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Members of the public are being invited to view the latest stage of development plans for the expansion of Aberdeen Harbour as fresh images of the expansion are revealed. Aberdeen Harbour Board, Scottish Enterprise and Aberdeen City Council are preparing a development framework for Nigg Bay, Altens

A group of young apprentices are to play a key role in a state-of-the-art new school campus development in the Garnock Valley. The new £40 million joint school, community and leisure campus will serve the Garnock Valley’s three main towns - Kilbirnie, Beith and Dalry - and bring together pupils w

Oberlanders Architects have submitted a planning application on behalf of Balfour Beatty for a new student residence in central Glasgow. The 520 bed facility on Kennedy Street will also include ground floor retail spaces and a student hub arranged around a landscaped courtyard.

Facilities management company Mitie has posted a steady rise in full-year revenues thanks it part to a string of new and extended Scottish contracts. Shares in the firm have increased by nearly four per cent after it lifted underlying operating profit by 0.9 per cent to £128.6 million. Sales have r

Plans for the refurbishment and redisplay of the Glasgow’s Burrell Collection have gained the support of £15 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The award includes a grant of £1m to help Glasgow City Council take the £66m project to the next stage of the application process.

Traditional building skills have once again been selected to be showcased in Falkirk’s historic town centre next week as part of Scottish Apprenticeship Week. As with last year’s event, a free drop in event will be running at Falkirk Old and St Modan’s Churchyard off Falkirk High Street on Fri

Proposed masterplans for the new and current Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC) sites are to go out for public feedback after they were backed by councillors. Proposals for the new 10,000-seater AECC arena at Rowett North in Bucksburn, which would include an energy centre and three hot

A Scottish firm is using pioneering robotics technology to repair underground gas pipes in Edinburgh without having to dig up roads. The remote-controlled devices, which have never been used in Scotland before, work inside the gas pipes to spot leaks and carry out repairs.

Two SNP politicians will lobby the Scottish Government to have Edinburgh’s planning blueprint changed, less than a week after it was passed with help from the party’s own councillors. According to the Scotsman, Colin Keir MSP and Michelle Thomson MP said they are “annoyed” and “disappointe

Fife visitor centre and distillery plan unveiled Organic Architects has submitted plans to revamp the Lindores Abbey distillery in Fife, home to the earliest recorded example of distilling in Scotland from 1494.

Mactaggart & Mickel Group welcomed Annabelle Ewing MSP, minister for youth and women’s employment, to one of its leading developments yesterday as the company marked Scottish Apprenticeship Week (18-22 May). Ms Ewing visited the Polnoon development in Eaglesham, which follows the guidance of t

To celebrate Scottish Apprenticeship Week, CITB Scotland has released videos detailing the experiences of current apprentices around the country. Daniel Deavy's following a family tradition by forging a career in construction. He was named Adult Apprentice of the Year after deciding to return to col

Robertson Group founder Bill Robertson CBE said he was “absolutely delighted and honoured” to have been given a lifetime achievement award by Homes for Scotland at the organisation’s Annual Lunch in Edinburgh last week. The accolade from the housing trade body was presented by Scotland footbal

Defence firm BAE Systems is to invest more than £100 million in improving and expanding its Govan and Scotstoun sites. BAE had been considering a second option of a new £200m single-site manufacturing facility at Scotstoun which would have meant closing the Govan yard.

Creditors of Dundee building company Muirfield Contracts have agreed to continue with the firm’s administration. About 30 traders, suppliers and their proxies met for two hours of talks behind closed doors in the city’s Apex Hotel on Thursday, the Courier has reported.