collapsed RC concrete specialist Dunne Group is facing charges over alleged “financial irregularities” in ­connection with another company he was linked to. According to the Daily Record, Gordon Dunne and his wife Johanna have now been charge

Balfour Beatty has successfully built the world’s inaugural T-pylon on behalf of National Grid today, representing the first new electricity pylon design in Great Britain for almost 100 years.

Ian Parish has been appointed named interim managing director of BAM Nuttall following the decision by current MD Adrian Savory to step down at the end of the month. Set to take on the role from October 1, Ian Parish rejoined BAM Nuttall in 2020 as managing director, major projects, and ha

The development of SSE Renewables’ proposed up to 1.5GW pumped hydro storage scheme at Coire Glas in the Great Glen has reached another landmark with the confirmation of the tenderer shortlists of contractors for the civil engineering and mechanical and electrical works. Subject to finding the

A judge in the Outer House of the Court of Session has declared that a purported planning grant for an e-bike docking station outside a Category B listed tenement building in Dundee is ultra vires and of no effect after the decision was challenged by locals. Westend Residents CIC, a commun

The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity has just released its 2020 Impact Report which demonstrates the vital support they provided in 2020. Against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic and three national lock downs, the charity was able to provide a lifeline to 2,264 families in crisis and de

A flat with its very own World War Two bunker has gone on the market in Islington.  The spacious underground cavern can be accessed from a lone doorway set in the patio terrace belonging to the two-bedroom home in The Laboratory Building in Rosebery Avenue, Clerkenwell.

Robertson Partnership Homes (RPH) has been appointed by the City of Edinburgh Council to deliver 53 new homes at Murrayburn Gate, Wester Hailes, through the council’s House Builder Framework. Situated on vacant brownfield land close to Wester Hailes train station and Westside Plaza Shopping Ce

Blair Nimmo and Alistair McAlinden of Interpath Advisory have been appointed joint administrators of Edinburgh-based Future Renewables Eco PLC with effect from September 17. FRE owns and operates ten wind turbines across nine sites in Scotland, England and Northern Ireland.

Offshore wind development firm Ørsted has revealed its intention to invest up to £12 billion directly with Scottish companies on developing and constructing offshore wind farms in the country over the next ten years, with billions more to be spent with Scottish supply chain busines

A violin-shaped church and an Inner Mongolia hotel in the form of a monstrous babushka doll are among the contenders for a competition to celebrate China's unsightly architecture. For the past 11 years, Chinese architecture website archcy.com has been inviting people to vote in the l

Inspectors from the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) will be targeting construction firms across Scotland to check that their health standards are up to scratch during a month-long inspection initiative. Starting on October 4, the inspections will focus on respiratory risks and occupational

A council meeting took a nasty turn when a local resident threw a chair and roared "I hope al-Qaeda bombs the f***ing ugly thing" in objection to a new housing scheme in her neighbourhood. Cecilia Adie flew into a fit of rage after Camden councillors gave planning permission to four new three-storey

A community council is considering taking legal action against a decision to approve a housing development in Glasgow in a case it said has ramifications for sensitive conservation areas across Scotland. Glasgow City Council's planning local review committee granted permission for East Kilbride-base

INEOS Grangemouth has announced a planned further investment of over £1 billion towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions at its site to net zero by 2045. The chemicals firm said its Road Map will deliver a reduction in excess of 60% in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 through a series of inve