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New principles to improve the corporate governance of large private companies have been developed by a coalition established by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) under the leadership of building firm Wates Group. Launched today, the new code was drawn up by chairman James Wates CBE to provide a

An accountant has pled guilty of embezzling more than £125,000 from two companies including from an electrical firm. Natalie Taylor scammed £88,226 from Motherwell-based McCann Electrical Limited, and while wanted by police, secured another bookkeeping job where she pocketed a further &p

Specialist flooring company Integrated Flooring Technologies (IFT) was presented with a prestigious award for its work on the new £140 million Macallan Distillery. The company won the Large Industrial Project of the Year category at the FeRFA Awards, which showcase the best in the resin floori

A grassroots campaign working to save the two storey sandstone block on Leith Walk has unveiled its own vision of how the block could be developed rather than demolished.  Last week developer Drum Property Group submitted revised design proposals in support of its planning application to transf

Land value taxation could help deliver Scotland’s land reform objectives and raise revenue in a more progressive way, according to a new report. With a total estimated value of around £5 trillion, or just over half of the total net worth of the UK, land is the most valuable asset in the

Glasgow-based mechanical and electrical services contractor Arc-Tech (Scotland) Ltd has been awarded its latest education contract in what is becoming a key sector for the fledgling company.

Pupils, teachers and local councillors in Airdrie have celebrated key milestones at the sites of two new joint campus primary schools which are being delivered by Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure. The first school taking shape on Petersburn Road will provide a new home for Petersburn

The ground has officially broken at Carskeoch Drive, Patna, where CCG (Scotland) Ltd is building 19 new homes for rent for strategic partner East Ayrshire Council. The site, which was previously occupied by Patna Resource Centre, will deliver high quality, energy efficient homes in a range of sizes

Homebuilder CALA Homes (North) Ltd has welcomed two talented university graduates to its Westhill team. Gemma Rickaby and Katie McGill, both 22, secured their jobs through CALA’s two-year graduate scheme and are now firmly part of the homebuilder’s sales and marketing, and land and plann

Staff at a new care home put out the welcome mat for the arrival of its first resident today, none other than Glasgow retail tycoon, Gerald Weisfeld.

Three-dimensional traffic calming measures are to be piloted in Singapore. Adopted from Japan, the 3D markings are intended to encourage motorists to reduce their speed because of the perceived narrower lane width.

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Springfield Properties has unveiled two senior appointments to newly-created managing director positions in its private housing division. Dave Main, who has been with Springfield for almost 20 years, has been promoted from development manager to managing director for the North of Scotland (private h

The latest designs for a £100 million mixed-use development which aims to create a major new leisure destination on the banks of the River Clyde have been unveiled by developer Peel Lifestyle Outlets. Glasgow Harbour Lifestyle Outlet, which is the next phase of the city’s waterfront rege

Industrial and commercial developments around the country will be given support under the first release of funding from the £150 million Building Scotland Fund. The Scottish Partnership for Regeneration in Urban Centres (SPRUCE) has received £25m to help fund a wide range of commercial a