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Aberdeen-based mechanical and electrical installation firm Richard Irvin has collapsed with the loss of more than 100 jobs across Scotland. A total of 93 of the 107 jobs lost are at in Aberdeen itself but there are also redundancies in Inverness, Dundee and Glasgow.

Discount supermarket Aldi has announced a further eight stores will open across Scotland this year bringing the total number north of the border to 93 by the end of 2019.

The only casing stone from the Great Pyramid of Giza to be displayed anywhere in the world outside of Egypt will go on show at the National Museum of Scotland from next month. The news comes on the bicentenary of the birth of the man who arranged for it to be brought to the UK, the Astronomer Royal

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The City of London Corporation has today released updated images of how its City Cluster skyline will look in 2026. Now including the recently approved 100 Leadenhall Street, the images show the area in the eastern corner of the Square Mile which is home to some of London’s most iconic skyscra

The restoration of the fire-hit Cameron House Hotel has been given planning approval. A planning application was lodged in November to demolish and replace parts of the main hotel building destroyed in a blaze in December 2017 which claimed the lives of two guests.

Gary Danson, operations director at specialist repair firm Plastic Surgeon, discusses what he thinks 2019 has in store for the construction industry. With Britain set to make big political decisions in 2019, the construction industry should be ready to adapt to the changing landscape. So, what can w

Chartered surveyor DM Hall has appointed Steven Buist and Amanda Cameron as new partners with immediate effect. Jonathan Hunter, who will now run the firm’s Musselburgh office, has been promoted to director.

Critical repairs on the Caledonian and Union Canals will commence next week. Scottish Government funding, including an additional allocation of £5.35 million, was made available to Scottish Canals in November 2018.

UK law firm TLT has continued the rapid growth of its real estate team in Scotland with the appointment of Joanna Hamilton as legal director and Stephanie Hands as solicitor. Hamilton joins TLT as a highly experienced real estate lawyer having advised businesses, notably developers, utilities and en

A former City of Glasgow College building could be transformed into office space and serviced apartments after the city landmark was sold for redevelopment. The B-listed building in North Hanover Street and Cathedral Street, which features a giant People Make Glasgow brand poster, has been acquired

Sarah Pengelly discusses the pros and cons of “living wills” for construction suppliers. Back in November 2018 the Cabinet Office set out a plan which it hoped would allow public bodies to be better prepared in the event of supplier failure. This came on the back of Carillion’s col

North Ayrshire Council has approved the location of the new Moorpark Primary. After a number of options were explored, officers have recommended that the new school is built on the playing fields within the former Garnock Academy site.

The UK’s construction union Unite has launched a campaign to ensure that female workers in the sector can have period dignity in the workplace with a site in Glasgow the first to sign up. The campaign follows a survey of the union’s women construction members which found that a lack of f

Robertson has appointed Gordon Milne as managing director of its Eastern construction business. He will lead operations in the Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen City and Angus region, where he will be tasked with driving strategic growth as well as overseeing projects including several for the University of A