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The productivity and creativity of the people of Glasgow are to be celebrated in a new piece of artwork at an office and retail development in the city. BAM Properties has commissioned Glasgow based artist, Sara Barker, to create the sculpture for the public reception area of CONNECT110NSon Ingram S

Moray Council has awarded Morrison Construction a multi-million pound contract to refurbish four primary schools. The £17 million project will see improvements made at Applegrove in Forres, Millbank in Buckie, Seafield in Elgin and St Gerardine in Lossiemouth.

Detailed consent has been granted for phase one of Scotland’s largest green data centre development in Fife. Plans are now in place for two cloud hosting facilities at Queensway Park in Glenrothes, the first of which will cover an area of over 90,000 sq ft and is hoped to be ready for occupation t

‘Financially strong’ Kingdom Housing Association plans to build 1,000 new homes One of Scotland's leading housing associations has announced that it is planning to build up to 1,000 new homes over the next five years.

Building maintenance brings around £55 billion a year into the UK economy, according to the latest figures. Research from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) shows that more than £1 billion a week is spent on the upkeep of existing bu

A newly formed Scottish charitable trust has submitted proposals to the City of Edinburgh Council to restore the Old Royal High School as a new home for St Mary’s Music School. Under the proposals, The Royal High School Preservation Trust (RHSPT) wishes to conserve the iconic Thomas Hamilton maste

The £3.7 million extension of a cutting edge food production facility in Dumfries and Galloway has been completed by Esh Border Construction. The company delivered the ambitious redevelopment project in Kirkcudbright for pâté manufacturers Castle MacLellan Foods - and managed to do so while ensur

Jestico + Whiles have submitted a formal planning application for the construction of a signature hotel at the heart of Edinburgh’s St James Centre £850 million redevelopment. The London based architects were appointed by TIAA Henderson Real Estate to create a ‘landmark’ build for the mall

Schools, pools and community halls in Aberdeenshire are to benefit from £9.5 million programme of planned maintenance. A total of £2.5m for financial year 2015-16 was this week approved by councillors at a meeting of Aberdeenshire Council’s Policy and Resources Committee.

Fifty jobs could be created if Oregon Timber moves forward with plans to expand into the former Co-op NGT in Dunsdalehaugh, which closed last Summer. The company, which supplies timber frames for housebuilders such as CALA and Miller Homes, has applied to Scottish Borders Council for permission to t

Transport Scotland has announced investment of a million pounds in the coming financial year to resurface the M74 between junctions 6 and 12. The first stage of the programme, which is being carried out by Scotland Transerv, will begin at the end of this month and see more than £250,000 of repairs

Work starts on new Alexandria affordable housing

Kier Group has reached agreement to acquire infrastructure builder Mouchel for £265 million following months of negotiations. The contractor said the takeover, which is expected to deliver annual cost savings of £10m, will be financed by a £340m fully underwritten rights issue.

The environment and the effect we have on it has never been more prominent in people’s minds, wherever in the world you may be. As an industry leading Training provider, established for nearly 30 years, Sibbald Training believe we have an obligation, as all businesses do, to think about our carbon

George Hunter (Demolishers) was placed into liquidation yesterday following a protracted battle with HMRC. The Glasgow-based company, which traded as Hunter Demolition, employed around 50 staff at its peak, turning over up to £7 million.