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Anna Soubry The UK government has published proposals for a Small Business Commissioner to help tackle payment disputes and other unfair practices.

Typical giant hogweed Muir Homes have admitted responsibility for the 10ft poisonous giant hogweed that is encroaching on worried Perth residents’ homes.

Gordon Nelson A boom in the Scottish construction industry is being threatened by the industry’s ongoing skills crisis, according to the latest survey of small and medium-sized (SME) firms.

Advocate’s Close Advocate’s Close in Edinburgh and the Glasgow School of Art are among the five projects from Scotland which will compete for one of the construction industry’s most prestigious accolades.

Foyer looking south east The £16.6 million restoration and redevelopment of Perth’s 115-year old theatre will take a significant step forward this week as the project team submits detailed plans to Perth & Kinross Council.

The Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh The Scottish Government has insisted that infrastructure projects will be delivered on time and on budget following questions over how much private finance is being used to fund them.

Vincent Clancy Turner & Townsend is returning to a partnership structure after growing by 75 per cent in the past five years.

Alex Johnstone Housebuilders should adopted a voluntary code to end “rabbit hutch housing”, according to the Scottish Conservatives.

Justin Atkinson Kier Group has announced the appointment of Justin Atkinson as a non-executive director.

L to R – Hanover board member Derek Fothergrill, chief executive Helen Murdoch and John Scott MSP MSP marks start of new £3m Ayr affordable housing development

Scottish energy minister Fergus Ewing with John Forster, chairman STA Scotland & Forster Group; Jonathan Selwyn, MD Lark Energy and Paul Barwell CEO Solar Trade Association at All Energy in May Whilst Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) indicated moves to reduce the Feed-in-Tariff and

9 George Square Plans have been unveiled for a Grade A refurbishment of one of Glasgow’s most iconic and centrally located buildings.

Hinkley Point C will provide 25,000 job opportunities during its construction Three Scottish companies have today been announced as preferred bidders for the contract to build the first UK nuclear power station in more than 20 years.

Vaughan Hart The latest figures from the Insolvency Service are encouraging, showing a 20 per cent decline in the number of Scottish building companies forced into compulsory liquidation during the 12 months to June 2015. In total, 119 Scottish construction businesses failed during that period, down

Mike Quinton More retirement homes were registered to be built in the UK in the first six months of this year than the whole of the previous year, according to new figures released by NHBC.